Minnesota Twins
The Twins were aware of the injury risk Anthony DeSclafani carried with him when they acquired him in a trade this January. In the coming days, DeSclafani will travel to Texas to visit with Dr. Keith Meister, who will assess what the Twins are calling a forearm strain. In recent years, Meister has performed Tommy John surgery on starters Kenta Maeda, Chris Paddack and Tyler Mahle. DeSclafani had been behind his teammates in his build-up after feeling some soreness in his elbow earlier in camp.
Posted: March 18, 2024, 9:55 pm
The Minnesota Twins will be in Kansas City for Opening Day in less than two weeks, and there’s already cause for concern on the injury front among the pitching staff.
Posted: March 18, 2024, 9:13 pm
– As the Twins announced four of their pitchers will begin the season the 15-day injured list Monday, Carlos Correa and Ryan Jeffers powered Minnesota to a 5-2 spring training win over the Boston Red Sox at Hammond Stadium. Correa reached base in all three plate appearances, lining a single to right field in the first inning, bashing a 421-foot solo homer to left field in the third inning and drawing a walk in the fifth inning.
Posted: March 18, 2024, 8:09 pm
The AL Central doesn't appear to be a great place to find baseball's best teams. The division had a tough 2023, with the Twins running away with the title despite an 87-win season that wouldn't have been good enough to win any other division in MLB. Minnesota once again appears to be the class of the division despite losing a pair of front-line starting pitchers in Sonny Gray and Kenta Maeda.
Posted: March 18, 2024, 7:38 pm
Byron Buxton scratched from lineup with back tightness Buxton and the Twins open the season March 28 in Kansas City. Author: Joe Nelson for Bring Me The Sports Publish date: Mar 18, 2024 12:42 PM EDT In this story: Minnesota Twins Byron Buxton Byron Buxton is having a tremendous spring training but there is now a new level of concern after he was scratched from the lineup Monday with lower back tightness. If it's just a tight back, it's might be no big deal and he's just getting a day to loosen up. But any time Buxton has a health issue it raises concern. He played in just 85 games last season after hamstring and knee injuries sidelined and ended his year prematurely. He underwent
Posted: March 18, 2024, 4:42 pm
Budweiser Makes Incredible Team-Themed Beer Cans in Advance of 2024 Season As the 2024 season approaches, Budweiser is drawing some attention to its brand because of its team-themed can marketing campaign. Fifteen different teams have specially made Budweiser cans in their honor. Author: Brady Farkas Mar 18, 2024 10:59 AM EDT In this story: Washington Nationals San Francisco Giants Minnesota Twins Tampa Bay Rays Cincinnati Reds As the 2024 Major League Baseball season approaches, beer brand Budweiser is drawing attention to itself because of its awesome team-themed cans. The marketing campaign was displayed on social media on Monday and featured a thread on "X" showing the specially-made cans
Posted: March 18, 2024, 2:59 pm
DUNEDIN, FLA. – Brooks Lee isn't normally a souvenir collector, but who could blame him Sunday? The Twins' best infield prospect is of Irish descent, and he had just hit his first home run and first triple as a Twin. So after the Twins' 9-4 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays was final, Lee asked the equipment manager whether he could give the green cap the Twins wore for St. Patrick's Day to his ...
Posted: March 18, 2024, 11:26 am
FORT MYERS, FLA. – There was no pause to celebrate during the middle of a spring training outing, but Twins reliever Josh Staumont took it as an encouraging sign when the radar gun showed 98 miles per hour Saturday. Staumont underwent surgery to correct thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) last summer, which involves removing the first rib and scalene muscles, so it wasn't a major surprise when he ...
Posted: March 18, 2024, 9:59 am
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Posted: March 18, 2024, 6:12 am
Kansas City Royals ace Cole Ragans has been announced as the opening day starting pitcher vs. the Minnesota Twins.
Posted: March 18, 2024, 2:15 am
DUNEDIN, Fla. — Brooks Lee understands he isn't likely to remain in Twins camp much longer. But he's making the inevitable parting much more difficult. Lee, almost certainly destined to open the season at Class AAA St. Paul, smacked his first home run and first triple in a Twins uniform Sunday, raising his spring batting average to .343 (12-for-35) with his second consecutive two-hit game. ...
Posted: March 17, 2024, 8:27 pm
Brooks Lee, Gabriel Gonzalez shine at Twins' Spring Breakout game The MLB's new showcase event put some of Minnesota's top prospects on display in Saturday's game with the Rays. Author: Chris Schad for Bring Me The Sports Publish date: Mar 17, 2024 10:43 AM EDT In this story: Minnesota Twins While the Minnesota Twins came from behind to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-5 in their main spring training game Saturday, the main event as the MLB Spring Breakout game, which saw the Twins' top prospects duke out an 8-8 tie with the Rays. Although top prospect Walker Jenkins was scratched earlier in the week with a strained quad, there were plenty of notable names in the lineup including MLB.com's
Posted: March 17, 2024, 2:43 pm
October 3, 2023 was a day to remember for Minnesota Twins fans. Royce Lewis came off the IL to belt two home runs and Pablo López limited the Toronto Blue Jays to one run over 5 2/3 innings as the home team won the first game of the AL Wild Card Series, 3-1. The Twins finished the regular season with an 87-75 record and the fewest wins of any American League playoff team.
Posted: March 17, 2024, 5:00 am
The results may not have been what he was looking for, but as Charlee Soto was walking back to the minor league side of the Twins complex after pitching in front of a crowd of fans at Hammond Stadium in the Spring Breakout game, he was all smiles. The 18-year-old, whom the Twins drafted 34th overall last year, gave up four runs while only retiring two batters in an 8-8 tie in a game featuring the Twins and Tampa Bay Rays' top prospects Saturday. “I didn't have the outcome I wanted,” Soto said.
