12:51 PM - Randy Dobnak (MIN) oft-injured finger has been pain-free all winter, and he's been throwing bullpen sessions without issue, Phil Miller of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. "I think we're way over the hump now. I've been down here for a month. I threw live Friday, that was probably my 10th bullpen," Dobnak said. "I've been slinging it fine."

3:55 PM - Randy Dobnak (MIN) cleared waivers Friday and was assigned to Triple-A St. Paul, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.

4:39 PM - Randy Dobnak (MIN) Twins reinstated Dobnak (finger) from the 60-day injured list Wednesday and placed him on outright waivers, Darren Wolfson of Channel 5 Saint Paul reports.

4:39 PM - Randy Dobnak (MIN) Twins reinstated Dobnak (finger) from the 60-day injured list Wednesday and placed him on outright waivers, Darren Wolfson of Channel 5 Saint Paul reports.

9:47 PM - Randy Dobnak (MIN) (finger) struck out two and allowed one earned run on one hit and no walks over two innings of relief in his rehab appearance Sunday with Triple-A St. Paul.

11:34 AM - Randy Dobnak (MIN) (finger) surrendered one hit and no walks over two scoreless innings Tuesday in his rehab start for Single-A Fort Myers.

9:51 PM - Randy Dobnak (MIN) (finger) is scheduled to begin a minor-league rehab assignment Thursday, Darren Wolfson of Channel 5 Saint Paul reports.

9:51 PM - Randy Dobnak (MIN) (finger) is scheduled to begin a minor-league rehab assignment Thursday, Darren Wolfson of Channel 5 Saint Paul reports.

5:43 PM - Randy Dobnak (MIN) (finger) received a cortisone shot Saturday, Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic reports.

9:32 PM - Randy Dobnak (MIN) (finger) threw a 15-pitch bullpen session at about 75 percent intensity Wednesday, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

1:27 PM - Randy Dobnak (MIN) suffered a setback with his finger over the last few weeks, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

9:11 PM - Randy Dobnak (MIN) has been shut down from throwing due to continued discomfort in his right middle finger, MLB.com reports. "I think we're resetting right now in a way and allowing his finger to rest," Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said.

4:49 PM - Randy Dobnak (MIN) (right middle finger strain) was placed on the 60-day injured list Saturday.

7:41 PM - Randy Dobnak (MIN) Rocco Baldelli said Friday that Dobnak (finger) will likely miss the remainder of the season, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

1:39 PM - Randy Dobnak (MIN) will not make his scheduled start Thursday and will be placed on the 10-day injured list with a right middle finger strain, Brandon Warne of Access Twins reports.

11:17 AM - Randy Dobnak (MIN) is listed as the Twins' scheduled starter for Thursday's game in Cleveland.

10:06 PM - Randy Dobnak (MIN) (1-7) allowed five runs on six hits over seven innings Friday, striking out two and taking a loss against the Rays.

3:26 PM - Randy Dobnak (MIN) (finger) was reinstated from the 60-day injured list Wednesday, Brandon Warne of Access Twins reports.

1:45 PM - Randy Dobnak (MIN) manager Rocco Baldelli said Dobnak (finger) will be activated from the 60-day injured list to start Friday's series opener in Tampa Bay, Phil Miller of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

4:47 PM - Randy Dobnak (MIN) (finger) will make the second start of his rehab assignment Thursday for Triple-A St. Paul, Brandon Warne of Access Twins reports.

4:59 PM - Randy Dobnak (MIN) (finger) will make a rehab start at Low-A Fort Myers on Saturday, Brandon Warne of Access Twins reports.

12:58 PM - Randy Dobnak (MIN) (finger) threw another bullpen Wednesday, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.

11:11 AM - Randy Dobnak (MIN) Twins transferred Dobnak (finger) to the 60-day injured list Saturday, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

11:19 AM - Randy Dobnak (MIN) (finger) traveled with Minnesota on the team's current road trip but hasn't started throwing, MLB.com reports.

6:24 PM - Randy Dobnak (MIN) was placed on the 10-day injured list with a right middle finger strain Thursday, retroactive to June 21.

12:53 PM - Randy Dobnak (MIN) is slated to start Friday's game against Cleveland.

10:52 AM - Randy Dobnak (MIN) didn't factor into the decision Saturday against the Rangers after tossing five innings of two-run ball, allowing four hits and a walk while striking out one.

12:38 PM - Randy Dobnak (MIN) will start Saturday's game against the Rangers, Pierre Noujaim of Fox 9 Minneapolis reports.

6:32 PM - Randy Dobnak (MIN) (finger) covered two innings out of the bullpen in Sunday's 14-3 loss to the Astros, giving up six runs on seven hits while striking out two.

9:17 AM - Randy Dobnak (MIN) (1-4) took the loss Friday, coughing up six runs on nine hits and a walk over six-plus innings as the Twins fell 8-3 to the Royals. He struck out three.

