La Velle E. Neal III

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La Velle Neal

Reporter | Minnesota Twins

Phone: 612.674.4888

La Velle E. Neal III has covered Major League Baseball for the Star Tribune since 1998 (the post-Knoblauch era). Born and raised in Chicago, he attended both the University of Illinois and Illinois-Chicago and began his baseball writing career at the Kansas City Star. He can be heard occasionally on KFAN radio, lending his great baseball mind to Paul Allen and Dan Barreiro during the season.
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Twins' farm report: Miracle performing as well as advertised

Fort Myers rolled again Friday, improving to 14-1.

Updated: April 20, 2013, - 01:11 AM

Twins game in Chicago postponed because of cold temperatures

Temperatures were expected to dip into the 20s on Friday night, with wind gusts of up to 20 miles per hour.

Updated: April 20, 2013, - 01:08 AM

Progress for Twins rookie Hicks comes in small steps

Despite his .044 average, the Twins don’t plan on sending him down any time soon.

Updated: April 20, 2013, - 01:06 AM

Mauer, Twins smother Angels, snap five-game losing streak

Joe Mauer went 4-for-5, including three RBI and a solo homer, and Kevin Correia pitched seven strong innings.

Updated: April 16, 2013, - 11:51 AM

Arcia sent down after making big-league debut

Oswaldo Arcia’s haul from his first day in the majors: The ball from his first major league hit — and...

Updated: April 15, 2013, - 11:51 PM

Hernandez stays with Twins, Hendriks sent to Rochester

The Twins will juggle their rotation following Saturday’s decision to demote righthander Liam Hendriks to Class AAA Rochester

Updated: April 14, 2013, - 12:01 AM

Diamond's debut done in by Mets' big inning, Twins lose fifth straight

The lefthander couldn’t keep the Twins from a fifth consecutive loss.

Updated: April 13, 2013, - 11:53 PM

No cold comfort as Twins hit hard in 16-5 loss to Mets

With snow in the air and temperatures near freezing, the Twins fell behind 10-2 after 1½ innings.

Updated: April 13, 2013, - 06:10 AM

Hicks remains in Twins leadoff spot despite early struggles

The first 35 at-bats of Aaron Hicks’ major league career had mostly been poor, leading to concerns that a young player like Hicks could get in his own head and make things worse.

Updated: April 13, 2013, - 12:50 AM