MLB Rumors: AL Team Showing Interest In Seranthony Dominguez

January 13, 2026 ,
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Seranthony Dominguez walks off the mound during 2025 game.

The Minnesota Twins have already made it clear they do not want to spend 2026 stuck in neutral. 

After selling hard at last year’s deadline and watching the bullpen crumble down the stretch, Minnesota has at least kicked the tires on free agent reliever Seranthony Dominguez, with Darren Wolfson reporting the interest was brief and happened last month.

Even so, Dominguez remains unsigned, and with spring training creeping closer, this feels like the type of situation where the Twins could circle back if the market softens.

Why the Twins Are Looking at Seranthony Dominguez

The Twins shipped out key late-inning arms like Jhoan Duran, Griffin Jax, Louis Varland, Brock Stewart, and Danny Coulombe, then finished 70-92 with a relief group that struggled badly in the final two months. 

Their most notable bullpen addition so far has been Eric Orze, a low-risk pickup with limited big-league experience, which is not close to enough if Minnesota genuinely wants to push back toward contention.

Dominguez fits what the Twins are missing because he brings leverage experience and swing-and-miss stuff. 

The 31-year-old split 2025 between the Baltimore Orioles and Toronto Blue Jays and posted a 3.16 ERA over 62.2 innings, with a 30.3% strikeout rate and a 43.1% ground-ball rate. He also pitched in 12 postseason games for Toronto with a 3.18 ERA, and while his control can run hot and cold, he has the kind of upper-90s velocity that plays in October.

What Dominguez Would Bring to Minnesota’s 2026 Bullpen

Dominguez has a long track record as a big-league reliever, including 275 career appearances from 2011-19, and he has closing experience with 40 career saves to his name.

Last season’s walk rate was the main blemish, but the strikeouts were loud, and teams always hunt for power right-handers who can miss bats when the game tightens up.

Minnesota’s projected payroll sits far below last year’s opening figure, and reports have suggested they could still have room to add, especially after the cost-cutting at the deadline. 

Dominguez might not be the only reliever they need, but he is one of the better late-inning options still on the board, and even a short-term deal would immediately give their bullpen a backbone it currently lacks.

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