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.
11/30/09 12:00 AM EST C is everything from a Carl Crawford Crystal Card to Chicago Cubs Cooperstown Caps now a full 20 percent off in the all-day sales event under way until 11:59 p.m. ET at the MLB.com Shop. Y is the Yankees World Series Champions Collection — and knowing you can celebrate another big [...]
11/27/09 2:00 PM EST For most people, the month of January symbolizes hope at the start of a new year. For Bert Blyleven, the month symbolizes hope that his long wait to get into Cooperstown might finally be ending. Blyleven is entering his 13th year on the Hall of Fame ballot and he is still [...]
11/25/09 4:00 PM EST MINNEAPOLIS — The Twins organization strives to put high-quality teams on the field every year, but there is no question it's the work that's done off the field where the franchise really shines. Being a major player in charitable efforts is a tremendous source of pride for the Twins, and as [...]
11/24/09 10:08 PM EST If one of the traditional mega-market clubs could win the services of Joe Mauer, it would be business as usual. But if Mauer were to remain with the Minnesota Twins, this might be a better development for baseball the game, baseball the sport. The Twins' current catcher is front and center [...]
11/23/09 9:47 PM EST MINNEAPOLIS — Winning a Most Valuable Player Award is a special accomplishment for any player. But when it comes to catchers, the distinction is a rare one. When Joe Mauer was selected as the near-unanimous winner of the American League MVP Award on Monday, receiving 27 of 28 first-place votes, he [...]
11/22/09 11:48 AM EST MINNEAPOLIS — During Spring Training, Joe Mauer would have given anything just to be on the field with his teammates. Back problems had plagued Mauer throughout the offseason and kept him from participating during the club's six weeks in Fort Myers, Fla. He was finally diagnosed with inflammation in his sacroiliac [...]
11/20/09 4:36 PM EST MINNEAPOLIS –The Twins had no shortage of players who were worthy of being protected from next month's Rule 5 Draft. So on Friday — the deadline for clubs to set their 40-man roster — the Twins had to remove one player from the roster to make enough room for all their [...]
11/19/09 12:00 AM EST MINNEAPOLIS — The free-agent market will officially be open for business at 11 p.m. CT Thursday and with it comes the opportunity for the Twins to begin exploring the market for ways to improve their club for another run at the postseason. Free agents then will be eligible to start signing [...]
11/19/09 12:00 AM EST MINNEAPOLIS — The free-agent market will officially be open for business at 11 p.m. CT Thursday and with it comes the opportunity for the Twins to begin exploring the market for ways to improve their club for another run at the postseason. Free agents then will be eligible to start signing [...]
11/17/09 1:30 PM EST It was mid-September, and Ron Gardenhire's Twins had lost seven of 10 games, dropping them two games below .500 with 20 games left in the regular season. In most seasons, such a slide would be a death knell, a sign that a club's hopes of October baseball would go by the [...]