Josh Willingham homered for the second consecutive night, leading the Twins to a 6-1 win over the Yankees in New York on Friday. Willingham finished the night 1-for-4. His solo shot off Vidal Nuno in the fourth inning put the Twins ahead to stay. Since returning from the disabled list on May 26, he's hitting .250 (4-for-16) with two homers and four RBI in his first five contests.

Josh Willingham had a two-run homer, an RBI single and two walks Thursday versus the Rangers. Willingham, who came off the DL on Monday, entered with one RBI in nine games this season. He's going to get as much playing as he can handle between left field and DH, which should leave less for Jason Kubel to do. It's possible he'll get hurt again, but the time DHing makes him a better bet to stay healthy than he was last year.

Twins activated OF Josh Willingham from the 15-day disabled list. Willingham didn't show much on his minor league rehab assignment, hitting just .185/.241/.370 over eight contests at Triple-A Rochester, but the Twins desperately need his bat back in the lineup. He should be scooped up in any mixed leagues where he may be available.

Josh Willingham (wrist) will be activated from the disabled list on Monday. Willingham has batted just .185/.241/.370 over eight rehab games at Triple-A Rochester, but Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said that the outfielder "is seeing the ball and his timing is looking really good." Willingham needs to be scooped up in deeper mixed leagues where he may have been dropped.

During an appearance on MLB Network Radio on Sirus XM on Tuesday, Twins manager Ron Gardenhire estimated that Josh Willingham (wrist) is likely to be activated on the team's upcoming homestand. Willingham is 2-for-12 with five strikeouts through four rehab games in Triple-A, but he hasn't reported any issues with his wrist. "He was out six weeks and my guess would be that he'll meet us when we get back home," said Gardnehire. "The hand is feeling good." The Twins return home next Monday for a four-game series against the Rangers.

Josh Willingham (wrist) went 0-for-4 with a strikeout in his first minor league rehab game at Triple-A Rochester on Friday. Willingham has been on the shelf since early April due to the left wrist injury and is now finally making tangible progress toward a return. He's on track to be activated by the Twins at some point next week.

Josh Willingham (wrist) is headed to Triple-A Rochester to begin a minor league rehab assignment. Willingham took batting practice Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday without issue. He has been on the disabled list since early April with a left wrist injury. If all goes well, the outfielder will be activated next week.

Josh Willingham (wrist) could begin a rehab assignment at Triple-A Rochester this weekend. Willingham took batting practice without any issues Tuesday and will take BP again Wednesday before hopefully being cleared for game action. He should need too many rehab appearances, so it's sounding like the outfielder could rejoin the Twins sometime next week.

Josh Willingham (wrist) will take batting practice on Sunday. Willingham had to cut a batting practie session short last Tuesday after feeling renewed discomfort in his left wrist. However, he's been taking flips and hitting off a tee the last few days with no issues and is ready to give BP on the field another shot. He seems likely to require a rehab assignment before returning.

Josh Willingham (wrist) hit balls off a tee on Tuesday with no issues. It comes after he did some light swinging on Monday. Willingham's left wrist began hurting when he ramped thing up last week, but it sounds like he'll be ready to test things out with some batting practice soon. More should be known about a potential timetable before long.