| Date | News |
| 8/28/09 | Activated from the DL. |
| 8/16/09 | Rincon was scheduled to throw two innings at AAA on a rehab assignment yesterday. After that, he will be on a 40-pitch limit on Tuesday. If all goes well, he could then return to the Rockies. |
| 8/02/09 | The Rockies placed Rincon on the 15-day disabled list because of stiffness in his pitching elbow. |
| 6/20/09 | The Rockies recalled Rincon from the minors. |
| 5/26/09 | Rockies signed free agent Juan Rincon. |
| 5/18/09 | Rincon declined minor league assignment and is now a free agent. |
| 5/13/09 | The Detroit Tigers designated RHP Juan Rincon for assignment. |
| 1/20/09 | Rincon signed a minor-league contract with the Tigers. |
| 11/01/08 | Rincon filed for free agency on Saturday. |
| 7/08/08 | The Indians recalled Rincon from the minors today. He will join the Cleveland bullpen. |
| 6/25/08 | Rincon signed a Minor League deal with the Cleveland Indians yesterday. He became a free agent after the Twins released him this past weekend. He went 2-2 with a 6.11 ERA in 28 innings for Minnesota this season
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| 6/21/08 | Rincon cleared waivers and now any team can sign the free agent. The Twins officially designated Rincon for assignment last week. |
| 6/14/08 | Rincon has rejected the Twins' offer to assign him outright to Triple-A Rochester. The Twins officially designated Rincon for assignment on Friday and have 10 days to trade or release him. |
| 6/12/08 | The Minnesota Twins offered Juan Rincon an outright assignment to Triple-A Rochester. He has three days to accept or decline. He had averaged 70 appearances a year between 2003 and 2007. This year he posted a 6.11 ERA in 28 innings, and has allowed 33 hits, 16 walks, and five homers. |
| 6/09/08 | Rincon gave up four runs on five hits in two innings yesterday. On Friday, he gave up two runs on three hits and a walk in 1 1/3 innings. In his last four, and last five out of seven, appearances, he has given up runs in his short relief assignments. |
| 5/26/08 | Rincon has a record of 2-1 with a 4.50 ERA and already has 14 walks in 22 innings. In 2 2/3 innings on Saturday, he gave up three runs on two hits and two walks.
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| 1/18/08 | The Minnesota Twins signed Rincon to a one-year contract. |
| 5/03/06 | The Sporting News is reporting today that Rincon is now "officially" returning to his role as setup man in place of Jesse Crain, and that Crain will be used in earlier innings. However, in light of Crain's terrible season so far, this "official" announcement is no surprise. |
| 4/04/06 | The Minneapolis Star Tribune is reporting that until Rincon receives more work, Jesse Crain will be pitching the 8th inning, and Rincon assuming Crain's role. |
| 3/31/06 |
After pitching batting practice on Sunday, Rincon allowed one hit in a 12-pitch inning of a minor league game Tuesday, according to the St. Paul Pioneer Press. |
| 3/23/06 | Rincon again was able to throw a pain free bullpen session yesterday, but still has not pitched in a game yet. |
| 3/18/06 | MLB.com reported Rincon threw a pain free 10 minute bullpen session including breaking balls today. |
| 3/13/06 | Rincon still has not been able to pitch in a game yet this Spring. "Are we starting to worry? Yes, a little bit," Twins Manager Ron Gardenhire told MLB.com. "We are a little concerned. I'd not be telling you the truth if I didn't say that."
The one thing that keeps Gardenhire from getting too concerned just yet is that Rincon usually only pitches one inning in games. The Twins don't have to worry about stretching Rincon out to a large pitch count, but they do want him to face live hitters. For Rincon to be ready to pitch at the start of the season will require a bit of time.
"We need a good 10-12 days to do that," Gardenhire said of getting Rincon ready. "We need to get him in once every three or four days to throw the ball. We'd like to get him get a stint where he throws two innings in a game."
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| 3/01/06 |
Rincon told the St. Paul Pioneer Press that he expects to throw off a mound today for the first time this spring. Rincon is returning from elbow surgery to remove a bone spur. |
| 1/28/06 | After undergoing surgery for a bone spur in his elbow in October, Rincon has not yet begun throwing. He is expected to be able to throw at the start of spring training. |
| 10/04/05 | Rincon underwent successful surgery for a bone spur in his elbow. |
| 6/25/05 | Some national fantasy web-sites have written that Rincon has been replaced by Jesse Crain as the Twins primary set-up man, and encouraged players to drop Rincon. This writer doesn't believe that is the case based on how Crain and Rincon have been used in recent games. |
| 5/14/05 | Rincon will re-join the Twins active roster after serving a 10-day suspension for performing-enhancing substances. |
| 5/02/05 | Rincon has tested positive for performing-enhancing substances and will be suspended for 10 days. |
| 4/15/05 | Romero worked the seventh inning, Juan Rincon pitched the eighth and Joe Nathan finished for his third save. The Minnesota trio hasn't allowed an earned run in 16 1-3 innings this season. |
| 6/15/04 | Romero took a step backward last week when he was optioned to Class AAA Rochester, a move Twins officials hope will allow him to rediscover the form that made him a 2002 standout. |
| 6/09/04 | Rincon threw a session Tuesday but manager Macha said he wasn't sure when Rincon would be available. Rincon has been bothered by back spasms recently and hadn't pitched since May 29. |
| 5/04/04 | Rincon has a 4-1 record in 13 appearances so far. |
| 9/06/03 | Rincon pitched three scoreless innings, retiring nine straight hitters. |
| 6/09/03 | Rincon was available to pitch yesterday after being held out the previous two days. |
| 6/08/03 | Rincon was unavailable to pitch on both Friday and Saturday. He's day-to-day with a sore neck. |
| 5/01/03 | The Twins recalled Rincon from the minors today. In four appearances so far this year, he has no record and an ERA of 2.00. |
| 4/20/03 | Rincon was optioned back to AAA before today's game. |
| 4/06/03 | The Twins recalled Rincon from the minors today to join their depleted bullpen. |
| 8/30/02 | Twins optioned RHP Juan Rincon to Triple-A Edmonton.
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| 8/07/02 | The Twins recalled Rincon from the minors to take Eric Milton's place on the roster. |
| 7/20/02 | The Twins sent Rincon to the minors last night. |
| 7/19/02 | He allowed six runs in three innings yesterday agains the Indians. He will probably return to the minors after Mays and Radke return. |
| 7/06/02 | Although he was impressive in his spot start, he probably won't be on the team after the All-Star Break. |
| 6/30/02 | Rincon will take the place of the injured Matt Kinney in the Minnesota rotation. |
| 3/13/02 | The Twins sent Rincon to their AAA camp today. |
| 3/03/02 | After stepping on a bat and turning his ankle, Rincon is expected to be further examined today. |
| 6/20/01 | The Twins sent Rincon back to AA. |
| 6/06/01 | Rincon was called up from AA to join the Minnesota bullpen. He was 6-3 with a 2.97 ERA mostly as a starter before the call-up. He worked 66 2/3 innings, allowing 61 hits and 23 walks while striking out 54. |
Juan Rincon
