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West Metro
July 21, 2016
Minnesota Twins first baseman Joe Mauer

Joe Mauer pays $6.2 million cash for Wayzata Bay home

The house has seven bathrooms and garage parking for eight vehicles.
Twins
July 21, 2016
Minnesota Twins' Max Kepler is congratulated in the dugout after his solo home run during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tige

Early, late home runs back Santana in Twins victory over Detroit

Joe Mauer opened the scoring with a home run in the first inning and Max Kepler and Eddie Rosario added homers in the ninth to aid Ervin Santana's seven solid innings.
Twins
July 20, 2016

Twins-Boston series preview

The four-game series begins Thursday night in Boston. The Twins are 8-7 at Fenway Park over the past four seasons.
Twins
July 20, 2016

Wednesday's Twins-Detroit game recap

A look back at Wednesday's matinee.
Twins
July 20, 2016

Postgame: Ervin Santana on display for potential suitors?

The Twins took two of three games from the Tigers and now head to Boston for three games against the Red Sox
Twins
July 20, 2016
Twins manager Ron Gardenhire attended a press conference with Twins general manager Terry Ryan (pictured) who announced that the Twins were going to r

Twins' losses, disagreement led to Ryan's firing as GM

The decision to fire Twins general manager Terry Ryan came after owner Jim Pohlad and Ryan disagreed on how to improve the last-place club, said people with knowledge of the situation.
Twins
July 20, 2016
Twins owner Jim Pohlad.

Reusse: Firing Ryan purely a business decision for Twins

Vital customers such as sponsors and suite holders, season-ticket holders and the public were clamoring for a change in Twins leadership, and owner Jim Pohlad decided to give it to them.
Twins
July 20, 2016
Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander

Twins have to go through Verlander to win series in Detroit

Ervin Santana is on the mound for the Twins as they play the rubber game of a three-game series against the Tigers
July 20, 2016
Five lingering questions from the firing of Twins GM Terry Ryan

Five lingering questions from the firing of Twins GM Terry Ryan

As the dust settles and we've had a couple of days to digest the impact, though, it's clear there are a lot of lingering questions.
Twins
July 20, 2016
Rob Antony in 2014

'We need to evaluate every area of our organization,' says Twins interim GM

In a Q&A with La Velle E. Neal III, Twins interim GM Rob Antony discusses his new role, how he plans to tackle it and what he's up against as the Aug. 1 nonwaiver trade deadline approaches.
Twins
July 20, 2016
Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Tommy Milone waits on a new ball during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Tuesday, July

Milone's hot start gives Twins first victory of season over Detroit

Twins pitcher Tommy Milone took a one-hitter into the eighth inning before weakening in the ninth. But he still won his third straight start.
Twins
July 19, 2016

Tuesday's Twins-Detroit game recap

A look back at Tuesday's game.
Twins
July 19, 2016
Rob Antony

Antony settles in as interim GM as Twins take on Tigers

Tommy Milone will make his first start since the All-Star break as the Twins try to avoid a third straight loss.
July 19, 2016
Joe Maddon describes job interview with Terry Ryan, Twins in 2014

Joe Maddon describes job interview with Terry Ryan, Twins in 2014

In the wake of Terry Ryan being fired Monday, Cubs manager Joe Maddon talked about when he interviewed by Ryan when the Twins managing job was open in 2014.
Twins
July 19, 2016
Former Twins General Manager Terry Ryan.

Souhan: 'There is a reason Twins employees wept on Monday'

The Twins' firing of Terry Ryan feels shocking, but only because of his personality and the organization's longstanding commitment to loyalty among its most visible employees.
Twins
July 19, 2016
Terry Ryan and Joe Mauer at a press conference in 2001 after the Twins made Mauer the No. 1 pick in the amateur baseball draft.

Mauer on Ryan: 'We lost a good guy and a good man'

No music played in the Twins clubhouse before their 1-0 loss to the Tigers on Monday as players took in the news of Terry Ryan's firing.
Twins
July 19, 2016
Nolasco's effort wasted as Twins fall to Tigers

Nolasco's effort wasted as Twins fall to Tigers

Justin Upton's solo homer off Ricky Nolasco in the second inning resulted in the game's only run.
Twins
July 19, 2016
Paul Molitor's Twins will have to fight to avoid 100 losses. He wants to make sure the team puts up that fire.

Scoggins: Future GM already handcuffed by Pohlad's decision on Molitor

Whoever replaces Terry Ryan should have the freedom to make changes — any changes — that will help clean up the mess at Target Field. Every option should be on the table.
Twins
July 19, 2016
Dare to dream? Wonder what the likes of A's General Manager Billy Beane could do with the Twins? It’s likely too much to hope for.

Insider? Outside hire? Here are possible replacements for Ryan

Here is your way-too-early, highly speculative list of candidates the Twins might consider as the permanent replacement for General Manager Terry Ryan, who was fired Monday:
Twins
July 18, 2016
Rob Antony in 2014

Bittersweet opportunity for Twins' Antony

The interim GM has climbed up the Twins' ranks since being hired as a media intern in 1988.