Matt Canterino Placed on Injured List

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – The Cedar Rapids Kernels and the Minnesota Twins announce that pitcher Matt Canterino is now on the seven-day injured list because of a right elbow strain. Brian Maloney, Minnesota Twins Senior Manager, Minor League Operations, disseminated the move.

Canterino went 1-0 with a 1.00 ERA over his first four starts with Cedar Rapids this season. He struck out 35 of his first 68 batters faced (51.5%) featuring a career-high 10 strikeouts in back-to-back outings May 21 versus the Beloit Snappers and May 28 against the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers.

The Southlake, Texas native also pitched for the Kernels in 2019 after beginning his professional career with the Rookie-Level Gulf Coast League Twins earlier in the year. Canterino was the 54th overall pick during the 2019 First-Year Player Draft. The Minnesota Twins selected him in the second round out of Rice University.

There is no corresponding move for Cedar Rapids. The Kernels currently have a roster of 27 active players along with five people on the injured list, one individual on the temporary inactive list, and one man on the restricted list.

Cedar Rapids is in the middle of a 12-game road swing to begin the month of June. The Kernels will square off with the Fort Wayne TinCaps at 6:35 p.m. ET (5:35 p.m. CT) Saturday at Parkview Field. Online broadcast coverage will be available on www.kernels.com.

The next Kernels homestand will go from June 15 through June 27. Fans can purchase tickets for all Cedar Rapids Kernels home games by visiting www.kernels.com, going to the Kernels Ticket Office, or calling (319) 896-7560. The Kernels Ticket Office is open from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Saturdays. On Sundays when the Kernels have a home game, the Kernels Ticket Office will open at 11:00 a.m.