As I said in my previous post, I urged the Twins to make hay against the Baltimore Orioles because they are about to face three good National League teams in the Philadelphia Phillies, Atlanta Braves and San Diego Padres. Why is this so important? The Twins are 13-23 against the National League this season, according... Continue Reading »

How many closers do the Minnesota Twins have? Well, they have 11 pitchers who have recorded at least one of the team’s 17 saves, and now the Twins have decided to add to that melange after they picked up another reliever who was designated for assignment. And why not? The Twins’ have the sixth highest... Continue Reading »

There was no sweep of the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday — the Twins losing badly 8-0 — but more questions and concerns likely are being raised about starter Taj Bradley, the clear surprise of the 2026 season, after he turned in a second straight sub-par performance. He didn’t exactly get lit up by the... Continue Reading »

Bailey Ober and the Twins dug themselves a very early and deep hole on Saturday, but the American League’s third-best offense rallied to tie the game at 7-7, only to give up three more runs. They never fully recovered after that and fell 10-9 to the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Twins’ fourth straight loss. It’s also... Continue Reading »

The Twins scored early, the Chicago White Sox scored late to tie the game, and then both teams played two frames of nail-biting baseball in extra innings on Tuesday. In the bottom of the 10th inning, Twins’ veteran lefty reliever Taylor Rogers struck out a batter, served up a single and then induced a short... Continue Reading »

Daniel Zebulon Matthews, better known as Zebby, made the most of his callup on Thursday as he tossed seven shutout innings to help the Twins win the rubber match 9-1 and the series over the Miami Marlins. Matthews wasn’t the only callup to lift the Twins. Ryan Kreidler also got the nod and delivered two... Continue Reading »

If it remains unclear to the Pohlad family about what ails the team they own — the Minnesota Twins — then pull out a sheet of paper, pick out your favorite writing instrument and fire off a letter with your concerns. And make sure you underline the word “bullpen” with the darkest and blackest felt... Continue Reading »

The Twins ended their losing streak on Tuesday after they rallied for a 5-3 win over the New York Mets, sending the Metropolitans, a team with a $370 million payroll, to their 12th straight loss and more misery. Early on it appeared the Mets were on the verge of history, not because of the losing... Continue Reading »

The Twins have lost three straight games, including their first series loss since the home opener versus the Tampa Bay Rays. The series loss came at the hands of the Cincinnati Reds, who beat them by one run on Friday and did it all over again 5-4 on Saturday. One thing about this Twins team:... Continue Reading »