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Royce Lewis returns to Twins after missing 16 games
The 25-year-old third baseman was sidelined because of a right adductor strain.
Twins might be back on Twin Cities cable systems soon
Diamond attorneys claim a contract is near for MLB, and things look good for NBA and NHL games as well.
Brewers sweep Twins as bullpen falters, offense can't catch up
Milwaukee hit four home runs to rally and win 8-7 over a Twins team that put runners on but couldn't take advantage.
Twins frustrated but not too mad after fan catches Brewers home run
A fan in a Twins jersey grabbed Rhys Hoskins' go-ahead homer as Austin Martin leapt for it in the eighth inning. Umpires ruled that there was no interference.
Brewers top Twins with five-run 12th inning before record Target Field crowd
An announced crowd of 41,679 — the largest regular-season crowd at Target Field — saw the Twins tie the score twice before ultimately falling.
Bad news after the break: Twins put Correa, Paddack on injured list
Austin Martin and Edouard Julien will be active as the Twins play Milwaukee in a weekend series.
Hopefully-healthier Twins ramp up for second-half AL Central chase
Minnesota resumes play Saturday, a day after the rest of the league. For some of its more beat-up players, that's a blessing.
Not on top of the division at the All-Star break? For Twins, it often hasn't mattered.
Of the 10 times since 1998 a team has rallied to win the AL Central after not leading it at the All-Star break, the Twins were that team six times.
Twins will open the 2025 season on March 27 in St. Louis
The home opener will be April 3 at Target Field against Houston.
What does the second half look like for the Twins?
At the All-Star break, the team has its third-best record in the past three decades despite some key first-half injuries.
Twins' Correa removed from AL All-Star roster because of injury
Shortstop Carlos Correa is again suffering from plantar fasciitis, although this time it's to his right foot instead of his left, and not as bad as a year ago.
Margot is hero, then goat as Twins lose to Giants in finale before All-Star break
Manuel Margot had the Twins' first hit in the seventh inning and a tying two-run double in the ninth, but his diving attempt on Mike Yastrzemski's fly ball in the ninth contributed to a 3-2 defeat.
Correa scratched because of heel injury, leaving Twins shorthanded
The Twins' solution was to start Christian Vázquez at third base for the first time in his career.
Twins top Giants as Santana delivers tiebreaking home run that's just fair
Both teams took aim at the foul pole repeatedly, but only Carlos Santana was able to come up with a home run down the line in left field, helping the Twins win 4-2.
Twins fall to Giants 7-1 as Joe Ryan struggles and home run streak ends
The Twins failed to hit a home run for the first time in 29 games, falling three short of tying the major league record.
Correa returns to San Francisco with Twins after nearly signing with Giants
The Giants were moments away from calling a news conference to introduce Carlos Correa as their shortstop, only to back out of the $350 million deal.
Twins utilityman Castro added to American League All-Star team
Willi Castro will join teammate Carlos Correa at the game in Texas on Tuesday after being named as an injury replacement for Houston's Jose Altuve.
One small mistake vs. White Sox snowballs quickly for Twins' Ober
Bailey Ober's quality start ends with his fifth loss of the season in Game 1 of a doubleheader that turned on narrowly missing his target at a key moment.
Back-to-back homers by Lee, Correa help Twins split with White Sox
After dropping the first game 3-1, Brooks Lee and Carlos Correa belted solo homers in the sixth inning of Game 2 before Byron Buxton and Ryan Jeffers manufactured the go-ahead run in the seventh for a 3-2 victory.
Twins' missed first-inning chance costs them in 3-1 loss to White Sox
The defeat, in the first game of a doubleheader, was the White Sox's first in nine games against the Twins this season.
Twins reliever Kody Funderburk, teammates revel in first career save
Just recalled from Class AAA St. Paul, Kody Funderburk is finding his old form, said manager Rocco Baldelli.
Twins put away White Sox 8-6 in 11 innings
Chris Paddack worked five solid innings in his return, but the Twins fell into a hole in the sixth and needed two extra innings to beat the last-place White Sox.
Gellner appreciates, downplays her role as a broadcasting trailblazer
Bally Sports North's Marney Gellner became the first woman to handle play-by-play duties on a Twins telecast Monday, marveling at how far a little girl with big dreams from Minot, N.D., has come.
Jose Miranda named American League player of the week
The Twins infielder had hits in 12 consecutive at-bats.
Lewis says he's doing 'everything I possibly can' to avoid injuries
Third baseman Royce Lewis says he has devoted a pregame routine to prevent getting hurt and is frustrated to have landed on the injured list once again.
