Edouard Julien, called up to fill in for the injured Joey Gallo, was Canada's No. 1 hitter in the minor leagues last year and follows in a Twins line that includes Corey Koskie and Justin Morneau.
Twins shortstop Kyle Farmer took a fastball in the face from Chicago's Lucas Giolito. He left with a jaw injury, the latest in a series of early-season injuries for the Twins.
Canadian second baseman Edouard Julien, who made his major league debut Wednesday, hit .300 with 17 homers and 67 RBI in Class AA last season.
Florida executed a man known as the ''ninja killer'' on Wednesday for the 1989 slayings of a couple visiting the state from New Jersey.
A lawyer for a columnist who says former President Donald Trump raped her over a quarter century ago in a Manhattan department store dressing room urged a New York judge Wednesday to reject his request to delay this month's civil trial because of publicity about charges in his criminal case.
The judge presiding over a defamation case against Fox News admonished its attorneys Wednesday for potentially withholding evidence and said he is inclined to order an independent review by a special master that could lead to sanctions.
