MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Twins shortstop Kaelen Culpepper left Saturday’s game against Cleveland in the third inning after getting hit by a pitch.
A right-handed hitter, Culpepper was hit in the upper back by a 95 mph fastball from Franco Aleman.
On the ground and in pain, Culpepper, who was also hit by a pitch in Friday’s loss, was tended to by trainers but got up and slowly started to make his way toward first base. However, he stopped about halfway there and was removed from the game.
X-rays were negative and Culpepper was diagnosed with a right shoulder contusion, the team said. He is considered day to day.
Culpepper is hitting .286 in 30 games since making his major league debut Aug. 7.
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Minnesota Twins' Kaelen Culpepper reacts after being hit by a Cleveland Guardians pitch during the third inning of a baseball game, Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)
Minnesota Twins shortstop Kaelen Culpepper hits a double during the third inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A former CIA official found with $40 million of gold bars in his home has reached a tentative plea agreement after being charged with theft for fraudulently inflating his salary, according to court records.
A federal judge on Friday extended a deadline to formally indict defendant David J. Rush until Oct. 8, giving time for federal prosecutors and his attorney to finalize the plea deal and avoid a public trial that the parties said could involve significant litigation over classified material.
A joint court filing Thursday by the U.S. Attorney's Office of the Eastern District of Virginia and Rush's lawyer did not outline the details of the tentative plea deal. They did not immediately return requests for comment Saturday.
Rush was charged with theft of public money in May. He was accused of fraudulently claiming 744 hours of military leave on his timecards after he was honorably discharged from the Navy in 2015 and of inflating his salary by falsely claiming degrees from Clemson University in South Carolina and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York, according to an FBI agent's affidavit filed in court.
That same document also revealed that investigators searched Rush's home and seized about 300 gold bars worth more than $40 million, plus about $2 million in U.S. currency and about 35 luxury watches.
The FBI affidavit said Rush had obtained the gold bars from the U.S. government for “work-related expenses.” Rush's attorney has said the charge against him isn't related to the gold bars, which she described as "a sensational tidbit.”
A Justice Department attorney said during a June court proceeding that Rush wasn’t supposed to have the gold bars at his home.
FILE - The seal of the Central Intelligence Agency is displayed on April 13, 2016, at CIA headquarters in Langley, Va. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
