The Twins announced today that they are activating third baseman Trevor Plouffe from the 15-day disabled list and optioning infielder Tsuyoshi Nishioka back to Class AAA Rochester.
Twins activate Plouffe from DL and option Nishioka to AAA
Tsuyoshi Nishioka is heading back to Class AAA Rochester after a difficult week in the majors.
August 13, 2012 at 10:07PM
Plouffe has been out since July 20 with a bruised right thumb. He went 0-for-8 on a rehab assignment for Class AAA Rochester.
Nishioka went 0-for-12 and made three errors of the Twins in last week's three-game series at Cleveland and remained on the bench for this weekend, as the Twins were swept by Tampa Bay.
Nishioka, 28, has batted .245 with Rochester this season and will have a chance to settle in again there, with the International League's regular season set to end on Sept. 3.
Only 34 years old, Jeremy Zoll has worked his way up the organizational ranks since coming to the Twins in 2018.
