The Giants will face one of their old farmhands Sunday, but Nik Turley’s extended journey has taken him far beyond the Giants’ minor-league system.
The 27-year-old lefty moved from team to team the past decade, including a stop in independent ball last season - the Somerset Patriots -- and now he’ll make his major-league debut for the Twins.
“The journey, it’s been a long one. It’s been pretty bumpy, too,” Turley said Saturday. “It’s special. I wouldn’t change too much about it.”
Turley pitched for Triple-A Sacramento in 2015 and posted a 7-8 record and 4.