Kirilloff’s HR recipe? Timing ... and Trevor Plouffe
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Twins' 10th straight win comes with cost as Buxton hurts knee
CHICAGO -- There had certainly been optimism surrounding Byron Buxton’s spring and start to the regular season, particularly as his offense picked up and the Twins started winning in bunches -- but that faded again in an all-too-familiar way on Wednesday in Chicago. Buxton exited during the second inning of
Injuries & Moves: Buxton exits with knee soreness
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9th straight win unlocks new victory formation for Twins
CHICAGO -- As soon as Jhoan Duran slammed the door on the Twins’ ninth straight victory and slapped hands with catcher Christian Vázquez, he turned around and walked toward the patch of grass behind the mound, where his infielders were gathering with their arms around each other, cheesing for an
Bally Sports North inaccessible for Comcast/Xfinity cable consumers
CHICAGO -- The ability for Twins fans to watch games on television took a hit late Tuesday night, when an inability by Comcast and Diamond Sports Group to reach an extension regarding broadcast rights led to Bally Sports North being inaccessible for Comcast/Xfinity cable consumers. “The Twins are disappointed by
At a new low price, get MLB.TV all season long
April is in the books, but there’s still plenty of baseball left to be played this season, and you can follow all the action on MLB.TV for a new reduced price. MLB.TV’s All Teams Yearly package, which enables you to stream every out-of-market game, live or on demand, on your
Everything you want (or need!) to know about Twins' rally sausage
CHICAGO -- To be frank (ba dum tss), it boggles the mind that this is a story that needs to be (well) done, but ... here we are. Baseball players can be superstitious to an extreme, and never has that become more apparent than when a summer sausage started getting
8-game winning streak is Twins' longest since 2011 season
CHICAGO -- It would perhaps have been a little too on-the-nose if the German-born Max Kepler had tapped into the powers of the Twins’ rally sausage before he played hero on Monday night, so perhaps it was for the better that he couldn’t find it before his ninth-inning at-bat. “Usually,
These 10 closers may be on the fast track to The Show
The role of the reliever continues to evolve in baseball, but there’s still something to be said about closers. They’re the ones who get the entrance music and the light show just for coming out of the bullpen in the biggest of spots. (Think of what Edwin Díaz has done
8 high risers who could land in the first round of the Draft
Whenever a Draft list is updated for the first time since December, there are bound to be a lot of changes up and down the rankings. This year's new Draft Top 150 takes that to an extreme, speaking to the volatility and uncertainty of the class outside of the top
Correa amped to provide reinforcements to surging Twins
CHICAGO -- We take a break from your regularly scheduled sausage-related programming to bring you news of health. Or maybe not, because it looks like Carlos Correa is buying into sausage-mania, too. “The vibes, as you guys can tell, are great,” Correa said. “We’ve got a sausage now and all
Redrafting the 2014 Draft class, 10 years later
There's a longtime scout who likes to say, "The Draft is hard." The 2014 Draft was very hard. It's just one of three Drafts where the No. 1 overall pick finished his career without reaching the Majors, and the only one where neither of the top two selections made it.
Summer sausage behind Twins' seven-game win streak
ANAHEIM -- Baseball's a sport where if you have a good thing going, you don't dare mess with whatever might be providing those positive vibes -- perishable or not. Last week in Chicago, while the Twins were looking for anything to reverse their early-season struggles, Kyle Farmer put out a
This Minor League mascot set the most adorable world record you've never heard of
Some mascots are good for a laugh. Some get you amped up. Some make you feel warm and fuzzy. Mudonna T. Pig -- a neon-pink porcine cheerleader nicknamed "the divine swine" and "the dutchess of pork" who has been entertaining St. Paul Saints fans for over 20 years -- was
Twins' No. 3 prospect is just getting started
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Santana leads charge with 4 RBIs in Twins' dominant blowout
ANAHEIM -- The Twins' attempt to remedy a once-woeful offense has been working. They've produced five or more runs in every game of a six-game win streak. On Saturday, they scored a season-high in a 16-5 demolition of the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium. “I couldn’t be happier,” said
Ober dazzles in Twins' series-opening victory
ANAHEIM -- If momentum in baseball is only as good as that day’s starting pitcher, the Twins, fresh off a four-game sweep of the White Sox, were in a good spot Friday with Bailey Ober set to go. Minnesota’s most consistent starter showed that not even a stomach bug could
Julien jumpstarts Twins' five-homer surge in sweep of White Sox
MINNEAPOLIS -- The Twins never really need any excuse to mess with Edouard Julien, who is often graciously the butt of jokes in the clubhouse. But manager Rocco Baldelli just decided to stir the pot a bit earlier this week, when he moved Julien down a slot from his customary
New-look Larnach finding success at the plate
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Castro has 'best birthday' so far with homer in series-securing win
MINNEAPOLIS -- The small steps forward keep coming for the Minnesota offense. The first step was to get a blowout in the books -- and that happened in Game 1 of the Twins' series against the White Sox. The next step was to claw back for a last-second comeback victory
New Draft Top 150 list: BIG changes at the top
Three years ago, Charlie Condon attracted zero interest from pro scouts or NCAA Division I baseball programs. He wound up at Georgia as a preferred walk-on and redshirted during his first season in Athens. Now he's the best prospect in the 2024 Draft and sits atop MLB Pipeline's updated and