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New hitting focus in mind as Twins eye coaching staff replacements

@dohyoungpark
October 4, 2024

MINNEAPOLIS -- There are certain things the Twins can point to that indicate their offense, in aggregate, was a reasonably successful one across the last two seasons -- but they came to the point where they simply couldn’t overlook the deep lapses in consistency and approach that they felt cost

Levine, Twins' senior VP/GM, departs team after 8 seasons

@dohyoungpark
October 4, 2024

MINNEAPOLIS -- Twins general manager Thad Levine will not return for the 2025 season, the club announced Friday, as he and the organization parted ways not in response to the specifics of the ‘24 campaign, but in a move that both sides characterized as having been at least a topic

Twins part ways with four coaches on Major League staff 

@dohyoungpark
October 2, 2024

MINNEAPOLIS -- A difficult offseason of reckoning for the Twins’ organization began with the first major reaction to the club’s season-ending collapse on Wednesday, when the team announced that all three hitting coaches -- David Popkins, Derek Shomon and Rudy Hernandez -- and assistant bench coach Tony Diaz will not

Here's the top prospect going to the Arizona Fall League from every team

@SamDykstraMiLB
October 2, 2024

As always, the Arizona Fall League is loaded with talent. The developmental circuit, which starts its six-week season on Monday, has sent more than 3,000 players to the big leagues, including Hall of Famers Roy Halladay, Todd Helton, Derek Jeter and Mike Piazza and current stars including Mookie Betts, Bryce

Here's the freshly updated Top 100 Prospects list

@SamDykstraMiLB
October 3, 2024

The wheel never stops turning in these parts. The Minor League season may be over and the Majors might be in the midst of the postseason, but the Arizona Fall League begins with its Opening Day on Monday. So let’s give the MLB Pipeline Top 100 Prospects list a quick

Twins' 2024 a lesson in 'what could have been'

@dohyoungpark
September 30, 2024

MINNEAPOLIS -- One of the biggest letdown seasons in Twins history was punctuated at the end by one of the biggest collapses in club history. The sky-high expectations created by the snapping of an 18-game postseason losing streak by the 2023 team, coupled with the hopes of a continued breakout

Baldelli, Falvey to return for 2025 season despite missing playoffs

@dohyoungpark
September 29, 2024

MINNEAPOLIS -- Twins leaders are expressing the sentiment that there will be deep, systematic reconsiderations of just about everything that goes on in their organization as part of their early offseason talks -- and understandably so, considering the magnitude and emotional toll of the team’s collapse over the last six

Twins injuries & roster moves

September 29, 2024

This page will be updated throughout the offseason with the latest injury and transaction news impacting the roster. As a reminder, all players on the 60-day injured list will need to be added back to the 40-man roster following the conclusion of the World Series.

Falvey, Twins' brass don't blame 2024 results on payroll cuts

@dohyoungpark
September 29, 2024

MINNEAPOLIS -- Twins executive chair Joe Pohlad, the day-to-day representative of the ownership family, acknowledged that he, too, was still processing the impact of the collapse that pushed the organization out of the playoff picture altogether, a scene that he described as akin to “watching a train wreck.” Though the

Here are 3 key factors in the Twins' late-season slump

@dohyoungpark
September 29, 2024

This story was excerpted from Do-Hyoung Park’s Twins Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. MINNEAPOLIS -- What on earth happened to this team? In the immediate aftermath of Friday's 7-2 loss to the Orioles that completed the Twins’

VOTE NOW: Jax nominated for All-MLB Team

@bmags94
September 29, 2024

The sixth annual All-MLB Team nominees were announced on Sunday, meaning it’s time for fans to help select the winners.

