The MLB trade deadline is now less than two weeks away, and Twins All-Star righty Joe Ryan remains a coveted arm as contenders look for pitching help down the stretch.

Currently in Atlanta as a Minnesota Twins representative for the All-Star Game, along with teammate Byron Buxton, Joe Ryan was asked about trade rumors. While his teammate Buxton snuffed out that conversation before it could start, Ryan didn’t go quite so far.

ATLANTA — Joe Ryan pitched a perfect fourth inning with a pair of strikeouts in his MLB All-Star Game debut, while Minnesota Twins teammate Byron Buxton doubled and scored in the ninth inning to help the American League erase a six-run deficit Tuesday night at Truist Field in Atlanta.