Kendry Rojas

Kendry Rojas
Rojas with the Minnesota Twins in 2026
Minnesota Twins – No. 60
Pitcher
Born: (2002-11-26) November 26, 2002
Ciego de Ávila, Cuba
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
MLB debut
April 22, 2026, for the Minnesota Twins
MLB statistics
(through August 2, 2026)
Win–loss record1–1
Earned run average3.34
Strikeouts34
Stats at Baseball Reference 
Teams

Kendry Yoelvis Rojas (born November 26, 2002) is a Cuban professional baseball pitcher for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2026.

Career

Rojas signed with the Toronto Blue Jays as an international free agent in October 2020.[1] He made his professional debut in 2021 with the Florida Complex League Blue Jays.

Rojas pitched 2022 with the FCL Blue Jays and Dunedin Blue Jays and 2023 with Dunedin. He pitched 2024 with the FCL Blue Jays, Dunedin and Vancouver Canadians. After the season he played in the Arizona Fall League for the Scottsdale Scorpions.[2]

On July 31, 2025, the Blue Jays traded Rojas and Alan Roden to the Minnesota Twins in exchange for Ty France and Louis Varland.[3] He made eight starts down the stretch for the Triple-A St. Paul Saints, posting a 1-2 record and 6.59 ERA with 28 strikeouts across 27+1⁄3 innings pitched. On November 18, the Twins added Rojas to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[4]

Rojas was optioned to Triple-A St. Paul to begin the 2026 season.[5] On April 21, 2026, Rojas was promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[6][7] The next day, he made his debut for the Twins, pitching two scoreless innings against the New York Mets.[8] He was optioned back to St. Paul on two more times and spent early June on the 15-day injured list but was recalled to the Twins on July 9.[9][10][11]

References

  1. ↑ "Blue Jays' Kendry Rojas Builds Toward a Bright Future". May 5, 2023.
  2. ↑ "This rising hurler aims to keep heating up in AFL". MLB.com.
  3. ↑ Eddy, Matt (July 31, 2025). "Article Majors Twins Acquire Alan Roden, Kendry Rojas From Blue Jays For Ty France, Louis Varland". Baseball America. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Twins Add Six Players To 40-Man Roster". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Plethora of Twins' top prospects among roster cuts". mlb.com. Retrieved March 23, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Twins Reportedly Set to Call Up Promising Pitching Prospect for MLB Debut". Sports Illustrated. April 20, 2026. Retrieved August 2, 2026.
  7. ↑ Leach, Matthew (April 22, 2026). "Twins getting a peek at future arms in No. 10 prospect Rojas, No. 5 Prielipp". MLB.com. Retrieved August 2, 2026.
  8. ↑ Leach, Matthew (April 22, 2026). "Twins' hard-throwing lefty prospect duo impresses in MLB debuts". MLB.com. Archived from the original on April 27, 2026. Retrieved August 2, 2026.
  9. ↑ Kruse, Jackson (April 24, 2026). "Twins fans frustrated Kendry Rojas demoted while struggling ex-Dodger keeps roster spot". Puckett's Pond. Retrieved August 2, 2026.
  10. ↑ Hayes, Dan (May 11, 2026). "Twins thoughts: Kendry Rojas must fine-tune arsenal for sustained success". The Athletic. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on August 3, 2026. Retrieved August 2, 2026.
  11. ↑ Schad, Chris (May 29, 2026). "Latest Twins injury could present big change to starting rotation". Puckett's Pond. Retrieved August 2, 2026.
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