Rincón was originally signed by the Minnesota Twins as an amateur free agent in 1996. He worked his way up through the Twins farm system and was selected as a Midwest League All-Star in 1999 when he went 14–8 with a 2.92 ERA in 28 starts with the Quad Cities River Bandits.\n', '

Rincón made his major league debut on June 7, 2001, for the Twins against the Cleveland Indians when he worked one scoreless inning in relief. He spent eight seasons with the Twins, appearing in 386 games, ending with a 30–26 record and 3.69 ERA, mostly working in relief.\n', '

On May 2, 2005, Rincón became the fifth baseball player to be suspended for testing positive for illegal performance-enhancing drugs under Major League Baseball\'s drug policy. He was suspended for ten days without pay as the policy dictates for a first offense.\n', '

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