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Twins outfielder Wilkin Ramirez received a scare Tuesday, April 16, but he is expected to be fine.
Ramirez had just singled to start a two-out rally against the Los Angeles Angels in the fifth inning when he took an errant pickoff throw from... Read More »
With several regulars hanging back to work out while the rest of the team heads to Tampa to play the Yankees, the Twins need extra players to face the Yankees tonight. Especially a third baseman.
Enter Miguel Sano.
Sano, of course, not only is the... Read More »
Storylines to watch
+ Hicks v Benson. It appeared that Aaron Hicks had the starting spring training job wrapped up after this three-homer game against Philadelphia. Hicks remains the favorite to open the season with the major league team, but Joe... Read More »
Twins right-hander Kyle Gibson, who came to spring training with a realistic shot at making the season-opening rotation, will apparently open the year at Triple-A Rochester instead.
Gibson, 25, headed the list of five players sent back to minor... Read More »
Tired of two years worth of fending off one injury after another, Francisco Liriano seriously considered taking the 2013 season off to let his body heal. But the Twins tried to talk him out of it, and the Pirates eventually succeeded.
Naturally,... Read More »
Ah, spring training -- that time of year when you'll check Gameday and there's a picture of Virgil Vasquez in a Pirates cap, even though Vasquez hasn't pitched in the Pirates organization since 2009 (and, like most former Pirates who are now... Read More »
He's already known as the Vanimal. Maybe he's part Incredible Hulk, too.
Vance Worley gave up three hits and a run in each of the first two innings of the Twins' 8-7 loss to Puerto Rico on Wednesday, and it had a noticeable effect on him.
He got... Read More »
Ryan Doumit's first year with a new team in a new league couldn't have gone much better. He appeared at five positions for the Twins last season, providing some thump wherever he played, and making the transition from the National League look... Read More »
Russell Martin's last-minute decision to withdraw from the upcoming World Baseball Classic has left Team Canada with a major void in the heart of its lineup.
Martin announced on Sunday that he was no longer willing to take part in the tournament.... Read More »
Joe Benson twice rushed for more than 300 yards in a prep football game -- his career high is 366 -- and colleges wanted him badly as a running back. But baseball was his longtime love, having played it since he was 4 years old.
"I knew I... Read More »
Justin Morneau doubled home three runs on Monday, and it wouldn't have happened if he wasn't Canadian.
With the bases loaded in the fourth inning, Morneau pounded a Jeanmar Gomez fastball into the left-center field gap, driving home Jamey... Read More »
The conversation took place about a dozen years ago, back when Jamey Carroll was stuck in the upper reaches of the Montreal Expos' farm system.
Mike Mordecai, the proven utility player blocking Carroll's path to the major leagues, did most of the... Read More »
Two more Minnesota Twins have been added to the World Baseball Classic mix.
Right-hander Samuel Deduno, 29, was recently informed he will be part of the WBC team for his native Dominican Republic. Deduno went 6-5 with a 4.44 earned-run average in... Read More »
The smile on Mike Pelfrey's face said it all.
His words were pretty strong, too.
"I'm going to be ready," the veteran right-hander said Monday, Feb. 18, after facing hitters for the first time this spring. "I feel great. There's not a doubt in... Read More »
Carl Pavano said his parting with the Twins this offseason was a mutual decision. They wanted to move in a different direction, and so did he.
After the holidays, the free-agent righthander was cranking up his workout regimen and negotiating with... Read More »
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