Backup catcher Eric Fryer was in the Twins' lineup Sunday instead of representing Team USA against Cuba in the Pan American Games outside Toronto.
He had to drop out of the Pan Am Games five days earlier when the Twins decided to recall him and send backup catcher Chris Herrmann to Triple-A Rochester.
"I was looking forward to going up there, but this is what it's all about right here," Fryer said.
Fryer, 29, had never represented his country before finding out last month he would be one of two catchers selected for the international competition.