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Morneau to throw out first pitch, Har Mar Superstar to sing anthem at Twins opener
A former All-Star, a self-described "superstar" and a Stars and Stripes battlefield defender are headlining Opening Day festivities for the Twins next week.
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Winter-weary Molitor visits Twins: 'I picked a bad year to get fired'
If the Hall of Fame hitter is angry at Derek Falvey, the Twins' chief baseball officer, or his old team, it certainly doesn't show. Paul Molitor visited with new manager Rocco Baldelli in Fort Myers.
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Extended forecast: Almost 60 and sunny for Twins opener next week
Relentless checking of the 10-day forecast for good news has revealed this: The current projected high temperature in Minneapolis for March 28 is 59 degrees.
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Twins game in Sarasota against Baltimore rained out
The Twins now have six games remaining on their exhibition schedule.
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Twins 'first-team' offense looks good in victory over Red Sox
Cleanup hitter Eddie Rosario launched a two-run homer Monday, Nelson Cruz bashed a ball off the center-field fence and Jorge Polanco had two hits and an RBI, scoring both times as the Twins beat the Red Sox 4-1 in a Grapefruit League game at Hammond Stadium.
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Twins day at camp: Buxton again shows off his impressive speed
The speedy center fielder reached base in all three trips to the plate Monday, twice easily stole second base, and even tagged up and raced to third base on a popup to shallow right field.
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2019 MLB season set to open in Tokyo
The lure of playing another game or two in his home country helped draw 45-year-old Ichiro Suzuki back to the field this spring for the Mariners.
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Adrianza enters end of Twins camp with no guarantees
Ehire Adrianza's righthanded swing is back, boosting his shot at staying with the Twins when they head north for the March 28 opener.
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Red Sox using championship lineup for meeting with Twins today
The Red Sox have brought their stars to Hammond Field, so the game will have something of a regular-season feel to it.
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Twins day at camp: Monday's lineup likely the same as the one for Opening Day
All the starters in Monday's game should be the same next week at Target Field.
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Fernando Romero roughed up for Twins in 9-8 loss to Toronto
Fernando Romero had allowed only one run in nine innings this spring, but he never located the strike zone Sunday against Toronto.
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Twins' Harper hopes to avoid being the next 'Moonlight' Graham
Ryne Harper has been called up to the majors but never got to pitch. Sound vaguely familiar?
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Souhan: A week at Twins spring training tells enough about upcoming season
Sights, sounds and observations from Twins camp in Fort Myers.
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Twins rained out, but Gibson still gets work in
Kyle Gibson has made just two starts in exhibition games, so it was important for him to remain on schedule.
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Twins cut Duffey, De Jong from spring training camp
Both were long shots to make the team, but they didn't help their cause. Tyler Duffey posted a 7.04 ERA in seven appearances while Chase De Jong had a 10.45 ERA in five outings.
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Is MLB on the cusp of change with robot umpires and more?
Many proposed new rules are aimed at improving pace of play. So what do we think of all this?
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On-field batting practice no longer the only pregame option for Twins hitters
The Twins are allowing players to select their pregame hitting drills a-la-carte. The Twins routinely cancel on-field batting practice on day games following night games and are willing to scratch it more often.
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Twins send Tyler Duffey and Chase De Jong to minor league camp
The Twins are down to 44 players in camp with just over a week remaining in spring training. So there is plenty of work to be done.
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Souhan: Twins coach Watkins turned minor league experience into major league job
Tommy Watkins spent 12 seasons in the Twins' minor league system as a player. When the Twins overhauled their field staff, they hired Watkins to be their first base coach.
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Reusse: Baseball held to higher standard than other sports
There's much less tanking in baseball than in the NBA and NFL. And when things go awry around the diamond, we're outraged.
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