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Twins
October 2, 2019
Get to know your AL Central champion Twins

Get to know your AL Central champion Twins

Our web baseball cards have inside information about the 2019 Twins roster. Touch or tap the cards for photos and facts about each player.
Twins
October 2, 2019
This is the pop fly on which Luis Arraez sprained his ankle during Saturday's game at Kansas City.

Arraez improves with treatment; Twins send four players home

Three days after Luis Arraez suffered a sprained right ankle that threatened his availability for the AL Division Series, the treatment is having an effect.
Twins
October 2, 2019
Yankees manager Aaron Boone professed his admiration for the Twins. "They're a beast."

Yankees vs. Twins: The New York state of mind on the playoffs

As fearful as many Twins fans are of playing the Yankees -- you know, the 2-13 postseason record and the years of regular-season domination -- the series isn't being seen as a lock in New York.
Twins
October 1, 2019

Twins-Yankees ALDS schedule

The series opens Friday night in New York.
Twins
October 1, 2019

Twins' roster is a United Nations of players

Where are all the Twins from? All over the country and world. See below:
Twins
October 1, 2019
Jacque Jones (11) got a little recognition from his teammates after scoring in Game 4 of the 2002 American League Division Series against the Oakland

Reusse: As Twins reach playoffs, it's time to remember feisty 2002 club

As Rocco Baldelli's improbable sluggers prepare for a best-of-five division series vs. the Yankees, the '02 Twins remain the franchise's last to win a postseason series.
Twins
October 1, 2019
An underdog with 101 wins? It's a tough year for Twins to be really good

An underdog with 101 wins? It's a tough year for Twins to be really good

The Twins, with their 101-61 record, don't even get home field advantage for the ALDS — something they would have had in every season from 1994-2018.
Twins
October 1, 2019
Minnesota Twins' Nelson Cruz, left, and Miguel Sano talk in the dugout in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers in Detroit,

'Grown up.' Sano finally becoming the player he was expected to be

Twins executives, managers, coaches and teammates had tried to lead Miguel Sano. Then a new teammate came along and Sano found the ideal leader in Nelson Cruz -- and Sano was ready to follow him.
Twins
October 1, 2019
Tom Brunansky (at left) and Kent Hrbek (right) wave their Homer Hankies and enjoy the homecoming celebration at the Humphrey Metrodome for the Minneso

The beloved Homer Hanky is making a comeback for this Twins team

The Star Tribune announced Monday it will release the 2019 version of its three-decades-old fan-favorite this week.
Twins
September 30, 2019
Eddie Rosario of the Twins was greeted at home by Nelson Cruz after homering off Yankees pitcher J.A. Happ on July 24.

Start times set for first two games of Twins-Yankees series

First pitch of Friday's game from Yankee Stadium will be at 6:07 p.m. Central time and televised on MLB Network. Saturday's game has an earlier start and a different network — 4:07 p.m. on Fox Sports 1.
Twins
September 30, 2019

Bombas vs. Bombers: the 2019 home run race to a new MLB record

The Twins and Yankees battled to the wire for the major league home run crown, and both obliterated the old record in the process.
Twins
September 30, 2019

Twins-Yankees matchup features 100-victory teams

The Twins-Yankees ALDS will be the 14th postseason series in MLB history to pit teams that won 100 regular-season games. The previous 13:
Twins
September 30, 2019
Twins third baseman Luis Arraez is taken from the game after an injury during the seventh inning of a game Saturday.

Arraez has Grade 1 ankle sprain; Twins will wait on playoff roster decision

No structural damage was found in Luis Arraez's right leg after Saturday's infield collision. The Twins must inform MLB which 25 players will face the Yankees in the AL Division Series by 9 a.m. Friday.
Twins
September 29, 2019
Kansas City Royals manager Ned Yost (3) tips his hat to the crowd before a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas Cit

Twins lose season finale 5-4 but win MLB home run title with 307

Minnesota now holds the title as baseball's most prolific home-run-hitting team, having hit three in their 5-4 loss to the Royals to overtake the Yankees on the season's final day.
Twins
September 29, 2019

Sunday's Twins-Kansas City game recap

A look back at Sunday's season finale.
Twins
September 29, 2019
Twins third baseman Luis Arraez is taken from the game after an injury during the seventh inning

Arraez hobbled, but sprain isn't severe; Twins go for win No. 102

The Twins have until Friday morning to decide whether rookie infielder is well enough to play in AL Division Series.
Twins
September 29, 2019
The Black Sox in court with their attorneys: (seated from left) attorney William Fallon, Jackson, Weaver, Cicotte, Risberg, Williams, Gandil. (Felsch

World Series disgrace 100 years ago: 2 Minnesotans were among 'Black Sox' banned for life

Central to the scandal was one player who lived early on in St. Paul and another who played ball in southern Minnesota after being banned with the others. This account first ran in the Star Tribune in September 1994 on the scandal's 75th anniversary.
Twins
September 29, 2019
A much different Twins team gets ready to recapture postseason magic

A much different Twins team gets ready to recapture postseason magic

These powerful newbies could break Minnesota's streak of 13 playoff losses.
Twins
September 29, 2019
Return of the champagne goggles: Randy Dobnak's wedding odyssey

Return of the champagne goggles: Randy Dobnak's wedding odyssey

The last few days have been wonderful and unusual for Twins rookie pitcher Randy Dobnak. Want to see some pictures?
Twins
September 28, 2019
Michael Pineda

Reusse: Pineda's absence fits in with Twins playoff lore

Michael Pineda throwing the starting pitching options into disarray with a 60-game suspension for use of a banned substance has continued a Twins postseason tradition.