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Twins won't call up Jose Berrios this season, Terry Ryan says

Jose Berrios

Terry Ryan

Twins general manager Terry Ryan put an end to any speculation about Jose Berrios' status on Wednesday.

The highly touted starter won't receive a call-up to the majors this season.

"Once the (Triple-A) season concludes, he's going to go home," Ryan said. "I've been thinking about this for a while, since I came back from (Rochester). ... He's had a fine year. I do not want to take the risk of him possibly getting hurt or anything."

Ryan said Berrios -- a first-round pick by Minnesota in the 2012 draft -- is going to finish around 165 innings, which is about how many the Twins wanted him to throw this season.