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Cruz's power potential will move needle for Twins
North Score: Veteran Nelson Cruz is one of three sluggers that has been added to a Twins lineup that lacked muscle
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Jim Thome: From feared foe to beloved Twins teammate
It's a remarkable kinship that will play out again Sunday, when Thome is inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y.
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Longest home runs at Target Field
The Twins have added two players (Nelson Cruz and Jonathan Schoop) who had memorably long home runs at Target Field.
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A few things to know about the newest Twin
With a nickname like Boomstick, you can expect some power.
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'Boomstick' on board: Twins land six-time All-Star Nelson Cruz
The 38-year-old designated hitter has more home runs in the past five seasons than anyone in baseball.
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Reusse: Nelson Cruz's slugging, mentoring of Sano both will help Twins
Said Twins GM Thad Lavine: "I'm wondering if Miguel has ever had another player from the Dominican who can be as helpful as Nelson has a chance to be with him."
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Souhan: Established bat that would take pressure off Twins teammates? That's Nelson Cruz
The veteran slugger appears to be a good fit in the Twins lineup, and Derek Falvey appeared to acknowledge as much.
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Twins sign former major leaguers Mike Morin and Dean Anna
Morin, born in Andover, has pitched in 186 games for the Mariners and Angels. Anna had cups of coffee with the Yankees and Cardinals.
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Hrbek tells Mauer: 'Joe, they're retiring your number, buddy'
Joe Mauer is a three-time batting champion, so he wasn't often fooled by a pitch. But he never saw this one coming when he was invited to speak at Cretin-Derham Hall on Tuesday.
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Best of the best: Twins retired numbers
In 2019, Joe Mauer's No. 7 will join this group of numbers retired by the Twins.
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Twins plan: Let free-agent market evolve before making more moves
Baseball's winter meetings came and went without the Twins making a move. Team officials believe conversations they had with agents and teams will pay off later
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Winter Meetings Confidential: Toby Gardenhire in line for Fort Myers job
The son of former Twins (and current Tigers) manager Ron Gardenhire would move from Class A Cedar Rapids
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After adding Cron and Schoop, Twins go dormant at Winter Meetings
They added a minor league pitcher in the Rule 5 draft on Thursday before leaving Las Vegas and planning to wait for the free-agent market to evolve.
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Winter Meetings Confidential: Twins court Cruz, but could fill DH role from within
The Twins were interested in Nelson Cruz as a DH, and a report Tuesday claimed Cruz was choosing between the Twins and Rays
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Nurturing young talent will be Baldelli's toughest task
New Twins manager Rocco Baldelli must coax improvement from players such as Byron Buxton and Miguel Sano.
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Baldelli on Buxton's criticism: 'Byron has earned the right to express himself'
Formerly two of baseball's hot prospects, Byron Buxton and Miguel Sano went through rough seasons and are looking for fresh starts.
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Looking for relief: Twins checking out Cody Allen, Andrew Miller
The Twins have more interest in Allen than Miller, both of whom have been with Cleveland, according to a source with knowledge of the team's search.
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Winter Meetings Confidential: Infield prospect Gordon trying to put on weight
Nick batted .333 in 42 games for Class AA Chattanooga but only .212 in 99 games with Class AAA Rochester.
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Buxton says lack of September call-up 'didn't go over well'
After winning a Gold Glove with the Twins in 2017, Byron Buxton played with injuries in 2018 and spent much of the season at Class AAA Rochester.
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Twins think Romero has 'mentality' to be their closer
"I don't think he's scared of [anything] whether he's pitching the first or the ninth," Derek Falvey said about young pitcher Fernando Romero.
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- Jordan Montgomery wins in debut, Diamondbacks get 22 hits in 17-1 win over Giants
- Justin Turner's homer, RBI single highlight Blue Jays' 5-1 win over the Padres
- William Contreras drives in 2 runs for Brewers in a 2-1 win over Cardinals in 10 innings
- Tigers hand Twins season-worst 5th straight loss. Wenceel Pérez hits go-ahead single in 9th
- Juan Soto's 3-run homer in 5-run 7th inning lifts Yankees over Rays 5-3
- Braves' Travis d'Arnaud hits first 3 HRs of season, including go-ahead slam, in 8-3 win over Rangers
- Tyler Freeman hits a 2-run homer to help power the Guardians past the Athletics 10-2
- Federal officials investigating cockpit visit by Rockies coach during United flight
- Turnbull takes no-hit bid into 7th, Bohm hits pair of 3-run homers, Phillies beat White Sox 7-0
- Brayan Bello allows 1 hit in 6 innings as Red Sox breeze past Pirates 8-1
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