Former Palm Desert High School pitcher Travis Adams is on the way to making his debut in the major leagues after being called up Friday by the Minnesota Twins.

Travis Adams, a righthanded pitcher who was used in a piggyback role at Class AAA, is joining the Twins’ bullpen ahead of Friday’s series opener against the Toronto Blue Jays. The Twins demoted lefty Kody Funderburk to Class AAA St.

There is another Sacramento State Hornet in Major League Baseball. The Twins are calling up pitcher Travis Adams, and he is expected to join the team in Minneapolis on Friday. (Had Adams gotten called up one day earlier,