Minnesota Twins
Complete coverage of the Minnesota Twins and MLB featuring players Byron Buxton, Carlos Correa, Jose Miranda, Max Kepler and Joe Ryan. Latest MN Twins scores, player stats, schedule, standings, game highlights and sports commentary from the Star Tribune.
Twins
Hartman: Healthier Kepler prepares for another big season for Twins
One of the Twins' best front-office decisions last year was signing Max Kepler to a contract that locked him into the team's plans through 2024.
Twins
Twins trade Ryne Harper to Nationals for minor league reliever
Harper, who pitched in 61 games for the Twins last year, was designated for assignment last week to make room for Josh Donaldson.
Twins
Breakdown of Astros cheating shows who benefited most, how it hurt Twins
Houston beat the Twins in a 2017 game during which an Astros fan recorded 48 instances of banging a trash can to tip pitches. Jose Berrios was knocked out during an eight-run second inning.
Twins
Are Twins shedding 'cheap' label, becoming attractive in free agency?
When it comes to perceptions about the Twins and how they operate in free agency, there are two narratives that sometimes compete with each other and sometime seem intertwined.
Twins
Twins betting on age-defying metrics of Donaldson
The Twins' willingness to offer four years and $92 million to Donaldson is a matter of balancing what the big-picture numbers about age and regression are saying vs. what Donaldson might do as he gets older.
Twins
'Pretty remarkable': Thought of a full season with Arraez excites Twins
Second-year infielder Luis Arraez could bat leadoff and says he wants to reach double digits in home runs this season for the Twins. Last season, he made his debut on May 18 and a month later was on the team for good.
Twins
Souhan: Reassembled Twins cast could be the best, despite shaky pitching
The Twins won 101 games last year, and they are a much better team right now than they were last January, or even last July.
Twins
Hartman: One season ago, no one gave the Twins a chance
Last spring, ESPN had 31 experts across their baseball departments pick who they thought would win the AL Central, and only three picked the Twins while the remaining 28 picked the Indians.
Twins
Rosario hoping more power will mean All-Star recognition
The Twins' incumbent left fielder is getting used to feeling slighted, but he's also good at channeling any frustration into his game.
Twins
Is Buxton the Twins player with the most to prove in 2020?
The Twins could be more potent than last year's offense that set an MLB record with 307 home runs. But which projected starting position player has the most to prove?
Twins
Souhan: Twins hope to boost attendance with family-friendly deals
If you want to be known as a family game, you have to have prices that appeal to families. The Twins are doing just that.
Twins
Twins make their call: Graterol's 100 mph fastball will come out of bullpen
Brusdar Graterol's world-class velocity has made him the Twins' top pitching prospect for the past couple of years. The Twins have decided how to use him, for now.
Twins
![Justin Morneau winner of Kirby Puckett Award for Alumni Community Service. ] CARLOS GONZALEZ • cgonzalez@startribune.com – Minneapolis,](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/ZZ266I37SZDX5VXLCNBHJHHGG4.jpg?h=91&w=145&fit=crop&bg=999&crop=faces)
'Pick up the phone': Morneau gets call to Twins Hall of Fame
Justin Morneau, who won an American League MVP award for the Twins in 2006 and almost won another two years later, is the newest member of the team's Hall of Fame.
Twins
Donaldson adds knockout punch to most homegrown lineup in years
All nine players projected to be in the Opening Day starting lineup had an on-base-plus-slugging (OPS) number above the American League average in 2019.
Twins
Hartman: Twins scout Guerrero landed both Sano, Polanco as teens
Fred Guerrero continues to spot, develop talent in the Dominican Republic and Latin America.
Twins
Five Twins players potentially impacted by Astros' sign-stealing scandal
Marwin Gonzalez was a key member of the 2017 Astros, the team at the heart of baseball's sign-stealing scandal. And other ex-Twins could have felt an impact from what happened.
Vikings
Hartman: Super Bowl stories for Mahomes, Shanahan started in Twin Cities
Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes and 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan were born here when their dads were working for the Twins and Gophers.
Twins
Donaldson's goal with Twins: 'I want to impact the entire organization'
Josh Donaldson, who owns the highest batting average, on-base percentage and slugging percentage of any Twins opponent, signed the largest free-agent contract in team history.
Twins
Before he joined them, Donaldson was a Twins killer
Josh Donaldson has a .373 batting average, .464 on-base percentage and .819 slugging percentage with 10 homers in 22 games at Target Field
Twins
Roster, payroll, jersey number: What does Donaldson signing mean to Twins?
The potential effects of adding three-time All-Star and former MVP Josh Donaldson to the Twins are almost too numerous to track. Here's a look.
Browse Sports Sections
Around MLB
- Walker Buehler stymies the Reds with 6 dominant innings in the streaking Dodgers' 4-0 victory
- Rangers outlast Angels 3-2 in 13 innings when Lowe gets hit by pitch
- Rookie Wenceel Pérez hits three-run triple in six-run 7th as Tigers beat Diamondbacks 8-3
- Bell hits tying homer as Marlins score 4 in 9th off struggling Díaz and rally past Mets 10-9 in 10
- Gorman homers and Cardinals ride 8th-inning surge to 7-2 win over Red Sox
- Mariners get fine start from Luis Castillo, use late charge to rally past Orioles 4-3
- Seth Lugo claims AL-leading 7th win as the Royals beat A's 5-3 and move 9 games over .500
- Harper, Clemens lift Phillies to 4-3 win over Nationals in 10 innings
- Contreras hits 3-run homer off Verlander to give Brewers 4-2 win over Astros
- José Ramírez homers, drives in 3 runs as AL Central-leading Guardians wallop scuffling Twins 11-4
Connect with Star Tribune Sports