CAN-AM'S COLABELLO BACK IN MAJORS

With the Minnesota Twins struggling 14 games under .500, longtime Can-Am League star and current International League RBI machine Chris Colabello was recalled to the American League team Friday in time to help usher in the second half of the season.

We had projected in Thursday’s Independent Baseball Insider column that Colabello could be wearing a Twins uniform for the fourth time this season, and logic would say this will be a longer trial for the first baseman-outfielder. He was 2-for-16 in seven appearances–his first in the major leagues–the first three trips combined.

Fresh from a 1-for-3 game in the Triple-A All-Star Game (although he was shut out in the home run-hitting contest), the seven-year Can-Am veteran (Worcester, MA and Nashua, NH) will bring a season log of .354-24-76, all among International League leaders, with him to Minnesota. He could face another former Indy player, Cleveland lefty Scott Kazmir (Sugar Land, TX, Atlantic League), Friday night.

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