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Most games in a season for a Twins first baseman since 2001
Joe Mauer has had the most starts at first base for the Twins in each season since 2014. But if he retires, who will take over for him next year?
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Reports: Sano detained after traffic altercation in Dominican Republic
In the Spanish-language El Nuevo Diario, it was reported a police officer suffered a fractured left leg early Sunday in an incident involving Miguel Sano. The Twins are aware of the situation but declined comment.
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Reusse: Twins' unknowns go well beyond the manager
The Twins next season will field a lineup lineup with Eddie Rosario in left and either vague or no answers in center, right, catcher, first, second, shortstop and third.
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Buxton and Sano: Who is to blame, and what can we expect?
North Score: What can a new Twins manager do differently with Byron Buxton and Miguel Sano to achieve better results?
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Twins hitting coach Rowson interviews for manager job
James Rowson interviewed for the club's vacant managerial position Friday, and the club also has interest in bringing in ex-major leaguers Mark DeRosa and David Ross to discuss the position.
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White, inexperienced, internal: Will new Twins manager break pattern?
The 12 men who have led the Twins as manager have had much in common. But a new front office was brought in to shake up the Twins' long-established ways of doing business.
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Souhan: The reasons why I'll miss Paul Molitor
I'll miss Paul Molitor for many reasons, the foremost of which was that he created so many great moments for me as a baseball writer.
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Who's next? Thirteen names to watch for the Twins managing job
Derek Falvey and Thad Levine have said it'll take several weeks for them to hire a replacement for fired manager Paul Molitor. Here are some names they could be pondering.
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Hartman: Molitor's firing was difficult for Twins owner Pohlad
Twins owner Jim Pohlad made it clear Derek Falvey and Thad Levine are calling the shots when it comes to all baseball-related matters
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In firing Molitor, Twins hope 'change of voice' will benefit younger players
The Twins were counting on a handful of players in their early 20s to take big steps forward in 2018, and that didn't happen for an assortment of reasons.
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Reusse: Nothing surprised us about Molitor (until he got fired)
Throughout Paul Molitor's career, from the Gophers to a manager in the big leagues, his greatness was expected.
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Mauer 'surprised' by Molitor's firing, will be a factor in his future plans
How does Paul Molitor's firing affect the return of one of his longtime confidants in bullpen coach Eddie Guardado — as well as fellow Cretin-Derham Hall alum Joe Mauer?
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Souhan: 'Falvine' didn't really tell us why they fired Molitor
Paul Molitor was fired for several reasons, and none of them would have sounded great if Derek Falvey and Thad Levine had been direct in their answers.
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Twins fire strength and conditioning coach Castellano, make other changes
The Twins on Tuesday made sweeping changes to their performance staff, including the dismissal of strength and conditioning coordinator Perry Castellano.
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Paul Molitor's career highlights
Paul Molitor has been a notable baseball name since his Cretin days in the mid-1970s.
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Why was Paul Molitor fired as Twins manager? Don't blame analytics
When asked if the new Twins manager will need to embrace advanced numbers and analytics, Derek Falvey said yes. But he added: "I will say this: Paul in particular was incredibly open-minded to things."
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Pohlad statement: Firing Molitor 'difficult, painful and far from obvious'
Twins owner Jim Pohlad and team president Dave.St. Peter emailed a statement to season-ticket holders after Paul Molitor was let go as twins manager.
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Statement from Paul Molitor about his firing by the Twins
Molitor said he "fully respects the decision" to change managers.
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Scoggins: Falvey, Levine making a mistake by firing Molitor
Unless there were personality clashes behind the scenes that we're not privy to, this move doesn't make sense, other than Derek Falvey and Thad Levine wanted their own hand-picked manager.
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