Twins pick Berríos to start season opener versus White Sox

By: The Associated Press Posted: 7:51 PM CDT Friday, Jul. 17, 2020 Last Modified: 7:52 PM CDT Friday, Jul. 17, 2020

MINNEAPOLIS - All-Star right-hander José Berríos will start the season opener for the Minnesota Twins.

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MINNEAPOLIS - All-Star right-hander José Berríos will start the season opener for the Minnesota Twins.

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MINNEAPOLIS – All-Star right-hander José Berríos will start the season opener for the Minnesota Twins.

Manager Rocco Baldelli announced his not-so-surprising decision on Friday, one week before the Twins play the White Sox in Chicago to begin the 60-game schedule abbreviated by the virus outbreak.

Berríos went 14-8 with a 3.68 ERA and 195 strikeouts in 200 1/3 innings last year, all career bests. The 26-year-old native of Puerto Rico made his major league debut in 2016.

Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Jose Berrios throws in an intrasquad game at a baseball camp Monday, July 13, 2020, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn)

The Twins removed second baseman Luis Arraez from their intrasquad scrimmage on Friday as a precaution for tendinitis in his right knee. Center fielder Byron Buxton is also recovering from a left mid-foot sprain suffered on the field on Monday.