Miranda, Twins thump Tigers 12-3 before rain halts game early
Jose Miranda doubled twice and singled against Kenta Maeda as part of a five-hit day, all before heavy rain halted the game in the seventh inning at Target Field.
Lee shines, Festa struggles as Twins get thumped by Tigers
Brooks Lee, playing in his first game in the majors, had two hits and his first RBI. David Festa, in his first start at Target Field, endured a nine-batter, five-run ordeal in the third inning on the way to his first loss.
He's here: Lee set to make Twins debut
Royce Lewis was placed on the 10-day injured list because of an adductor strain. Brooks Lee was brought up to replace him.
Twins beat Tigers 5-3 after Lewis leaves game in sixth inning
Manuel Margot and Carlos Correa homered as the Twins won for the fifth time in six games, but Royce Lewis received a MRI to assess the severity of a left groin injury.
Festa won his major league debut, but missed out on celebrating
David Festa pitched five innings to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks last Thursday, but the Twins were headed out of Phoenix and the righthander only had about 30 minutes after the game to spend with family and friends.
Mr. Versatility: Castro plays everywhere, and every day, for Twins
Veteran utilityman Willi Castro has enjoyed the best production of his career at the plate, too.
López carries on Twins starters' streak of rarely allowing walks
Twins starting pitchers have given up the second-fewest walks in the major leagues, plus notes on Byron Buxton and others.
López whiffs 14, continues Twins' pitching excellence as they win finale in Oakland
Pablo López struck out 14 over eight scoreless innings to follow Bailey Ober's gem with his own, and the Twins won what's set to be Minnesota's final game in Oakland.
Ober records first complete game as Twins rout Athletics 10-2
Carlos Correa, Jose Miranda and Manuel Margot each had three hits, with Margot's including a three-run homer, and Bailey Ober never faced more than four batters in any of his nine innings.
Local boys Joe Ryan, Trevor Larnach savor Twins' last series in Oakland
The California natives reminisced about childhood memories of the Coliseum in the Twins' final series there before the Athletics move to Sacramento.
Another Lewis homer goes to waste as Twins fall to A's for third loss in row
Jhoan Duran gave up a go-ahead, two-run homer to Shea Langeliers in the eighth inning, and the Athletics beat the Twins after getting swept in a four-game series last week at Target Field.
Santana achieves 2,000-career-game milestone
The Twins, victimized many times by the veteran over the past 14 seasons, are happy for Carlos Santana, too. And happy he's a Twin.
Twins' Kirilloff again battles an injury hampering his performance
Tightness in Alex Kirilloff's lower back appears to be causing his slump, as injuries to his wrist and shoulder have in past seasons.
Santana the walk-off hero as Twins beat Rays 7-6
The Twins won their sixth game in a row after a rain delay paused play for more than an hour.
Twins lose to Rockies 5-4 as late rally falls short
Louie Varland pitched five scoreless innings in his first game with the Twins since being demoted, but Caleb Thielbar gave up four runs in the sixth and the Rockies held on to the lead.
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López has Twins spinning their own 'Wheel of Fortune'
A clubhouse game was designed to keep spirits light through the grind of a long season.
Twins shut out Rockies 5-0 to open 10-game homestand
Chris Paddack pitched 6⅓ shutout innings, Manuel Margot got another big hit and Royce Lewis launched a two-run homer in the eighth inning of his 2024 Target Field debut.
Twins' Willi Castro on a record run of getting hit by pitches
The Twins utility player was plunked five times over the final four games of the just-completed road trip.
Twins recalling Louie Varland to make Tuesday's start vs. Rockies
The righthander from North St. Paul is back after losing his first four starts in the big leagues this season; Diego Castillo returned to the Saints to make room.
Twins reveal lake-themed City Connect uniforms
The Twins on Monday became the last major league team to unveil their new Nike-branded City Connect uniforms, but said, "We did this as a State Connect" with blue-and-yellow nods to the "Land of 10,000 Lakes."
Cable viewers unlikely to see Twins on Bally Sports North anytime soon
The court battle between Comcast and Bally Sports North drags on, with NHL and NBA dismayed by delays.
Twins add Lewis, hope to keep winning after under-the-radar start
Royce Lewis has been sidelined since the first game of the season, and returns for the Yankees series.
Twins take final game of series from Astros 4-3 behind two big hits from Miranda
The Twins third baseman — at least for now — hit the tying home run in the sixth inning, then drove in the go-ahead run on a double in the eighth.
Julien appears headed to Saints to make room for Lewis
The Twins did not announce any roster moves after Sunday's win at Houston, but Edouard Julien was summoned to the manager's office and seems bound for Class AAA St. Paul.
