The Twins outrighted Blewett to Triple-A St. Paul on Monday, Bobby Nightengale of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.
He's been outrighted before, so Blewett could elect free agency if he wants. The reliever made 12 appearances for the Twins in 2024, posting a 1.77 ERA and 18:8 K:BB over 20.1 frames.
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Twins' Scott Blewett: Contract selected
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The Twins selected Blewett's contract from Triple-A St. Paul on Saturday, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.
Blewett elected free agency after being DFA'd by the Twins on Aug. 13 but eventually re-signed with the club on a minor-league deal last Saturday. The right-hander will now return to Minnesota's bullpen to replace Steven Okert, who was DFA'd in a corresponding move.
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Twins' Scott Blewett: Re-ups with Minnesota
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Blewett re-signed Saturday with the Twins on a minor-league contract.
Minnesota selected Blewett's contract from Triple-A St. Paul on Aug. 9, but he made just one appearance out of the big-league bullpen before he was designated for assignment less than a week later. After he cleared waivers, Blewett elected free agency Friday, but he quickly came to an agreement with the Twins on a new deal. He reported back to Triple-A, where he's accrued a 3.56 ERA, 1.32 WHIP and 55:17 K:BB across 55.2 innings on the season.
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Twins' Scott Blewett: Outrighted to Triple-A
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The Twins outrighted Blewett to Triple-A St. Paul on Thursday.
Blewett was removed from the 40-man roster after making just one appearance for the Twins, but he's cleared waivers and will stick around in the organization. The 28-year-old has put up a 3.66 ERA and 52:17 K:BB over 51.2 frames at St. Paul in 2024.
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Twins' Scott Blewett: Exits 40-man roster
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The Twins designated Blewett for assignment Tuesday.
The transaction clears a spot on the 26-man and 40-man rosters for the addition of Zebby Matthews, who has been called up to make his major-league debut Tuesday. Blewett retired the only three batters he faced during his brief time with the Twins.
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Twins' Scott Blewett: Contract selected by Minnesota
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The Twins selected Blewett's contract from Triple-A St. Paul on Friday, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.
The right-hander joined Minnesota on a minor-league deal during the offseason, and he's now on the cusp of his first big-league appearance since 2021. Blewett has made 37 appearances with St. Paul and has a 3.52 ERA, 1.33 WHIP and 54:17 K:BB across 53.2 innings.
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Braves' Scott Blewett: Catches on with Atlanta
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Blewett signed a minor-league contract with Atlanta on Wednesday.
The 26-year-old spent all of 2022 in the minors with the White Sox, holding a 5.78 ERA over 123 innings. Blewett saw brief action in the big leagues with the Royals from 2020-21 and will give Atlanta some veteran depth at Triple-A Gwinnett.
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White Sox's Scott Blewett: Nabs minors deal from ChiSox
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Blewett signed a minor-league contract with the White Sox on Saturday.
Blewett is expected to report to Triple-A Charlotte once he completes his ramp-up program at the White Sox's spring training facility in Arizona. The 26-year-old right-hander made five MLB relief appearances with the Royals between the 2020 and 2021 seasons, giving up three earned runs on nine hits and six walks over eight career innings.
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Royals' Scott Blewett: Called back up
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Blewett was recalled from Triple-A Omaha on Wednesday.
Blewett was sent to the minors Monday, but he'll rejoin the major-league club after left-hander Mike Minor (shoulder) was placed on the 10-day injured list. The right-hander has had two brief stints in the big leagues this year but has yet to make his season debut for the Royals. Across 18 appearances (10 starts) in Omaha, Blewett has recorded a 6.42 ERA and 1.67 WHIP in 61.2 innings.
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Royals' Scott Blewett: Sent to minors
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Blewett was optioned to Triple-A Omaha on Monday.
Blewett's latest stint in the big leagues lasted just two days. He did not get into a game and still hasn't pitched at the big-league level this season despite the fact that he's been called up twice.
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Royals' Scott Blewett: Recalled from Triple-A
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Blewett was recalled from Triple-A Omaha on Saturday.
He takes the place of Joel Payamps, who was placed on the 10-day injured list. Blewett has a 6.42 ERA, 1.67 WHIP and 59 strikeouts in 61.2 innings at Triple-A.
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Royals' Scott Blewett: Sent to Triple-A
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The Royals optioned Blewett to Triple-A Omaha on Tuesday.
He'll head back to the minors to clear a spot on the active roster for Jakob Junis, who was called up from Omaha to make a start Tuesday against Cleveland. After earning his first promotion of 2021 last week, Blewett didn't make an appearance out of the bullpen during his brief stint with the big club.
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Royals' Scott Blewett: Recalled by Royals
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Blewett was recalled from Triple-A Omaha on Thursday.
Blewett missed over a month after he was placed on the 7-day minor-league injured list in mid-July, but he was reinstated Tuesday and is now in line to make his 2021 debut in the majors. The right-hander has made 14 appearances (10 starts) with the Triple-A club, and he's recorded a 6.47 ERA and 1.67 WHIP in 55.2 innings. He'll take on a relief role after Josh Staumont (undisclosed) was placed on the injured list Thursday.
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Royals' Scott Blewett: Outrighted to alternate site
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Blewett cleared waivers Tuesday and was outrighted to the Royals' alternate training site.
Blewett threw three innings in his first taste of big-league action last year, striking out four and walking one while giving up two runs on six hits. He'll serve as organizational depth for the Royals going forward.
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Royals' Scott Blewett: Removed from 40-man roster
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The Royals designated Blewett for assignment Thursday.
The transaction clears room on the 40-man roster for reliever Jake Brentz, whose contract was selected ahead of Opening Day. Blewett appeared in two games out of the Kansas City bullpen as a rookie in 2020, giving up two runs on six hits and a walk in three innings.
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Royals' Scott Blewett: Sent to minors
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Blewett was optioned to Triple-A Omaha on Thursday.
Blewett was competing for a role in the Royals' bullpen this spring after making his major-league debut in 2020. He threw three innings for the big-league club last year and will likely serve as bullpen depth throughout the 2021 campaign.
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Royals' Scott Blewett: Sent down Thursday
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Blewett was optioned to the Royals' alternate training site Thursday.
After giving up two runs on three hits and one walk while striking out two over one inning Wednesday, Blewett will be cast off the active roster. Left-hander Richard Lovelady was recalled by the Royals with just four games remaining in the regular season.
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Royals' Scott Blewett: Moves back to big club
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The Royals recalled Blewett from their alternate training site ahead of Wednesday's game in Detroit.
He'll be joining the active roster as a replacement for Matt Harvey (lat), who was placed on the 10-day injured list. Blewett, who has yet to make his MLB debut, posted an 8.52 ERA and 1.99 WHIP over 81.1 innings at Triple-A Omaha in 2019.
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Royals' Scott Blewett: Called up for doubleheader
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Blewett was recalled by the Royals to serve as the 29th man for Saturday's doubleheader against the Twins.
Blewett has been at the team's alternate training site since Aug. 6. He'll be available out of the bullpen for Saturday's twin bill before he's returned to the alternate squad. The right-hander went unused during his one game on the major-league roster this season.
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Royals' Scott Blewett: Joins big club
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Blewett was recalled from Kansas City's alternate camp site Wednesday.
Blewett is set to replace Glenn Sparkman (forearm) -- who was placed on the injured list Wednesday -- on the roster and in the bullpen. The right-hander struggled across 81.1 innings at Triple-A last season, so he'll likely be limited to low-leverage work during his time with the big club.
