Twins Guaranteed to Have World Series Winning Pitcher

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Jose Urena, Minnesota Twins
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The Minnesota Twins season has been essentially over since the end of July. It officially ended on September 29, and there was never any hope a 70-92 team was going to make the postseason.

Now with the American League Championship Series also having concluded, the World Series matchup is set. On Friday the Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays will kick off the October Classic. One of Minnesota’s 2025 pitchers is already guaranteed a ring.

Jose Urena set to win his first World Series

When a team wins a World Series each player to participate at the major league level in a given season is awarded a ring. There are 15 players with ties to the Minnesota Twins that are vying for the coveted title. Jose Urena is among them, and he is guaranteed to win either way.

This was Urena’s 11th major league season. Despite playing six seasons with the Marlins, he has played for 11 different big league franchises. This season alone Urena appeared in games for five different teams, and his movement on the waiver wire gave him expanded probability to land with a winner.

After starting the year with the New York Mets, Urena made his way to Toronto and the Dodgers. Minnesota acquired him next before he finished with the Angels. His six games with the Blue Jays, and two with the Dodgers, means that whichever team wins the World Series will one he competed for.

In 12 1/3 innings for the Blue Jays, Urena owned a 3.65 ERA (6.22 FIP). He contributed just three innings for the Dodgers and gave up one run on four hits.

Although Urena made just the major league minimum this season, he’ll get a ring to add to his trophy case, and then hit the open market again this winter. Another minor league deal would make sense for the 34-year-old, and now he has a blueprint to try and track down another title as well.

While Urena is a lock to grab a ring, there’s a whole host of connected current and former Twins trying to add one as well. Of note, Brusdar Graterol should be included on the list as he has been on the Dodgers 60-day injured list all season and did not pitch.

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