News
First weeks out of the break will be big ones for the surprising Twins
2+ hour, 9+ min ago (1181+ words) After a four-day All-Star Game break that saw the Twins scatter around the country for a bit of relaxation, the team will return to action on Friday night at historic Wrigley Field in Chicago with a three-game set against the…...
Jordan Walker wins MLB Home Run Derby
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (191+ words) Schwarber hit 11 homers during his 15-swing turn in the final round. Philly fans, who booed everyone but Schwarber and Bryce Harper throughout the night, quietly headed toward the exits when Walker’s winning shot soared over the left field wall. Schwarber…...
All-Star Game: It’s been a wild 12 months for Maplewood’s Louis Varland
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (564+ words) PHILADELPHIA — Louis Varland concedes he never saw this coming. Never could have imagined that a year ago at this time — back when Jhoan Duran was the lights-out closer for the Twins — he’d be sitting at a small table telling the…...
Twins reach all-star break right in middle standings
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (378+ words) In the days and months after new Twins executive chairman Tom Pohlad took over in December, he vowed that the team would be competitive in 2026. Working with its lowest payroll in years, with a roster that had been ripped apart…...
He won’t play in the game, but Byron Buxton will still savor All-Star experience
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (679+ words) Byron Buxton will participate in all of this week’s All-Star Game festivities: he’ll field questions during Monday’s Media Day. He’ll take his sons to the Home Run Derby. He’ll walk the red carpet with his family, wearing outfits that the…...
Royce Lewis homers, doubles to lead Twins over Angels
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (702+ words) Twins 5 Angels 3 Joe Ryan started for the Twins, allowing two runs on six hits over six innings while striking out six. His pitching kept the Twins in the lead for the first half of the game. This game marked the…...
Twins select catcher Vahn Lackey with No. 3 overall pick in draft
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (765+ words) A season that saw the Twins tear apart their roster at the trade deadline and lose 92 games, their most since 2016, has led to at least one reward: Vahn Lackey. Because of their finish last season, the Twins landed the third…...
Bremer takes his place in Twins’ Hall of Fame
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (615+ words) Dick Bremer wrote in his Twins Hall of Fame induction speech, “Don’t choke up.” “So I get the first sentence out, and I get choked up,” Bremer said. Bremer has already been inducted into the Minnesota Broadcasting Hall of Fame…...
Charley Walters: Twins’ deal for Kody Clemens was a steal
5+ day, 24+ min ago (1646+ words) It was 1990 when the Minnesota Vikings paid just $100 to claim Cris Carter off waivers from the Philadelphia Eagles. Carter went on to earn a place in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. This isn’t to say that the Minnesota Twins…...
Five years ago, Twins made deadline deal for Joe Ryan that’s paying dividends
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (917+ words) Nelson Cruz was at Target Field, preparing for a night game against the Los Angeles Angels, when word started trickling through the ballpark: The veteran slugger had been traded to the Tampa Bay Rays. Joe Ryan was about 6,000 miles away,…...