The Minnesota Twins traded veteran starter Chris Paddack to the Detroit Tigers on Monday. That left a hole in the starting rotation for Tuesday night’s game against the Boston Red Sox.
The rotation spot was filled by rookie Pierson Ohl making his Major League debut. Less than 24 hours later he’s headed back to Triple-A and Rocco Baldelli has a new pitcher coming in to take his spot.
Noah Davis to make MN Twins debut
Minnesota traded for right-handed pitcher Noah Davis from the Los Angeles Dodgers earlier this month. He made two appearances at Triple-A St. Paul and is now back in the big leagues.
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— Minnesota Twins (@Twins) July 30, 2025
Minnesota used Ohl’s roster spot to promote Davis. The rookie turned in three innings of four-run ball against the Red Sox on Tuesday night. Ohl started strong with three strikeouts in the first inning, but things faded from there.
Davis worked in relief for the Saints and pitched two scoreless innings with a 3/1 K/BB. In six big league innings for the Dodgers earlier this year he got lit up for 14 runs (13 earned) on ten hits across just six innings.
Plenty of Davis’ season has been spent at Triple-A Oklahoma City. The Pacific Coast League is a difficult one to pitch in, but Davis tallied a 3.94 ERA across 32 innings. At the Major League level Davis has 57 1/3 innings across four seasons between Colorado and Los Angeles.
Drafted in the 11th round of the 2018 MLB Draft by the Cincinnati Reds, Davis did start six games in his second season (2023) with the Rockies. He’s a reliever though, and will look to eat innings at the bottom of the Twins bullpen heierarchy.
Minnesota is still awaiting the return of Bailey Ober to the starting rotation. That could happen as soon as Friday, and Davis’ spot on the roster may be in jeopardy then.
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