"Francisco Liriano will have his sore left shoulder examined by doctors today and could resume throwing in a few days.

"I'm probably playing catch in probably two more days," he said Saturday. "Still not throwing."

Liriano reported to spring training Friday with a sore left shoulder that concerned him enough that he went to Miami to get a magnetic resonance imaging exam earlier in the week. The Twins finally got their hands on it and had team doctor Dan Buss take a look.

"He said everything looks great," manager Ron Gardenhire said.

Liriano said he threw eight to 10 bullpen sessions before reporting to camp, which he said was normal. Asked if he had similar pain before spring training last season, he said, "Well, I don't know about that." "