Category: Jeferson Morales

March 25, 2025

Twins’ B-team impresses, A-team follows suit

A youthful lineup of Twins prospects and newcomers on Sunday went to work on the Boston Red Sox and blasted Beantown with 19 hits for an easy 9-3 win. Mickey Gasper, who made the big-league club, hit a home run, while six other other players — Jeferson Morales, Kyler Fedko, Jake Rucker, Austin Martin, DaShawn... Continue Reading »

March 22, 2025

Twins’ Lopez makes scoreless appearance vs. Phils

After falling to 0-4 this spring with an ERA of about 8.00, the Twins’ Pablo Lopez got back on track Friday, pitching three scoreless innings against the Philadelphia Phillies in a 6-3 loss. He allowed two hits, walked one and fanned four to trim his spring ERA to 6.62. Lopez looked good, including two solid... Continue Reading »

Hi, I’m Rolf Boone, Twins fan.

I became a fan of the Minnesota Twins after a friendly wager in the early 1980s. I survived Ron Davis, the meltdown in Cleveland, Phil Bradley at the Kingdome and then marveled at a rising generation of stars and two World Series wins in 1987 and 1991. Brad Radke made the 1990s bearable, while Kirby Puckett’s eye injury, exit from the game and eventual death made it almost too much to bear. The new century ushered in more talent — Joe Mauer, Johan Santana, Joe Nathan, Torii Hunter, Justin Morneau — and consecutive seasons of playoff baseball, followed by consecutive seasons of losing baseball. A winning season returned in 2015. So here we are. Go Twins.