Let’s give credit where credit is due: Twins ownership approved a plan to go out and get two relievers and a starting pitcher for the team’s stretch run, and now it’s up to Manager Derek Shelton and the players to deliver on that additional support. And right now that is not happening. The Twins lost... Continue Reading »

It’s the best kind of Independence Day celebration for this fan because the Twins, a team that usually wilts when facing the New York Yankees, found its footing again on Saturday and showed off the American League’s best run-scoring offense by clobbering six home runs in an 11-4 rout of the Bronx Bombers at the... Continue Reading »

A day after the Twins committed some embarrassing errors in an 8-6 loss to the Kansas City Royals, the team bounced back on Friday with some strong defensive play from the outfield and a quality start from Daniel Zebulon Matthews to edge the Royals, 5-3. It appeared that Zebby was on his way to an... Continue Reading »

The Twins turned the tables on their next door neighbor, the Milwaukee Brewers, on Sunday and emerged with a one-run, 5-4 victory, in the finale of their weekend series. Now, can they make it four wins in a row? The injury-riddled Houston Astros, a team that seems ripe for the picking to me, limp into... Continue Reading »

Forget the fire sale, forget the muted spending and forget the lack of high-profile free agents because if Monday’s win over the Pittsburgh Pirates is an indication of things to come, then this Twins team is going to be OK. They put it all together in the 5-1 victory. Starter Joe Ryan, taking the mound... Continue Reading »

I don’t care if it’s a pick-up game, a softball game, or some kind of private exhibition at either Yankee Stadium or Target Field. Anytime the Twins can run up the score on the New York Yankees is cause for celebration. So break out the party hats and funny whistles because on Thursday the Twins... Continue Reading »

Starting pitcher Pablo Lopez, who has won 31 games over three seasons for the Twins, including a 15-10 mark in 2024, and who played a huge role in snapping the club’s long playoff drought, is effectively gone after it was announced he will undergo Tommy John surgery and miss the entire 2026 season. Some might... Continue Reading »

The Twins find themselves in a serious pickle. If they don’t get deep starts out of their rotation, then manager Rocco Baldelli is forced to turn to a bullpen that was torn apart at the trade deadline and now features very little talent. In other words, what is he and the Twins to do? They... Continue Reading »

Whether it was before his injury or after it, starting pitcher Bailey Ober has simply not found the form that saw him win 12 games last season and pitch to a 3.98 ERA across 178-plus innings with 191 strikeouts. And again that 2024 form was nowhere to be seen on Monday as he coughed up... Continue Reading »