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Former Twins outfielder Max Kepler suspended after positive PED test
7+ hour, 32+ min ago (267+ words) NEW YORK " Free agent outfielder Max Kepler was suspended for 80 games on Friday following a positive test for a banned performance-enhancing substance in violation of Major League Baseball's drug program. Epitrenbolone is a metabolite of Trenbolone, which is contained in…...
Twins agree to terms with all arb-eligible players but Joe Ryan
10+ hour, 19+ min ago (186+ words) The Twins have agreed to contract terms for the 2026 season with all of their arbitration-eligible players except for starting pitcher Joe Ryan, meaning the team and one of its biggest stars are likely headed for arbitration. Though the sides can…...
New Twin Josh Bell finds fit in Minnesota: “It felt comfortable”
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (594+ words) On the first day of last month's winter meetings in Orlando, Twins manager Derek Shelton approached a member of Josh Bell's agency, Boras Corporation, with a simple message. "Hey, we want Josh," Bell recalled Shelton telling his representative. Bell and…...
Adam Minter: American fans aren’t enough for US sports anymore
5+ day, 17+ hour ago (382+ words) American sports leagues treated global expansion as an aspiration for decades, but it was something to pursue only when convenient " and often without much strategic forethought. The calculus changed in 2025, as evidenced by the organizations that signaled that going global…...
Recapping the Minnesota Twins’ chaotic 2025
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1134+ words) The 2025 season began with a four-game losing streak, a sign of things to come for the Twins, who lost more than 90 games for the first time since 2016. Eclipsing that, however, was a series of decisions that signaled a major shift…...
The Twins need to rebuild their bullpen. How will they do it?
2+ week, 4+ day ago (577+ words) Jhoan Duran arrived in the Twins organization as pitcher in the low minor leagues. Griffin Jax was a third-round pick and converted starter; the same goes for Louie Varland, who was a 15th-round gem. Danny Coulombe was a free-agent signing,…...
Who are the Twins’ new minority owners and what impact might they have?
3+ week, 1+ day ago (620+ words) The Twins ushered in a new era of ownership on Wednesday, revealing the identities of those who will join the Pohlad family in team ownership after a 14-month process that initially began with an exploration of a team sale. A…...
Tom Pohlad takes over leadership of Twins, vows to earn fan trust back
3+ week, 2+ day ago (674+ words) Fourteen months after the Pohlad family announced it was exploring a sale of the Minnesota Twins, and four months after it instead decided to maintain control of the team and take on limited partners, the transaction is finally complete. Glick…...
Twins’ new limited partners include Wild owner Craig Leipold
3+ week, 2+ day ago (365+ words) Months after the Pohlad family halted its exploration of a team sale and announced it would instead add limited partners to the ownership group, the deal is finally complete. After more than four decades of the Pohlad family being the…...
Twins add veteran first baseman Josh Bell in free agency
3+ week, 4+ day ago (431+ words) Just last week at Major League Baseball's Winter Meetings, Twins general manager Jeremy Zoll talked of seeking "another bat or two with some thump," to add to the lineup. On Monday, the Twins achieved that, agreeing to a one-year deal…...