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Updated: 3 March 2013 | 9:57 pm in Diamonds and Ice by Jeff Johnson, On The Farm

Hermsen throws first big-league inning

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B.J. Hermsen

First spring training big-league inning, to be specific, for B.J. Hermsen.

The former West Delaware prep threw the bottom of the eighth inning of the Minnesota Twins’ 7-2 loss Sunday afternoon to Tampa Bay. The right-hander gave up a two-run home run to catcher Chris Gimenez and struck out two.

Hermsen was the Twins’ minor-league pitcher of the year last season and was added to the 40-man big-league roster in the offseason. He is likely to begin the regular season at either Triple-A Rochester or Double-A New Britain.

Former Cedar Rapids Xavier prep Ryan Sweeney is 4-for-17 in six spring-training games thus far for the Boston Red Sox. An outfielder, Sweeney is attempting to make the Sox as a non-roster player.

 

 

 

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