Jorge Lopez is working toward a return to the Minnesota Twins a few days after being placed on the injured list for mental health reasons.

The reliever hopes he doesn't need much longer than the required 15 days on the IL, but Lopez recognized the need for help after the team approached him.

"It was more their decision," Lopez, 30, said. "I just accepted. I think it's something I really appreciate, to recognize that and work through that. I think we talk about that a lot, about this game, it's more mental than physical. So, you work as much as you can to get your body and everything like that but at the same time, you got to do your mind.

"That's what I'm trying to do every day, get my mind fresh and start clean."

Lopez admitted to frustration over his recent performances that caused him to act out.