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1:45 PM - Willians Astudillo (Mia) Marlins outrighted Astudillo to Triple-A Jacksonville on Aug. 1.
1:45 PM - Willians Astudillo (Mia) Marlins outrighted Astudillo to Triple-A Jacksonville on Aug. 1.
5:40 PM - Willians Astudillo (Mia) was designated for assignment Friday, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.
3:53 PM - Willians Astudillo (Mia) will start at second base and bat sixth in Wednesday's game against the Reds.
1:18 PM - Willians Astudillo (Mia) had his contract selected by the Marlins and will start at third base and bat eighth Sunday against the Pirates, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.
1:15 PM - Willians Astudillo (Mia) Marlins outrighted Astudillo to Triple-A Jacksonville on Wednesday.
11:48 AM - Willians Astudillo (Mia) was designated for assignment by the Marlins on Sunday, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.
5:36 PM - Willians Astudillo (Min) was designated for assignment Friday, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.
11:30 PM - Willians Astudillo (Min) went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run during Thursday's loss to the Red Sox.
5:24 PM - Willians Astudillo (Min) (foot) is starting at first base and batting seventh Friday against the Yankees, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.
4:41 PM - Willians Astudillo (Min) was removed from Sunday's game against the Rays after being hit by a pitch on the foot, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.
4:17 AM - Willians Astudillo (Min) went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in in a victory over the White Sox on Tuesday.
2:58 AM - Willians Astudillo (Min) went 3-for-4 with a double in a loss to the Cardinals on Friday.
3:33 PM - Willians Astudillo (Min) was recalled from Triple-A St. Paul before Wednesday's game.
1:54 PM - Willians Astudillo (Min) was optioned to Triple-A St. Paul on Saturday, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.
2:09 PM - Willians Astudillo (Min) remains out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros.
11:13 AM - Willians Astudillo (Min) (hand) will start at third base and bat seventh Wednesday against the White Sox.
4:26 PM - Willians Astudillo (Min) was removed from Sunday's game against the A's with a bruised hand, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.
11:24 AM - Willians Astudillo (Min) started at first base and went 2-for-4 with a double to raise his batting average to .324 in Tuesday's loss to the White Sox.
10:41 AM - Willians Astudillo (Min) isn't starting Saturday's game against the Royals.
3:57 PM - Willians Astudillo (Min) is not in the lineup Friday against the Royals.
12:04 PM - Willians Astudillo (Min) went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 10-2 rout of Cleveland.
2:51 PM - Willians Astudillo (Min) is out of the lineup for Monday's game against Cleveland, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.
1:03 PM - Willians Astudillo (Min) will bat ninth and man first base Sunday against the Pirates.
10:35 PM - Willians Astudillo (Min) went 1-for-3 with a solo homer in Friday's 2-0 win over Pittsburgh.
2:20 PM - Willians Astudillo (Min) will start at first base and bat sixth Wednesday against the Rockies.
10:22 PM - Willians Astudillo (Min) went 3-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI and a run scored Monday against the Tigers.
4:55 PM - Willians Astudillo (Min) has won a spot on Minnesota's 26-man roster for Opening Day. hit his fourth home run in Monday's spring training game.
12:19 PM - Willians Astudillo (Min) appears set to begin the season on the major league roster after the Twins sent several utility infielders to the minors, Phil Miller of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. is hitting .309 (12-for-34) with three home runs this spring.
5:59 AM - Willians Astudillo (Min) 1-for-3 with a home run in Saturday's spring training win over Tampa Bay. He's hitting .417 (5-for-12) this spring.
1:10 PM - Willians Astudillo (Min) Twins recalled Astudillo from their alternate site Monday and added him to their postseason roster.
5:00 PM - Willians Astudillo (Min) was optioned to the alternate training site, Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic reports.
6:23 PM - Willians Astudillo (Min) was recalled from the Twins' alternate training site Saturday, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.
10:44 AM - Willians Astudillo (Min) was recalled by the Twins to serve as the 29th man for their doubleheader against the Tigers on Friday.
2:37 PM - Willians Astudillo (Min) Twins reinstated Astudillo from the COVID-19 injured list and optioned him to their alternate training site Tuesday.
12:08 PM - Willians Astudillo (Min) has been cleared to rejoin the Twins at their alternate training site, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.
11:14 AM - Willians Astudillo (Min) Twins placed Astudillo (illness) on the 10-day injured list Saturday.
5:28 PM - Willians Astudillo (Min) has tested positive for COVID-19, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.
6:56 PM - Willians Astudillo (Min) was included in Minnesota's 60-man player pool ahead of summer camp before the 2020 season begins, MLB.com reports.
11:18 AM - Willians Astudillo (Min) odds of making the 26-man roster have increased due to the delayed start to the season, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.
12:59 PM - Willians Astudillo (Min) is not on the Twins' ALDS roster.
12:03 AM - Willians Astudillo (Min) went 4-for-5 with a solo home run, two RBI and four runs scored Thursday against the Tigers.
12:27 PM - Willians Astudillo (Min) is not in Sunday's lineup against the Royals.
4:18 PM - Willians Astudillo (Min) is not in Thursday's lineup against the Royals.
3:22 PM - Willians Astudillo (Min) remains on the bench Tuesday against the White Sox.