Posted: March 16, 2024, 11:54 pm
Taylor, who turns 33 this month, joins a team that is looking for help in right field. He hit .220 with 21 home runs and 53 RBIs last season for Minnesota.
Posted: March 16, 2024, 9:28 pm
Things are looking pretty good in Brock Stewart's world these days. The relief pitcher recently returned to Twins camp after heading home to Charlotte, North Carolina, for the birth of his second son, Cal. And at work, for the first time in his career, he walked into spring training knowing there's a major league roster spot for him. “When I was healthy, I was one of the best pitchers on the planet, and to think about that is pretty cool,” Stewart said. The only downside to Stewart's breakout season was the three months he spent on the injured list dealing with an elbow injury, which limited him to just 27 2/3 innings at the major league level last year.
Posted: March 16, 2024, 9:24 pm
FORT MYERS, Fla. — On a day when Major League Baseball was busy promoting the future stars for each franchise, a group of Twins prospects carried their major-league counterparts to victory. Minor-leaguers Jake Rucker, Misael Urbina, Keoni Cavaco and Brian O'Keefe each singled during a three-run eighth-inning rally, and Minnesota won a Grapefruit League game for the first time in a week, 6-5 ...
Posted: March 16, 2024, 7:53 pm
Minnesota Twins May Use Veteran in Surprising Way in 2024 After signing with the Minnesota Twins this offseason, veteran switch-hitter Carlos Santana reportedly could find himself hitting leadoff against left-handed pitching. The 38-year-old isn't your typical leadoff hitter, but he's played himself into an everyday role. Author: Brady Farkas Mar 16, 2024 8:12 AM EDT In this story: Minnesota Twins Carlos Santana, leadoff hitter? That's what it sounds like, at least in certain situations, heading into 2024 for the Minnesota Twins . Per a report in ' The Athletic: ' When facing right-handed pitchers, expect to see both Santana and Kirilloff in the lineup, typically with Santana at
Posted: March 16, 2024, 12:12 pm
The start of the 2024 MLB season is around the corner! Here's a look at the schedule for the last week or so of Florida spring training games.
Posted: March 15, 2024, 4:02 pm
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Brian Serven hit a two-run homer in the third inning and the Toronto Blue Jays extended their win streak to four games with a 5-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday in pre-season play. Davis Schneider contributed a run with a sacrifice fly, Rafael Lantigua added an RBI double, and Steward Berroa, with a bases-loaded walk, helped power the Toronto (10-9) attack. Related Videos 2:02 How Shohei Ohtani's conflicting buzz catches baseball world by storm before Dodgers deal announced How Shohei Ohtani's conflicting buzz catches baseball world by storm before Dodgers deal announced Atkins says Schneider made decision to pull Berrios in Blue Jays wildcard loss Blue Jays gear
Posted: March 14, 2024, 10:05 pm
Jose Miranda entered 2023 looking to build upon a promising rookie season and establish himself as a major leaguer. A shoulder injury that cropped up in spring training essentially robbed him of that opportunity. Now, Miranda, once one of the organization's top prospects, is looking to show he's healthy — and that he belongs — even as it appears that he will start the season in Triple-A after what amounted to a lost season for him. When the shoulder pain originally popped up a year ago, Miranda at first was limited to just hitting.
Posted: March 14, 2024, 9:02 pm
FORT MYERS, FLA. - As several relievers compete for the final spot or two in the Twins bullpen, Jorge Alcala stands out with arguably the most electric pitch mix in the group. He slapped his hand into his glove when he struck out St. Louis Cardinals infielder Jared Young with a 90 mile-per-hour slider Wednesday, one of his three strikeouts in two scoreless innings at Hammond Stadium. His ...
Posted: March 14, 2024, 11:42 am
‘He’s such a good athlete. ... I think he’s going to be extremely valuable for us this year.’
Posted: March 13, 2024, 5:11 pm
FORT MYERS, Fla. - This is usually the time of training camp when I take a stab at predicting what the Twins batting order will be. But I'm ditching that practice for 2024. It's pointless to write out a lineup because set lineups no longer exist in baseball. Analytics, platoons and "rest days" combine to make it impossible for managers to have a primary batting order. On top of that, there are ...
Posted: March 13, 2024, 9:58 am
The Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins, 1-0, on Tuesday in Lakeland, Florida. The Tigers are 11-7-1 in Grapefruit League play.
Posted: March 12, 2024, 7:22 pm
NORTH PORT, Fla. — When Twins pitcher Chris Paddack went under the knife two years ago, he joined a club that no pitcher wants to be a part of — a group of players who have had Tommy John surgery twice. Paddack first had his ulnar collateral ligament repaired in 2016 when he was a prospect in the low minors and again in May 2022. The players in that group have had mixed results, but the Twins ...
Posted: March 11, 2024, 8:46 pm
FORT MYERS, FLA. – The first big-leaguer David Festa ever faced in a Twins uniform got a hit Sunday, and the second walked. One hitter later, and Festa's debut was over. Wait, it was a far bigger success than it sounds. "It was fantastic to see him out there," manager Rocco Baldelli said of Festa, generally regarded as the Twins' best pitching prospect. "Getting through that outing was good." ...
Posted: March 11, 2024, 11:53 am
Nestor Cortes was touched up for six runs in his third spring training start and the Yankees' comeback fell short as New York lost to the Minnesota Twins, 10-7, on Saturday afternoon.
Posted: March 9, 2024, 8:47 pm