The Minnesota Twins placed right-hander Bailey Ober on the 15-day injured list on Sunday with inflammation in his right elbow. Ober, 30, is 6-3 with a 4.59 ERA in 12 starts this season.
The Twins and Pirates managed to pack two blowouts and a nailbiter into the same nine-inning game, trading blows in a contest that saw both teams score six unanswered runs, culminating in a 10-9 slugfest that produced 27 total hits.
Twins fans tuning into Saturday afternoon's game against the Pirates on Twins.TV weren't greeted by the familiar voice of usual play-by-play announcer Cory Provus.
The Twins designated right-handed pitcher Simeon Woods Richardson for release or assignment on Saturday morning. That fact, by itself, does not come as a surprise.
How many of the 53 Major League Baseball players not born in the United States of America with 250 or more career home runs can you name in seven minutes?
Not every all-timer has instant success at the next level. For many baseball players, it takes a few bumps in the road out of the gate before they ever reach stardom.
The Minnesota Twins enter play today with a 27-31 record and sit in third place in the AL Central. They have lost three straight games. They dropped their series opener 6-5 in walk-off fashion to the Pirates last night.
The Minnesota Twins designated right-hander Simeon Woods Richardson for assignment Saturday after a disastrous 0-7 start to the season. Richardson, 25, leads the major leagues in losses and leads the American League in earned runs allowed (41).
The Twins announced that right-hander Simeon Woods Richardson has been designated for assignment. Fellow righty John Klein was called up from Triple-A in the corresponding 26-man roster move, and since Klein was already on the 40-man roster, Minnesota now has only 38 players on their 40-man.
The only two things rarer in modern-day baseball than the four-homer game is the Triple Crown and the unassisted triple play. The former is, of course, done over an entire season, while there's a large level of lucky in the unassisted triple play.
The Minnesota Twins placed left-hander Kendry Rojas on the 15-day injured list on Friday, one day after he was scratched from his scheduled start due to inflammation in his pitching elbow.
The Minnesota Twins’ pitching staff has struggled some this year. While the team is seventh in quality starts, they are 21st in team ERA. The Twins recently got Taj Bradley back in the rotation, who was projected to improve the starting rotation.
The Minnesota Twins have won seven of their last ten games. Byron Buxton has been hitting well during that streak, playing in the last eight games. Buxton missed four games due to injury, but is now back in the lineup.
Already about halfway to their 2025 win total, the Chicago White Sox have been noticeably more competitive this season than any other in recent memory. And rookie sensation Munetaka Murakami is a big reason why.
The Twins’ experiment with Brooks Lee at shortstop has apparently run its course. The former No. 8 overall pick has been playing third base since Royce Lewis‘ demotion to Triple-A St.
Brooks Lee delivered a go-ahead, bases-clearing double in the 11th inning among his two hits, boosting the visiting Minnesota Twins to a 5-3 victory against the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday.
Joe Ryan and the Minnesota Twins are 26-28 and in third place in the American League Central going into their Tuesday matchup against the Chicago White Sox.
The Minnesota Twins are a solid team. They are currently a couple of games under .500, but they have their share of bright spots. The offense is average, but Byron Buxton is putting together another monster season.
Chicago White Sox rookie outfielder Rikuu Nishida didn't take long to leave an impression, playing a pivotal role in the team's Memorial Day win over the division-rival Minnesota Twins.
The Minnesota Twins are getting a key arm back in their rotation. The Twins announced they have reinstated Taj Bradley from the 15-day injured list ahead of Saturday's matchup against the Boston Red Sox.
The New York Yankees are showing signs of life again after a couple of tough weeks. Aaron Boone's team got off to a strong start to the campaign, and they're still sitting atop a solid 30-21 record and second place in the AL East.
The struggling Minnesota Twins are sending a former No. 1 overall pick to the minor leagues. Royce Lewis, the first overall pick in the 2017 MLB Draft, is headed to Triple-A St.