5:16 PM - Willians Astudillo (Min) is not starting Monday against the White Sox.
5:27 PM - Willians Astudillo (Min) is not in the lineup for Game 2 of Saturday's doubleheader against the Indians.
9:48 AM - Willians Astudillo (Min) Twins reinstated Astudillo (oblique) from the 10-day injured list Sunday. He'll start at first base and bat eighth in the Twins' game against the Tigers.
4:35 PM - Willians Astudillo (Min) (oblique) will begin a rehab assignment with Double-A Pensacola, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.
9:01 AM - Willians Astudillo (Min) (oblique) started swinging a bat before Monday's game, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports
6:25 PM - Willians Astudillo (Min) oblique issue is fairly significant and he isn't close to returning to baseball activities, Phil Miller of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.
4:20 PM - Willians Astudillo (Min) was recalled from Triple-A Rochester on Wednesday.
11:25 PM - Willians Astudillo (Min) will be sent down to Triple-A Rochester ahead of Saturday's game against the Tigers, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.
11:39 PM - Willians Astudillo (Min) went 2-for-4 with two RBI in Friday's win over the Rays.
10:33 AM - Willians Astudillo (Min) will start at third base and bat fifth Wednesday against the Angels.
12:03 PM - Willians Astudillo (Min) (hamstring) will start at catcher and lead off in Sunday's game against the Tigers, Brandon Warne of ZoneCoverage.com reports.
10:53 AM - Willians Astudillo (Min) (hamstring) worked out Tuesday and could be activated from the DL before Wednesday's game or Friday, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.
8:59 AM - Willians Astudillo (Min) Rocco Baldelli acknowledged that Astudillo (hamstring) isn't certain to be activated from the 10-day injured list Wednesday when first eligible, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports. "We'd like to get [Astudillo] outside and take some ground balls," Baldelli said. "That has been difficult, with the field being tarped and not being able to do that. I really don't have any new news on that because he's really done everything we've needed him to do in the training room...I can't tell you when he's coming off the IL. I can't tell you it's going to be 10 days, but I don't think it's going to be that long."
4:55 PM - Willians Astudillo (Min) (hamstring) ran in the outfield Wednesday, Brandon Warne of ZoneCoverage.com reports.
6:37 PM - Willians Astudillo (Min) was placed on the 10-day injured list following Saturday's game against the Orioles with a left hamstring strain, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.
5:41 PM - Willians Astudillo (Min) exited Saturday's game against the Orioles with left hamstring tightness, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.
3:12 PM - Willians Astudillo (Min) left Saturday's game against Baltimore with an apparent injury, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.
12:50 PM - Willians Astudillo (Min) will start at first base and bat cleanup Tuesday against the Blue Jays.
12:38 PM - Willians Astudillo (Min) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.
8:07 PM - Willians Astudillo (Min) went 2-for-2 with two doubles, two RBI and two runs Sunday against Cleveland.
5:56 PM - Willians Astudillo (Min) will break camp with the Twins, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.
9:56 AM - Willians Astudillo (Min) will compete with Ehire Adrianza and Ronald Torreyes for the backup third base role to Marwin Gonzalez while Miguel Sano is sidelined for a month due to a foot injury, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.
4:51 PM - Willians Astudillo (Min) will play third base Tuesday against the Rays, not shortstop, as an incorrect early lineup suggested, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.
4:31 PM - Willians Astudillo (Min) will start Tuesday's game against the Rays at shortstop, Phil Miller of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.
6:13 PM - Willians Astudillo (Min) went 2-for-2 with two runs scored and a two-run home run in Saturday's spring loss to the Nationals.
1:26 PM - Willians Astudillo (Min) will be given a chance to win a spot on the 25-man roster as a utility player, chief baseball officer Derek Falvey told TheAthletic.com. "He's clearly put himself in a position to be a major-league player and bounce around, potentially play multiple positions. Him playing other positions is valuable," said Falvey.
2:27 PM - Willians Astudillo (Min) will report to spring training Saturday.
11:22 AM - Willians Astudillo (Min) has not arrived at spring training yet due to visa issues, Phil Miller of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.
2:18 PM - Willians Astudillo (Min) isn't in the starting lineup for the second half of Friday's doubleheader against the White Sox.
8:33 PM - Willians Astudillo (Min) went 2-for-4 with a double, four RBI and a run scored Thursday against the Tigers.
9:59 AM - Willians Astudillo (Min) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics.
3:38 PM - Willians Astudillo (Min) went 2-for-4 with a double and three RBI in Wednesday's win over the Tigers.
12:25 AM - Willians Astudillo (Min) got the start at catcher and hit ninth Wednesday, going 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a 4-3 win over the Cleveland.
7:07 AM - Willians Astudillo (Min) was recalled from Triple-A Rochester on Friday.
6:59 PM - Willians Astudillo (Min) Twins optioned Astudillo to Triple-A Rochester on Saturday, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.
10:05 AM - Willians Astudillo (Min) will be promoted to the major-leagues for the first time in his career Friday, Mike Berardino of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.
12:17 PM - Willians Astudillo (AZ) signed a minor league contract with the Diamondbacks on Friday, Matt Eddy of Baseball America reports.
11:17 AM - Willians Astudillo (Atl) batted 7-for-16 and had two extra-base hits during the spring games for the Braves.
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