
Albers to get major league start Friday versus Brewers
Almost four years to the day since North Battleford’s Andrew Albers made his last start on the mound in the major leagues, the southpaw pitcher is set to make his return for the Minnesota Twins Friday, as the team will host the rival Milwaukee Brewers at Target Field.
“I’m just really excited about tomorrow, and thankful I’m getting an opportunity,” the 35-year-old MLB veteran said. “As you get a little bit older you don’t know how many more of these opportunities you’re going to get, so I’m looking forward to it. I’m just going to go out, prepare myself as best as I can, and hopefully be able to have some success tomorrow.”
While Friday will mark Albers’ first start in the majors since 2017 when he was a member of the Seattle Mariners, it will be his second game since being called up to the big club last week in replacement of Kenta Maeda’s spot in the starting rotation.
Maeda became the eleventh Twins’ pitcher to be added to the injured list when he was sidelined with a forearm injury.