The Minnesota Twins, based in Minneapolis, Minn., participate in Major League Baseball (MLB) and are a member of the American League Central Division. The Twins were founded as the Washington Senators in 1901.
Jack Morris is a candidate on the National Baseball Hall of Fame ballot for the 13th year. The Class of 2012 will be announced on Jan. 9. You can watch the announcement live at 2 p.m. ET on an MLB Network simulcast on MLB.com. Jack Morris spent years trying to lend his support to get [...]
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Twins first baseman Justin Morneau, outfielder Ben Revere and right-hander Nick Blackburn all underwent surgeries on Friday, according to general manager Bill Smith. “Three players underwent surgery Friday morning as part of their end-of-season physicals,” Smith said via email. “All three are expected to be ready for the start of Spring Training.” Morneau underwent a [...]
It’s always something new for the Twins on the injury front. On Sunday, it was third baseman Danny Valencia getting scratched from the starting lineup less than an hour before gametime with shoulder soreness. Luke Hughes made the start at third in his place and batted cleanup against the Tigers. And then there was word [...]
Kyle Gibson, the Twins’ top pitching prospect who was diagnosed with a partial tear of the ulnar collateral ligament earlier this month, will undergo Tommy John surgery on his right elbow on Wednesday. The Twins were hopeful Gibson could rehab his injury in Fort Myers, Fla., without surgery, but general manager Bill Smith said Gibson [...]
After Monday night’s lopsided loss to the Rangers, the Twins were mostly happy with the way the rest of the four-game series turned out. They bounced back to take two in a row before losing a tough one on Thursday, as right-hander Scott Baker gave the Twins seven strong innings, but it wasn’t enough, as [...]
Injured catcher Joe Mauer fell a spot to at third place in the American League balloting for the 2011 All-Star Game. Mauer, who has played in just nine games and none since April 12, because of weakness in his legs and right shoulder, sits behind Yankees catcher Russell Martin and Tigers backstop Alex Avila, respectively, [...]
Those who knew Patrick Gadient would tell you he did not like to be the center of attention. Imagine what he would have thought of the Twins holding a ceremony Tuesday morning in his honor. One of the 14 black spruce trees from Target Field was planted just beyond the center field fence at Zumbrota [...]
A man who wielded significant power in Washington, D.C., in the 1950s and is generally recognized as the first player to admire the parabolic trajectories of self-launched baseballs has died. Harmon Killebrew, slugger supreme, Hall of Famer and civic treasure in the Twin Cities, has joined the great majority, among whom he will stand with [...]
Twins center fielder Denard Span didn’t mince his words when describing the Twins’ three-game sweep at the hands of the Rays. After all, Minnesota was outscored 29-6 over the three games in two days, including a 6-1 loss to Tampa Bay on Thursday in the second game of the day at Target Field. “That was [...]