Sometimes life just isn’t fair, is it? That’s my reaction to the news that Twins pitching coach Pete Maki was fired on Monday, which was the last thing I expected after the Twins beat back the negative projections heading into the 2026 season and largely overachieved and even contended at one point for a wild... Continue Reading »

The Twins won their final series of the 2026 season over the Texas Rangers, including a 6-4 win on Sunday. The Twins wrap things up with a 77-85 record, good enough for third place in the American League Central. Was it a good season? In many ways, yes. After the Twins traded away all of... Continue Reading »

It’s been a strange season when it comes to the Minnesota Twins and the National League. The Twins took the series from the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday with a 4-2 win, but it only “improved” their record against the Senior Circuit to 18-30. And series wins were rare. In fact, the Twins usually came... Continue Reading »

The Twins took a 5-2 lead into the bottom of the 8th inning on Saturday, and then watched it all slip away as the bullpen struggled again in a 6-5 loss to the Los Angeles Angels in 11 innings. The Twins have been eliminated from playoff contention in the American League Central and are a... Continue Reading »

The Twins have the longest of long shots to qualify for the postseason, but at least they have this: the team edged the Cleveland Guardians 4-3 on Saturday to win the season series over the Guards for the first time since 2021. And it took another top prospect to make it happen. The Twins called... Continue Reading »

You never know when you’re going to have a Minnesota Twins moment. Once again I was watching YouTube when the Twins’ final game at Metropolitan Stadium, played on Sept. 30, 1981, popped up in my feed. I settled in to watch what would become a 5-2 loss to the Kansas City Royals. The Twins wrapped... Continue Reading »

When eminent historians look back at what happened to the 2026 Minnesota Twins, they’ll point to a spit and baling wire bullpen, key injuries to pitchers and position players, a slow start from Royce Lewis and the team’s struggles against the Senior Circuit, otherwise known as the National League. One might find it hard to... Continue Reading »

It’s pretty simple, really: The Twins have a winning record with Byron Buxton in the lineup and a losing one without him, which explains why the club dropped its third straight series on Sunday, losing 4-3 to the Milwaukee Brewers and flame-throwing righty Jake Misiorowski, a pitcher who regularly throws at 100 miles per hour... Continue Reading »

After only four runs were scored in the first two games, the Twins finally found their stroke again on Sunday to outlast the West Sacramento A’s (or whatever you want to call them) 11-8 to win the game and the series. The Twins scored those 11 runs on 13 hits, getting nine of them from... Continue Reading »