Which front office is the best in sports? That was the question recently asked by The Athletic, the New York Times’ owned sports reporting outlet, which polled 40 executives and coaches across the four major sports leagues — baseball, football, basketball and hockey — and asked them to rank the top five front offices in... Continue Reading »

Alex Kirilloff, who made his major league debut for the Twins in the postseason and accounted for one of only three hits in that 3-1 loss to the Astros, said farewell to Minnesota and his baseball career last week after he announced his retirement days before his 27th birthday. In some ways, it’s no surprise.... Continue Reading »

The Twins sent the Miami Marlins to their 100th loss of the season on Wednesday, rallying from a 3-0 deficit to win 8-3 and keep the team’s hopes alive for a possible playoff berth. Unfortunately, the Tigers, Royals and Mariners all won, so the Twins remain two games back of the final wild card spot... Continue Reading »

The Twins finally scored some runs, they finally got a decent performance out of the bullpen and they finally prevailed against the Cincinnati Reds 9-2 on Sunday to salvage the final game of the three-game series. The Detroit Tigers and Seattle Mariners also won on Sunday, but the Twins still have a 2.5 game lead... Continue Reading »

The rally sausage, a tangy summer sausage that became a talisman of sorts for the Twins during an earlier and more successful part of the season, returned with a vengeance Tuesday night and powered the club to a 10-5 win over the Los Angeles Angels and snapped a four-game losing streak. Twins infielder Kyle Farmer... Continue Reading »

The Twins and Tampa Bay Rays played seven straight games decided by one run, including the Twins’ 5-4 win on Monday and the Rays’ 2-1 victory on Tuesday. But that all came to an end Wednesday after the Rays exploded for an eight-run fourth inning and then held on for a 9-4 win. The Twins... Continue Reading »

This time the Texas Rangers edged the Twins by one run in 10 innings on Sunday, denying Minnesota a four-game sweep of the series. Still, the Twins won three of four games and they remain two games back of the Cleveland Guardians in the AL Central because the Guards were swept by the Milwaukee Brewers.... Continue Reading »

It’s back to back one-run wins for the Twins, this time a 4-3 victory over the Texas Rangers on Friday after edging the Rangers 3-2 the day before. Incredibly, the Twins had one less hit in Friday’s win than they did on Thursday, but let’s just say they got more bang for their buck because... Continue Reading »

The short-handed Twins, a team that currently is without Carlos Correa, Brooks Lee, pitcher Joe Ryan and reliever Brock Stewart, still found a way to come up with enough pitching and hitting to sweep a doubleheader from the Cleveland Guardians on Friday and move within 1.5 games of the top spot in the division. “I... Continue Reading »