Minnesota Twins baseball team

01/30/10 9:53 PM EST MINNEAPOLIS — Twins first baseman Justin Morneau admits that he's been privileged to take part in many memorable life experiences since arriving in the Major Leagues a little over six years ago. The diehard hockey fan was able to hoist the Stanley Cup after the Anaheim Ducks won it in 2007, [...]

01/29/10 9:59 PM EST MINNEAPOLIS — A line of fans stretched nearly 40 yards behind Joe Mauer, following the Twins catcher as he tried to weave his way through the crowd on the Metrodome field on Friday night. The fans in attendance on the first day of TwinsFest were eager to catch a glimpse of [...]

01/28/10 2:06 PM EST MINNEAPOLIS — Former Twins owner Calvin Griffith, the man who brought baseball to Minnesota, was one of four people selected Thursday to be inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame this summer. A native of Montreal, Quebec, Griffith had a nearly 60-year career in baseball that began as a bat [...]

01/26/10 10:47 PM EST MINNEAPOLIS — The Twins had been looking for ways to upgrade a relatively thin bench and on Tuesday, they did just that by adding a veteran slugger with 19 of years experience in the big leagues. Jim Thome agreed to terms with the Twins on a one-year, $1.5 million contract, pending [...]

01/25/10 5:08 PM EST MINNEAPOLIS — I'm back in the Twin Cities after spending last week on the south leg of the Twins Winter Caravan. It's always fun to get out on the road and see how excited fans are for the upcoming season. The biggest topic of course was Target Field. OK, that and [...]

01/22/10 7:45 PM EST MINNEAPOLIS — The Twins have been searching for upgrades to their bench and one possible fit appears to be veteran slugger Jim Thome. A Chicago radio station reported on Friday that Thome was on the verge of signing with the Twins by the day's end. But while it appears that nothing [...]

01/20/10 7:14 PM EST Blue Earth, Minn. — Twins manager Ron Gardenhire believes that right now his club has what it takes to defend its American League Central title in 2010. There are still a few areas that need to be addressed before the team kicks off the season on April 5 against the Angels [...]

01/19/10 10:21 PM EST WINONA, Minn. — The Twins entered Tuesday having yet to announce any contracts for their eight arbitration-eligible players, but by the end of the day, the club had all of those players inked to deals for the 2010 season. Pitchers Jesse Crain, Matt Guerrier, Francisco Liriano, Pat Neshek and Carl Pavano, [...]

01/19/10 12:33 AM EST MAPLEWOOD, Minn. — The start of the Twins Winter Caravan means that the next baseball season is right around the corner, and while a new year always brings excitement, there is a little extra enthusiasm for the Twins in 2010 due to their new stadium, Target Field. The club's new ballpark, [...]

01/15/10 10:55 PM EST MINNEAPOLIS — The Twins' eight arbitration-eligible players were among the 128 Major League players who filed for arbitration on Friday. Relievers Jesse Crain, Matt Guerrier and Pat Neshek, right-handed starter Carl Pavano, left-hander Francisco Liriano, infielders J.J. Hardy and Brendan Harris and outfielder Delmon Young all filed by Friday's 11 p.m. [...]