The Twins have recalled infielder Matt Tolbert, who began the season at Rochester before being called up in May and hit .178 in 48 games before being sent back to Rochester.

He hit .288 in 56 games with Rochester.

Tolbert recently returned to action for Rochester after recovering from a sore knee. He was scheduled to be called up on Sept. 1 but the injury held him back.

No word on if the Twins will call up anyone else. In my opinion, outfielder Jason Pridie and third baseman Danny Valencia should be at the top of the list, but there have been no indications that they are being considered.

Valencia is a candidate to start at third next season but Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said earlier in the week that Valencia wasn’t playing great at Rochester and he wasn’t keen on using someone with no experience when the club is fighting for the postseason.

Pridie could pitch run and be a late-inning defensive sub. Tolbert, however, played 20 games in the outfield at Rochester and could be an option.

Joe C. is headed to Cleveland and will check in this afternoon with updates from Progressive Field.

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