Saturday January 5, 2013
Joe Christensen
National Baseball Writer | Twins, MLB
Phone: 612-673-7844
Joe Christensen, the Star Tribune's national baseball reporter, has covered the big leagues since 1998. A Faribault native, he graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1996. Before working for the Star Tribune, he spent three years covering the Orioles for the Baltimore Sun. He also covered the Padres and Dodgers for newspapers in Southern California.
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Recent content from Joe Christensen
Selig on All-Star Game: Twins had it all along
The commissioner praised the organization, calling it one of the game's model franchises.
Updated: August 30, 2012, - 11:06 AM
Twins go quietly against Mariners
The Twins could muster only one hit during Hisashi Iwakuma's six innings.
Updated: August 29, 2012, - 08:32 AM
Mauer relishes that All-Star buzz
Twins catcher Joe Mauer has played All-Star Games in Pittsburgh, New York, St. Louis, Anaheim and Kansas City. If he is picked again in 2014, he will get a chance to play in his own back yard.
Updated: August 29, 2012, - 12:14 AM
All-Star Game announcement scheduled for Wednesday
The Twins and Target Field landed the 2014 All-Star Game. The commissioner will make it official Wednesday.
Updated: August 28, 2012, - 03:09 PM
Hendriks shows his best but gets nothing in return
Eric Thames' eighth-inning homer saddled him with a loss, but it didn't completely tarnish an efficient three-hitter.
Updated: August 28, 2012, - 06:57 AM
GM Ryan indicates it's an important time for Plouffe
Twins General Manager Terry Ryan said Trevor Plouffe has the skills it will take to hold down the team's...
Updated: August 28, 2012, - 06:48 AM
Sunday Insider: Central Intelligence
Detroit's Max Scherzer bolstered his leg workouts last winter in the Phoenix area by jogging up Camelback Mountain, a 1,200-foot...
Updated: August 26, 2012, - 12:43 AM
Sunday Insider: Short hops
Headed this way The Twins avoided facing Mariners ace Felix Hernandez last weekend in Seattle, but he's scheduled to pitch...
Updated: August 26, 2012, - 12:43 AM
Sunday Insider: Tampa Bay's Maddon keeps it fresh, fun
The Rays manager doesn't want to overwork his players at this time of year and finds ways to limit stress.
Updated: August 25, 2012, - 11:49 PM
Twins' Span remains an injured observer
The Twins continue to play shorthanded with Denard Span nursing a sore neck, and there's no end in sight.
Updated: August 19, 2012, - 11:10 PM
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