3:21 PM - Randy Dobnak (MIN) is scheduled to start Friday's series opener against the Royals, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

2:43 PM - Randy Dobnak (MIN) was recalled by the Twins on Friday and will start against Cleveland, Brandon Warne of Access Twins reports.

10:31 PM - Randy Dobnak (MIN) will start Friday's game against Cleveland, Phil Miller of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

9:24 AM - Randy Dobnak (MIN) Twins plan to option Dobnak to Triple-A St. Paul on Monday, Aaron Gleeman of Athletic reports.

10:03 PM - Randy Dobnak (MIN) secured the save Monday against the Tigers, allowing five runs on five hits and a walk while striking out one over three innings.

3:36 PM - Randy Dobnak (MIN) agreed Sunday with the Twins on a five-year, $9.25 million contract extension, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports. The deal includes three team options and escalator clauses that could push the value of the contract up to $29.75 million.

9:29 PM - Randy Dobnak (MIN) has made the major-league roster and will pitch out of the bullpen to begin the regular season, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

11:34 PM - Randy Dobnak (MIN) threw 3.1 scoreless innings with five strikeouts in Friday's spring start. He's thrown 8.2 scoreless innings with 13 strikeouts this spring. He's worked on a new grip on his slider, which gives it more break, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

5:55 AM - Randy Dobnak (MIN) threw three scoreless innings with six strikeouts in Friday's spring start. He's thrown 5.2 scoreless innings with eight strikeouts and no walks this spring.

10:11 PM - Randy Dobnak (MIN) threw 2.1 scoreless innings with two strikeouts in his spring debut in Friday's loss to Atlanta. He pitched in reilef after starter Matt Shoemaker. "Dobber can seemingly handle pretty much whatever role we have for him. He does not overcomplicate things," manager Rocco Baldelli told the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

5:19 PM - Randy Dobnak (MIN) will face competition for the fifth starter role after the Twins signed Matt Shoemaker to a one-year, $2 million contract.

11:17 AM - Randy Dobnak (MIN) will enter spring training as the leading candidate for the fifth starter role barring a late signing of a veteran free agent, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

1:06 PM - Randy Dobnak (MIN) Twins called Dobnak up from their alternate training site ahead of Tuesday's wild-card opener versus the Astros.

5:45 PM - Randy Dobnak (MIN) was optioned to the Twins' alternate training site Wednesday, Brandon Warne of ZoneCoverage.com reports.

7:56 AM - Randy Dobnak (MIN) (6-4) allowed four earned runs on eight hits and one walk while striking out four across 4.1 innings to take the loss Tuesday against the White Sox.

10:43 PM - Randy Dobnak (MIN) (6-3) took the loss in the second game of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Cardinals, coughing up five runs on two hits, two walks and two HBP over 2.2 innings. He struck out two.

10:58 PM - Randy Dobnak (MIN) (6-2) tossed five scoreless innings as he earned the win in Game 1 of Friday's doubleheader against the Tigers. He allowed four hits and one walk while striking out four.

2:14 PM - Randy Dobnak (MIN) doubleheader against the Tigers was postponed, so Dobnak will take the hill in a doubleheader Saturday instead, Phil Miller of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

1:39 PM - Randy Dobnak (MIN) has been pushed back to the starter for Game 2 of Friday's doubleheader against the Tigers, Phil Miller of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

5:59 PM - Randy Dobnak (MIN) will start Game 1 of Friday's doubleheader against the Tigers.

4:08 PM - Randy Dobnak (MIN) scheduled start against the Tigers on Thursday was postponed, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.

6:38 AM - Randy Dobnak (MIN) (5-1) picked up the win Saturday, allowing two runs on eight hits and a walk over five innings in a 7-2 victory over the Royals. He struck out two.

7:36 PM - Randy Dobnak (MIN) (4-1) picked up the win Sunday against the Royals, allowing two runs on three hits and one walk across 5.1 innings pitched. He struck out three.

11:51 PM - Randy Dobnak (MIN) (3-1) allowed one run on four hits and a walk Monday, striking out three and earning the win over Milwaukee.

2:14 PM - Randy Dobnak (MIN) will remain in the Minnesota starting rotation, manager Rocco Baldelli told Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com. "We'll be ready for pretty much anything, but I don't think there's any reason right now to think [] is going to come out of the rotation any time in the near future," said Baldelli.

11:41 PM - Randy Dobnak (MIN) (2-1) allowed three hits and no walks while striking out one across six scoreless innings to earn the win Wednesday against the Pirates.

9:50 PM - Randy Dobnak (MIN) (0-1) took the loss Saturday against the White Sox after allowing one run on three hits and two walks over four innings. He recorded three strikeouts.

10:37 PM - Randy Dobnak (MIN) will start Saturday's game at the White Sox, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

1:32 PM - Randy Dobnak (MIN) has made Minnesota's 30-man Opening Day roster, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

5:38 PM - Randy Dobnak (MIN) threw four scoreless innings with four strikeouts and no walks in Wednesday's scrimmage, MLB.com reports.