Astros mash four home runs off Ryan in 5-2 victory over Twins
Joe Ryan was shelled for five earned runs in five innings all off the long ball, including a pair of home runs from Yordan Alvarez.
Twins' Jeffers theorizes on his MLB-leading stat
Twins catcher Ryan Jeffers is on the American League leaderboard for doubles, extra-base hits and slugging percentage, but what has his focus is hits by pitch.
López strong, Twins continue surge with 6-1 victory over Astros
Pablo López pitched seven innings on Friday in Houston, giving up just six hits and helping the Twins to an eighth victory in the past 10 games.
Twins won't activate Lewis from injured list this weekend
Young third baseman Royce Lewis has struggled during his rehab assignment, and the Twins also will have a roster decision to make when he returns.
Kepler close to passing ex-teammate for Target Field power record
Max Kepler is tied for the most home runs hit at Target Field with a former Twins player whose style he tried to emulate when he was younger.
Twins fall to Rangers 6-2 as Pablo López loses third start in a row
The Twins' four-game winning streak ended as they failed to complete a three-game sweep against the defending World Series champions.
Twins tell Royce Lewis to stop stealing bases on rehab assignment
Twins third baseman Royce Lewis, who was injured on Opening Day, had three hits in his first two rehabilitation games with the Class AAA Saints.
Rangers manager Bochy ejected over overturned strike three call to Julien
Third base umpire Erich Bacchus ruled the foul tip had bounced in the dirt, a call that helped the Twins score a run.
Twins top Rangers 5-3 to run winning streak to four games
Alex Kirilloff golfed a shoe-high slider into the Texas bullpen, the second straight day his power provided the game-winning margin.
Twins' Lewis to start rehab assignment with Saints
Third baseman Royce Lewis, injured Opening Day, has been antsy to return to the lineup, but the Twins won't rush him back.
Twins top Rangers for third victory in a row as Ober earns fifth victory
Alex Kirilloff homered, and the Twins offense again did just enough to back a strong pitching performance.
After costly mistakes vs. Yankees, Castro back in lineup
Twins manager Rocco Baldelli decided to play Willi Castro in the infield, where he's most comfortable.
Yankees shut out Twins again; scoreless streak hits 26 innings
Remember that Ryan Jeffers home run in the first inning of the series opener? No Twins player crossed home plate after that in the Yankees' sweep.
NHL, NBA demand more from Diamond Sports
The leagues have given DSG one month to prove it can stay in business.
Yankees' Judge gives a little extra in 4-0 defeat of Twins
Yankees slugger Aaron Judge collected four extra-base hits — three doubles and a prodigious 467-foot homer in the first inning — while the Twins were able to produce only four hits of any sort.
Slump by Twins' Kirilloff raises questions about his health
Previous hitting droughts endured by Twins outfielder Alex Kirilloff have coincided with physical injuries, but there's no indication he's hurting.
Funderburk gets bullpen on track, rescues Ober's winning effort
After Cole Sands failed to retire any of the three batters he faced in the seventh inning against Toronto, lefty Kody Funderburk extracted the Twins from a dangerous situation.
Ober spectacular, Santana homers again in 5-1 Twins win
Only one of the 20 batters Bailey Ober faced reached base and Carlos Santana broke a scoreless tie with a three-run blast for his third home run in the three games in Toronto.
Jeffers' commanding attention as Twins' slugging catcher
Ryan Jeffers has been one of baseball's best hitters this season, splitting time between catching and being the Twins' designated hitter. There's been an interesting pattern to his team-high home run total.
Staumont's Twins debut was his first healthy game in years
The former Royals righthander spent almost a year recovering from surgery for thoracic outlet syndrome before getting the last three outs against Seattle on Thursday.
From up six to down two, Twins allow big rally to Blue Jays
Toronto scored seven of its runs from the fifth inning on after the Twins raced out to a 7-1 lead, chasing ace Kevin Gausman from the game.
Twins hang on to beat Blue Jays 3-2 after Ryan goes seven innings
Joe Ryan struck out seven, and rescued a Twins offense that looked overmatched against Jays starter Yusei Kikuchi.
Twins still have faith in struggling infielder Julien
Manager Rocco Baldelli said Edouard Julien's low numbers recently are "normal ups and downs."
Failed double steal runs Twins out of first inning vs. Blue Jays
The Twins thought the plate was illegally blocked, but their challenge was to no avail.
Bullpen falters badly as Twins collapse in 10-6 loss to Seattle
The Mariners scored eight runs in the final three innings, helped by a rare night of weak work by Twins relief pitchers.
