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 first month of the 2009 season is over for the Twins, and that also means the end of life without Joe Mauer. Having departed Spring Training without their All-Star catcher, who remained back in Fort Myers, Fla., to rehab an inflamed right sacroiliac joint, the Twins had one goal in mind — [...]
MINNEAPOLIS — The Twins are planning to wait until Friday to activate catcher Joe Mauer from the 15-day disabled list for the first game of their series against the Royals. The decision to wait comes from the fact that the roster move to make room for Mauer likely will hinge on the health of catcher [...]
MINNEAPOLIS — Right-hander Jesse Crain's shoulder felt good after his bullpen session on Wednesday afternoon, but the reliever won't be activated on Sunday when he's eligible to come off the disabled list. Crain said he'll throw two more bullpen sessions — one on Friday and one on Sunday — before the Twins determine the target [...]
MINNEAPOLIS — With the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Rays using a five-man infield in an attempt at a double play, Justin Morneau's liner to second baseman Akinori Iwamura proved too hard for him to handle. Iwamura bobbled the ball before throwing to shortstop Jason Bartlett at second base, [...]
MINNEAPOLIS — The Twins batted a Major League-best .305 with runners in scoring position during the 2008 season. But so far this year, the club hasn't found it so easy to duplicate that success. Minnesota is hitting .265 with runners in scoring position through the first 20 games of the '09 season, ranking near the [...]
MINNEAPOLIS — Michael Cuddyer arrived at Spring Training in February feeling the best physically he has in a long time. He was eager to start a new season and put 2008 behind him. A series of fluke injuries, including one he suffered just four games into the year, sidelined Cuddyer for over half of last [...]
MINNEAPOLIS — Joe Crede hit his first home run in the Metrodome as a Twin on Monday night, but the Minnesota offense was unable to muster enough runs to bail out starter Scott Baker in a 7-1 loss to Tampa Bay in the series opener. Crede's solo home run to left field in the sixth [...]
MINNEAPOLIS — Twins manager Ron Gardenhire knows that keeping three catchers on his Major League roster would be difficult due to the fact the club is carrying 12 pitchers and, therefore, only has four bench players. But Gardenhire also said Monday that "it's not impossible." With Joe Mauer on schedule to return from the disabled [...]
CLEVELAND — The Twins came into Sunday's series finale against the Indians with the prospect of capturing their first series sweep in Cleveland in nearly two decades. It was a chance for the Twins to salvage what had been an ugly start to the five-game road trip — having watched their pitching fall apart in [...]
Jose Mijares disappointed the Twins when he arrived at Spring Training out of shape and then performed poorly on the field, posting a 9.90 ERA before the club sent him down to Triple-A Rochester. But if Mijares keeps pitching the way he has since being recalled from Rochester on Monday, the left-hander likely won't have [...]