The Twins held on for a 3-2 win over the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday, leveling the series at a game apiece and marking a milestone for starting pitcher Taj Bradley. Bradley struck out six batters across six innings to give him 205 strikeouts this season. He becomes the 10th pitcher in Twins history to... 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 »

What might have been? It has often been asked of Hall of Fame slugger Mickey Mantle, who belted a not-too-shabby 536 home runs during his career with the New York Yankees. But it was also a career that saw him miss significant playing time because of injuries and an unwillingness to take care of himself,... Continue Reading »

Whether it was because of his age or his contract, Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Kaat, a charter member of the Twins who spent 15 seasons in Washington, D.C., and Minnesota, finally was placed on waivers in the late summer of 1973. In a profile of Kaat, the Society for American Baseball Research suggests that... Continue Reading »

You never know when you’re going to have a Minnesota Twins moment. There I was, perusing the internet as I often do, when I came across a Twins Almanac tweet about a Twins/Yankees game played on April 29, 1972, in which Harmon Killebrew hit a rare triple and Jim Kaat tossed six innings of four-hit... Continue Reading »

Among the many Twins promotions and events this season, there is one that stands out: On Aug. 16, the team will recognize the 60th anniversary of the 1965 AL Pennant-winning Twins. I’m not sure who will be on hand for that celebration — Jim Kaat and Tony Oliva come to mind — but how about... Continue Reading »

The final (for now) addition to my Twins baseball card collection is this 1967 card that shows the American League batting leaders for 1966: Frank Robinson, Tony Oliva and Al Kaline. Oliva would hit .307 that season and lead the AL with 191 hits. He got off to a red-hot start and by early May... Continue Reading »

The Twins lost on Sunday to the Baltimore Orioles, but the overall message should be this: They took two of three games from one of the better teams in baseball after one of the best — perhaps the best team in baseball, the Atlanta Braves — dispatched them with ease. The Twins responded with a... Continue Reading »

You never know when you’re going to have a Minnesota Twins moment. There I was watching re-runs of Mary Tyler Moore, the Minneapolis-based sitcom that first hit the airwaves in September 1970, when it happened. Mary Richards, trying her best to help her boss, Lou Grant, patch things up with his wife, Edie, joins Lou... Continue Reading »