  • VOTE NOW: 2024 All-MLB Team presented by MGM Rewards All-MLB honors, first established in 2019, recognize the best player or players at each position across the Majors this past

Baldelli will 'take the criticism' on disappointing 2024 finish

@dohyoungpark
September 28, 2024

MINNEAPOLIS -- Yes, Rocco Baldelli hears the chants that have been directed at him from chunks of fans amid the late-innings crowds of the last several weeks -- the ones calling for his job. He’s not shying away from that reality after the shell-shock of what’s now a 12-26 collapse

Twins eliminated from contention with 5th loss in 6 games

@dohyoungpark
September 28, 2024

MINNEAPOLIS -- It’s hard to believe that it was less than a year ago that the Twins were playing October baseball and exorcising their organizational demons with the long-awaited postseason success that certainly looked like it could serve as the building block for even greater heights to come. That now

Here are the 2024 Arizona Fall League rosters

@SamDykstraMiLB
October 4, 2024

It's almost time for the Arizona Fall League, which opens play on Oct. 7. Since the developmental league began play in 1992, it has spawned more than 3,000 big leaguers, including Hall of Famers Roy Halladay, Todd Helton, Derek Jeter and Mike Piazza and current stars including Mookie Betts, Bryce

Execution issues have Twins' postseason hopes on the brink

@dohyoungpark
September 27, 2024

MINNEAPOLIS -- Much like how the Twins’ extended collapse out of the postseason picture has seemingly happened in slow motion, what might very well have been the final act of that relentless slide down the standings was a prolonged affair. All the holding on for dear life done by the

Healthy Buxton may be key in Twins' final stretch

@dohyoungpark
September 26, 2024

This story was excerpted from Do-Hyoung Park’s Twins Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. MINNEAPOLIS -- If the Twins are to surge back into the playoff bracket, there’s a good chance it will be because they have Byron

'Don’t give up': Twins' bats erupt to keep Wild Card hopes alive

@dohyoungpark
September 26, 2024

MINNEAPOLIS -- It's not over yet. It took four Miami errors and a successful two-strike bunt before -- finally -- some big swings in big moments. But there are no style points anymore. Wins are the only currency that matters, and the Twins found a big one on Wednesday night

Twins' offensive funk continues as Wild Card window shrinks

@dohyoungpark
September 25, 2024

MINNEAPOLIS -- Ryan Jeffers was ahead in the count when he got the sinker he was looking for down the middle of the plate, took his best swing after having felt great with it all night and lofted a lazy fly ball to center field. He gazed at it and

Kepler reflects on Twins tenure as hip injury ends regular season

@dohyoungpark
September 24, 2024

MINNEAPOLIS -- If this is it for Max Kepler’s tenure in Minnesota, he says he’s at peace with it. There’s some chance that the longest-tenured player in the organization has played his final game in a Twins uniform, given Tuesday’s news that Kepler will likely not return before the end

Twins swept in DH, fall out of playoff picture entering final week

September 22, 2024

BOSTON -- The Twins’ postseason chances became more tenuous on Sunday, as they were swept in their doubleheader at Fenway Park, dropping the nightcap 9-3 after an 8-1 loss in Game 1. The Twins started the day with a half-game lead for the third American League Wild Card spot, but

'No sugar-coating it': López labors as Twins slip in Wild Card race

September 22, 2024

BOSTON -- Entering the day with the slimmest of leads over the Tigers for the third American League Wild Card spot, the Twins had reason for optimism going into the first game of Sunday’s split doubleheader against the Red Sox.

Home stretch chance to 'prove it' for Twins 

@dohyoungpark
September 22, 2024

This story was excerpted from Do-Hyoung Park’s Twins Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.

'Need to keep it rolling': Twins punch out 20, jump in front of Tigers in WC race

September 21, 2024

BOSTON -- It’s now or never. Backs against the wall. Win or go home. It’s do or die. No room for error. Pick any cliché you like and it will be more than appropriate for the predicament in which the Twins, who escaped with a 12-inning, 4-2 win on Friday

Farmer heating up when Twins need him most

@dohyoungpark
September 19, 2024

This story was excerpted from Do-Hyoung Park’s Twins Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.