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Twins
August 2, 2015
Joe Nossek receives a hug from Tony Oliva during a ceremony honoring the Minnesota Twins' 1965 team before a game against the Seattle Mariners at Targ

Oliva lays out AL pennant challenge to this year's Twins

The Twins honored their 1965 AL championship team, which lost the World Series in seven games.
Twins
August 2, 2015
Houston Astros' Carlos Gomez (30) swings at a pitch during the first inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks Friday, July 31, 2015,

Twins among those to avoid gambling future

A "win-now" philosophy evident at baseball's trade deadline, but not in Minnesota.
Twins
August 2, 2015

Twins-Seattle game recap

A look back at Saturday night's game.
Twins
August 1, 2015

Three Twins postgame thoughts from LEN3: McClendon, Gibson, Rosario

The Twins have won two of the first three games against Seattle and can win the series on Sunday.
Twins
August 1, 2015
New Twins reliever Kevin Jepsen

Jepsen ready to help out the bullpen as Twins face Mariners

The Twins and Mariners have split the first two games of this four-game series at Target Field
Twins
August 1, 2015
Twins deal late for bullpen help in Rays' Jepsen

Twins deal late for bullpen help in Rays' Jepsen

Former teammates say the righthanded reliever is a hard-throwing battler.
Twins
August 1, 2015
Walker tosses one-hitter as Seattle thumps Twins

Walker tosses one-hitter as Seattle thumps Twins

The Twins demoted shortstops Danny Santana and Jorge Polanco after the game.
Twins
August 1, 2015

Twins-Seattle recap

A look back at Friday night's game.
Twins
August 1, 2015
New York Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira (25) slides in safely off a steal at second as Minnesota Twins shortstop Danny Santana (39) was unable to

Postgame: Molitor emphasizes he still believes in Santana

Walker throws second one-hitter in Target Field history; Sano has mixed results playing third base
Twins
July 31, 2015

Chart: The Kevin Jepsen file

Information about the newest Twins player.
Twins
July 31, 2015
Minnesota Twins right fielder Torii Hunter laughs before a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Minneapolis, Tuesday, July 28, 2015. (AP Ph

Twins' Hunter says he 'would love to come back'

The 40-year-old right fielder says he is not ready to retire just yet.
Twins
July 31, 2015
Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Tommy Milone (33) threw a pitch against the Yankees in the top of the first inning Saturday.

Milone tries to snap his run of bad luck against Mariners

Lefthander has lost three straight to Seattle, but will try to help Twins hold off wild-card pursuers
Twins
July 31, 2015
Twins get reliever Kevin Jepsen from Tampa Bay

Twins get reliever Kevin Jepsen from Tampa Bay

He's striking out 7.34 batters per nine innings and walking 4.32 per nine. His fastball has averaged 94.4 miles an hour this season, so that will boost a bullpen that lack velocity.
July 31, 2015
Who is Chih-Wei Hu and will the Twins regret trading him?

Who is Chih-Wei Hu and will the Twins regret trading him?

Hu started the season as MLB.com's 24th-ranked prospect in the Twins organization (not in all of baseball, just in the organization).
Twins
July 31, 2015
Minnesota Twins center fielder Aaron Hicks (32)

TwinsCentric: So how did Aaron Hicks get so hot?

Aaron Hicks has been killing baseballs dead this past month. How did he suddenly join some of the league's best hitters?
July 31, 2015
The Mariners really intentionally walked Hicks to get to Mauer

The Mariners really intentionally walked Hicks to get to Mauer

Repeatng: The Mariners really intentionally walked Aaron Hicks to get to Joe Mauer in Thursday night's 9-5 Twins victory.
Twins
July 31, 2015
Homers, Rosario's big night stop Twins losing streak

Homers, Rosario's big night stop Twins losing streak

Clouts by Brian Dozier, Aaron Hicks and Rosario provided a building lead, with Rosario nearly hitting for the cycle.
Twins
July 31, 2015
Twins General Manager Terry Ryan

Souhan: Twins need bullpen arms, yet sit on their hands

Is it just a coincidence that the sound of the Twins front office this week is the same as the sound at Target Field for most of this homestand? Silence?
Twins
July 31, 2015
Minnesota Twins center fielder Aaron Hicks

Postgame: Mariners feared Hicks more than Mauer

For first time in Mauer's career, a team intentionally walked the batter ahead of him, preferring to pitch to the three-time batting champ instead
Twins
July 31, 2015

Twins' Ryan says he's ready to make a deal to improve club

"I think there might be a little bit of a flurry [Friday]," the Twins general manager said.