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 — The Super Bowl is considered to be the pinnacle of sporting events, but people often tune into the broadcast to watch the entertaining commercials as much as the game itself. For Twins fans watching in the local Twin Cities viewing area, there will be one particular commercial that might catch their eye during [...]
MINNEAPOLIS — The Twins have made it clear that they are comfortable heading into the 2009 season with a platoon of Brian Buscher and Brendan Harris at third base, but the team also continues to monitor the progress of free-agent third baseman Joe Crede. The Twins were one of the teams in attendance for Crede's [...]
MINNEAPOLIS – Jason Kubel's new contract is now official. The Twins announced Thursday that they had formally signed the designated hitter to a two-year, $7.2 million contract with a $5.25 million club option for 2011. The deal was first reported last week when the two sides agreed to the terms of the contract, but the [...]
MINNEAPOLIS — Denard Span hasn't forgotten the first time that Torii Hunter took him out to dinner a few years ago. It was the moment when Hunter became a mentor to Span. For Hunter, it was a chance to carry on the torch of legendary Twins center fielder Kirby Puckett, who had taken Hunter under [...]
MINNEAPOLIS — The Twins have been clear this offseason about their desire to add a late-inning reliever, preferably a setup man, to the bullpen. The ballclub's list of potential options for that role has dwindled in recent days. Brandon Lyon signed a one-year, $4.25 million contract with the Tigers, and the A's appear close to [...]
MINNEAPOLIS — Delmon Young doesn't know exactly how the Twins' outfield situation will shake out for the 2009 season, considering that the team has four outfielders capable of starting in the Major Leagues. But despite all the talk surrounding him this offseason, Young believes that as of right now, he'll head into Spring Training as [...]
MINNEAPOLIS — The Twins' annual fan festival, TwinsFest, wrapped up on Sunday after drawing one of the largest crowds in the history of the three-day event. A total of 31,004 fans attended TwinsFest 2009 at the Metrodome this past weekend, the third-highest total attendance in the event's history. The Twins set the record for attendance [...]
MINNEAPOLIS — Twins general manager Bill Smith and pitcher Matt Guerrier both hope to avoid an arbitration hearing this offseason by agreeing on a contract before a hearing can take place. But if it comes down to the sides having to go through with the entire arbitration process, Smith said Saturday at TwinsFest that he [...]
MINNEAPOLIS — All of the Twins players who were in town for TwinsFest underwent their annual physicals on Saturday, and the club is waiting the results of those exams, particularly for two players. Designated hitter Jason Kubel was one of those players of interest. Twins general manager Bill Smith confirmed on Saturday that if Kubel [...]
MINNEAPOLIS — Catcher Joe Mauer has grown accustomed to the fact that his health will always be a big topic of interest in his home state, Minnesota. Whether it was the knee injury that sidelined him for nearly the entire 2004 season, the leg problems that hampered his 2007 season or any slight nick that [...]