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Twins give former Mets reliever a shot at redemption with minor league deal

December is always a month of predictions, rumors, and conjuring up what your favorite baseball team can to make improvements for the next season. As for the Minnesota Twins, they can't get away from the trade rumors, but they finally made a confirmed deal.

The Twins signed former Mets reliever Grant Hartwig, a 27-year-old right-hander who split the 2025 campaign with Triple-A Syracuse (Mets) and the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball. Hartwig was signed to a minor league deal, but he will reportedly get an invite to camp this upcoming spring.

Twins sign reliever Grant Hartwig in hopes he bolsters Minnesota's bullpen in 2026

The #MNTwins MiLB deal with reliever Grant Hartwig includes an invite to big league camp.