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Twins’ Byron Buxton named to USA’s World Baseball Classic roster
1+ hour, 20+ min ago (323+ words) Byron Buxton has officially been added to Team USA's roster for the upcoming World Baseball Classic, joining teammate Joe Ryan in representing the Twins. It's the first WBC appearance for both, who join a star-studded roster that already includes Aaron…...
Former Twins pitcher, Tech and SCSU Hall of Famer Greg Thayer dies at 76
4+ week, 7+ hour ago (232+ words) ST. CLOUD " St. Cloud State University Hall of Fame pitcher and quarterback Greg Thayer died on Friday, Dec. 12, at the CentraCare " St. Cloud Hospital. Memorial services for Thayer will be held at 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 19, at Williams Dingmann Family Funeral…...
Dane Mizutani: There will never be anybody quite like Harrison Smith
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (772+ words) As the Minnesota Vikings prepared to host the Washington Commanders in a rather meaningless game on paper, head coach Kevin O'Connell had a message for his players that he hoped would get them to play with some joy when they…...
Twins trade for pitcher, add six to 40-man roster
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (434+ words) The Twins added six prospects to their 40-man roster, shielding them from next month's Rule 5 Draft, and swung a trade for reliever Eric Orze from Tampa Bay, making for a busy Tuesday. The Twins need to rebuild their bullpen after…...
Shipley: The Dereks gave us clarity on the Twins’ future: Expect more of the same
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (661+ words) This started as one of those Five Takeaway stories, the most notable we learned from the news conference that officially started Derek Shelton's tenure as manager of the Minnesota Twins on Nov. 4. After going back through all the quotes, it…...
Shelton hires LaTroy Hawkins as Twins’ bullpen coach
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (166+ words) New Twins manager Derek Shelton has made his first staff hire, tapping former Twins reliever LaTroy Hawkins to be the team's bullpen coach, according to a source familiar with the interviews. Shelton was introduced by the club as its 15th manager…...
Whatever Twins plans, Derek Shelton ‘really wanted’ to be their manager
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (668+ words) Derek Shelton was introduced as the Twins manager on Tuesday, and it was a strange one for, as the team likes to say, Twins Territory. The tenor of Shelton's introductory news conference was less about how he would make the…...
Several Minnesota West athletes named all-conference
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (270+ words) WORTHINGTON " Minnesota West athletes were well represented on all-conference and all-region teams this fall season Many football, volleyball and men's soccer players made either the all-Minnesota College Athletic Conference or all-Region 13 teams. In football, 14 total players made the all-MCAC team,…...
Don’t call it a ‘rebuild,’ says new Twins manager
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (563+ words) Don't call it a rebuild, Derek Shelton said Tuesday. The Minnesota Twins might have traded away 10 of their best, most veteran players at the deadline last July, then plummeted in the American League Central Division standings, but that doesn't mean…...
Dodgers repeat as World Series champs, beat Blue Jays
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (378+ words) TORONTO " Will Smith hit a home run with two out in the 11th inning to send the Los Angeles Dodgers to their second straight World Series championship with a 5-4 Game 7 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday night. Smith's second…...