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RandBall: Everyone is still mad at the Astros, and it's glorious
The Astros ducked the media on Wednesday but gave a news conference Thursday morning that most likely will open them up to even more criticism.
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Baldelli tells Twins on Day 1: 'Come in expecting to win a lot of games'
Rocco Baldelli erased any doubts on Wednesday as he spoke on the first day of Twins workouts for pitchers and catchers.
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Reusse: Five years after last MLB pitch, Thielbar resurfaces with Twins
Lefthanded reliever Caleb Thielbar, a training camp invite from Randolph, Minn., has found extra jump in his fastball after reaching the age of 30.
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Twins pitchers - minus two - and catchers report to spring training
Fernando Romero and Kenta Maeda were the only absences on Wednesday -- and Jhoulys Chacin has a video on how to say his name.
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Reusse: Sign stealing is an old craft; you just need a good set of binoculars
Phil Roof was 20-year-old neophyte walking through Milwaukee Braves' bullpen when he almost tripped over a prone teammate. What was Charlie Lau doing? You guessed it.
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With Mitch Garver giving Kenta Maeda No. 18, only Josh Donaldson uniform dilemma remains
"Kenta really wants that number and if that is what it takes for him to feel comfortable and be his best I'm all in," Garver posted on Twitter.
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Twins' Gonzalez 'remorseful' for role in Astros sign-stealing scandal
Asked if the Astros could have won the 2017 World Series without cheating, Gonzalez said, "That's hard to say. ... I still think that we had one of the best teams in the last decade."
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Buxton can swing, but Twins not rushing him after shoulder surgery
Byron Buxton has been cleared by doctors to start swinging a bat, but has not yet joined teammates in on-field batting cage sessions at Fort Myers.
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Twins opening season with record payroll that only figures to rise
The team's payroll will set a record this season at almost $135 million, and incentive-laden contracts, such as for new starting pitcher Kenta Maeda, should add more.
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Scoggins: Here's my thank-you to Twins, Wolves for aggressive moves
Shrewd. Aggressive. Unemotional. The courage to address a glaring problem by sacrificing something that feels familiar or safe is a refreshing change.
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Souhan: Twins look even more like a World Series team, Red Sox even less
Baseball's sign-stealing scandal cost Boston manager Alex Cora, and its handling of negotiations with the Dodgers and Twins indicates that the organization lacks savvy and guts, too.
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Deal do-over: Graterol now going to Dodgers in revised trade for Maeda
Nearly a week after the Twins initially thought they had a trade with Boston for Brusdar Graterol secured, the hard-throwing prospect is headed to the West Coast instead.
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Twins, Dodgers, Red Sox make progress toward finalizing trade once feared dead
The Twins are expected to trade righthander Brusdar Graterol and another minor leaguer, and will receive righthander Kenta Maeda and either another player or cash.
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Hartman: Twins owner Pohlad believes team has 'World Series-caliber organization'
Twins owner Jim Pohlad explained how the front-office team of Derek Falvey and Thad Levine approached him with the plan to sign a player like Donaldson to a four-year, $92 million deal, the richest in club history.
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Baldelli says he welcomes challenge of improving on 101-win season
Rocco Baldelli will supervise the Twins' first workout of the spring Wednesday, opening his second season as a big-league manager with one burden that instantly raises the degree-of-difficulty: expectations.
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Twins' portion of baseball megadeal appears to be on the rocks
Depsite losing faith that a deal could be struck, the Twins on Saturday made one last attempt to satisfy the Red Sox by offering a second minor leaguer.
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Reusse: Duress no excuse for Red Sox to back out of bad deal
The Red Sox and their new general manager the Red Sox needed an excuse after the reaction to trading star Mookie Betts to the Dodgers.
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Five story lines for Twins spring training
Here are five story lines to watch during the 47 days of spring training, which runs until March 23.
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Key spring dates for the Twins
Twins pitchers and catchers report on Wednesday to Fort Myers. The full-squad reports Feb. 17.
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New lineup of Twins coaches
Rocco Baldelli was AL Manager of the Year in his first season as the Twins rolled to 101 victories, but he lost three key members of his coaching staff as a result.
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- Gilbert has stellar start for Mariners and JRod goes deep in 4-0 win to knock Texas out of 1st
- Buxton, Kirilloff help Twins rally past White Sox 6-5. MLB-worst Chicago falls to 3-20
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- Tauchman homers twice as Cubs win 7-2, drop Astros 10 games under .500 for first time since 2016
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