Sands (elbow) was reinstated from the 15-day injured list Thursday, Brandon Warne of Access Twins reports.
Sands spent the last two weeks on the injured list with an elbow issue but recently made a pair of rehab appearances at Triple-A St. Paul. The right-hander posted a 1.29 ERA and 1.00 WHIP in seven innings over four appearances for the Twins in August.