Francisco Liriano, one of the top rookies — and perhaps top pitchers in all of baseball — in 2006, has hit another small bump in his comeback from Tommy John surgery that kept him out all of last year.

Liriano, it seems, is having visa problems because of a 2006 drunk driving arrest.

A new immigration law is at the root of the delay, says the MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE.

Liriano had planned to travel from his native Dominican Republic to Fort Myers, Fla., on Friday, but the U.S. consulate in Santo Domingo alerted him that he needed to go through an alcohol counseling session before getting his work visa.

New U.S. immigration laws are requiring visa applicants with drunk-driving arrests within the past three years to go through the counseling session. He has an appointment to fulfill his obligations Friday, but it could take 7-10 more days to process his application.

While the news is little more than a temporary setback for Liriano, who is hoping to be on the Twins’ opening day roster, it isn’t exactly the best way to start the spring.