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 — All weekend long, the Twins struggled to put together much offense against the Rangers, at one point going 19 consecutive innings without scoring a run. In their win Friday, all three runs came in the first inning. On Saturday, they never crossed home plate. It was a bit fitting, then, that Minnesota waited [...]
MINNEAPOLIS — With the Twins still chasing the Tigers in the American League Central, this year's September callups should provide depth to Minnesota's bench for a potential late-season push. Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said Sunday his list of players he expects to join the team on Tuesday includes infielders Brian Buscher and Matt Tolbert and [...]
MINNEAPOLIS — Prior to Minnesota's game on Saturday against Texas, the out-of-town scoreboards showed both the Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox losing earlier in the day. The chance was there for the Twins to make some noise in the American League Central. Instead, very little noise was made at the Metrodome, as four Rangers [...]
MINNEAPOLIS — Catcher Jose Morales knew he'd be back with the Minnesota Twins this season. He just didn't expect it to happen before next week's callups. "I was a little bit surprised," said Morales, who was recalled from Triple-A Rochester on Saturday after the Twins placed Joe Crede on the disabled list. "I didn't know [...]
MINNESOTA — For seven innings, rookie starter Brian Duensing made things look easy. In the ninth inning, All-Star closer Joe Nathan made things interesting. But in the end, Duensing earned his second career win, Nathan picked up his 33rd save, and the Minnesota Twins moved into second place in the AL Central Friday with a [...]
MINNEAPOLIS — Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said before Friday's game against the Rangers that Joe Crede's back was feeling better. But it was not feeling well enough to keep the third baseman off the disabled list. Following a 3-2 win over Texas, the Twins placed Crede on the 15-day DL with a lower back strain. [...]
MINNEAPOLIS — By Friday morning, all of the grass is expected to be in place at Target Field, giving it the feel of truly being a ballpark. And while the Twins' new stadium isn't set to open until next April, the first real glimpse of baseball on that field might not have to wait that [...]
MINNEAPOLIS — As the Twins struggled Wednesday to mount what, as of late, has become their trademark comeback, the frustration became visible on the field. It came to a head in the eighth inning when shortstop Orlando Cabrera was ejected after slamming his bat following a strikeout. In the locker room after Minnesota's 5-1 loss [...]
MINNEAPOLIS — Just last week, the Twins headed to Texas in need of a few victories after dropping consecutive home series to Kansas City and Cleveland. Minnesota left the Lone Star State four games later with a series split with the Rangers, and in doing so the club gained valuable momentum that has carried over [...]
MINNEAPOLIS — Minutes after scoring the winning run in the ninth inning Tuesday against Baltimore, Twins outfielder Michael Cuddyer made a bold statement about teammate Delmon Young, who drove in Cuddyer in walk-off fashion. "Obviously, since he's been swinging great we've been playing better," Cuddyer said. "I think that's a direct correlation with wins and [...]