MINNEAPOLIS — Venezuela born and major league raised by way of Miami, the Twins' newly signed starter Pablo López lasted four innings in Minnesota's cold during Saturday's 10-4 loss to last-place Washington at Target Field.
The Twins on Friday announced a second "Pablo Day" — in addition to his regular weekly start playfully called the same — with a four-year, $73.5 million contract extension that lasts through 2027.
On Saturday, López allowed five runs, eight hits, walked two and struck out six in four innings before just-recalled Simeon Woods Richardson, a 2020 U.S. Olympian, entered to start the fifth inning.
