A sweep of the Detroit Tigers, a series win over the Toronto Blue Jays and a second series win over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday has the Twins at 11-7 and atop the AL Central, a game ahead of the Cleveland Guardians. What’s next for this Twins team? A season sweep of the New... Continue Reading »

What can’t this rookie do? Three months removed from the game because of a broken forearm and yet Twins infielder Luke Keaschall continues to hit, drive in runs and now you can add “big moments” to his curriculum vitae after he hit a game-winning, walk-off blast in the bottom of the 11th inning on Sunday... Continue Reading »

Someone once said that baseball success begins with the guy on the mound. Not sure that’s entirely true (or if it was ever said), but for the moment it appears to stick because after the Twins suffered their way through most of June, they suddenly find themselves with a three-game winning streak. And look how... Continue Reading »

The Twins finally lost a see-saw game to the Boston Red Sox on Saturday. They took an early lead, they gave up that lead, and then they pulled ahead, only to fall behind after serving up a grand slam. And then a Boston reliever, who couldn’t throw strikes to save his life, made things very... Continue Reading »

Two starting pitchers and one reliever are moving on from the Twins, the trio agreeing to free agent deals with the St. Louis Cardinals, Detroit Tigers and Cincinnati Reds. Sonny Gray made the biggest splash, and no doubt was helped by his runner-up finish in the AL Cy Young award, by landing a 3-year, $75... Continue Reading »

Dick Bremer is leaving the Twins’ broadcast booth after 40 seasons, the longtime TV voice agreeing to be a special assistant and ambassador for the team. There’s some question about whether the Twins will have a TV contract for 2024 in light of the Diamond Sports Group bankruptcy, but assuming that they will, who should... Continue Reading »

Disco Demolition Night isn’t the only baseball promotion to go off the rails. Promoters have also given us Ten Cent Beer Night, a gimmick to increase attendance that had been pulled off before without incident, but that failed badly on June 4, 1974, in a game that was played in Cleveland between the Indians and... Continue Reading »

It was over before it ever really began. The Houston Astros scored four runs in the top of the first inning and never looked back, scoring again in the fifth, sixth and ninth innings to blow out the Twins 9-1 in Game 3 of the American League Division Series on Tuesday. It’s a huge disappointment... Continue Reading »

A key hit, another great defensive play and nine innings of solid pitching carried the Twins to a 2-0 win and sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays in the American League Wild Card Series on Wednesday. The win also marked another important milestone for the Twins as they won a postseason series for the first... Continue Reading »