At 30 years, 175 days, Yohan Pino will become the oldest Twins or Washington Senators starting pitcher to make his major-league debut when he starts Thursday against the White Sox, reports the St. Paul Pioneer Press. Minnesota just called up Pino, who has thrown nearly 1,200 career innings in the minors.
"I'm really happy that his hard work is paying off and it's getting noticed and he gets a shot to come up here and see what he can do," said Twins catcher Eric Fryer, who caught Pino several times at Triple-A Rochester.
Pino ranked second in the International League with a 1.92 ERA.