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.
MINNEAPOLIS — For the second time in the last three years, the Twins' Justin Morneau has received the Tip O'Neill Award from the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame, which honors the country's top player. Morneau, who also took home the award in 2006, becomes only the fourth Canadian to win the award more than once. [...]
It didn't take long for the apparent bidding to begin on accomplished veterans such as Ty Wigginton and Willy Taveras, both of whom were non-tendered by their respective teams prior to Friday's midnight ET deadline. Wigginton, who was not offered a 2009 contract by the Astros, already has received expressed interest from the Indians, Giants [...]
LAS VEGAS — Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said earlier this week that his team's top priority was to re-sign infielder Nick Punto. And before the Twins left the Winter Meetings in Las Vegas, they accomplished that goal. The Twins announced Thursday that they had re-signed Punto to a two-year, $8.5 million contract with a club [...]
LAS VEGAS — The Twins added their first bullpen option of the winter when they selected right-hander Jason Jones from the Yankees' Triple-A Scranton roster in Thursday's Rule 5 Draft. Jones was a combined 13-8 with a 3.26 ERA in 27 starts for Scranton and Double-A Trenton last season. Although he's been a starter for [...]
LAS VEGAS — The Twins' starting-pitching depth and surplus of outfielders have inspired multiple teams to reach out during this week's Winter Meetings. But while rumors continue to surface regarding their players, the Twins have remained quiet, as they usually do at these Meetings. "We've had a lot of conversations and spent a lot of [...]
LAS VEGAS — Twins manager Ron Gardenhire has heard all the rumors this week about his team possibly trading outfielder Delmon Young. And frankly, he feels partly responsible for them. In his Winter Meetings media session at the Bellagio on Tuesday, Gardenhire said that he "got things stirred up" last week when he told a [...]
LAS VEGAS — The Twins were not happy that a coin flip decided where their one-game tiebreaker with the White Sox was played in September. But it appears as if Minnesota might be the last club to experience the disappointment of losing a coin flip. On Tuesday at the Winter Meetings, baseball's general managers voted [...]
LAS VEGAS — One thing that manager Ron Gardenhire is certain about this offseason is the role that Nick Punto would play if the free-agent infielder returns to the Twins. "If we sign Nick Punto, he would be my starting shortstop," Gardenhire said on Tuesday. "He brings a lot to our baseball team. But whether [...]
LAS VEGAS — The list of teams who might be trying to acquire Delmon Young continues to grow, but that doesn't necessarily mean there is a match. Young's former team, the Rays, has reportedly been talking to the Twins about a deal that would bring the outfielder back to St. Petersburg, according to ESPN's Jayson [...]
Scott Erickson, a baseball Rip Van Winkle, wants to return to the big leagues, CBS Sports reports on its Web site. The story says Erickson, who hasn't pitched a full season in the big leagues since 2002 and who has been mostly out of the game baseball since 2005, is making noises about a comeback. [...]