The Minnesota Twins talked to the Toronto Blue Jays about Kevin Gausman on Aug. 2, a day before the trade deadline, Bobby Nightengale of the Minnesota Star Tribune reported.
The 2016 Minnesota Twins were a tough nut to crack in terms of how to move forward after Total System Failure (TM). Clearly something needed to be done, yet the club also looked pretty well-set with a talented young core.
The Minnesota Twins are not known for their free-spending ways when it comes to offering contracts in free agency. However, perhaps the Twins are tired of looking up at the Cleveland Guardians and did not like the idea of finishing behind the Chicago White Sox in the 2026 season.
Minnesota Twins catcher Ryan Jeffers intends to decline his qualifying offer and reach free agency for the first time in his career, according to Bobby Nightengale of the Star Tribune.
Another MLB season is in the books. The pending lockout is hanging over the heads of players and ownership, but there could be a mad rush of moves prior to December.
The Minnesota Twins finished the 2026 season with a 77-85 record. That put them in the middle of the American League Central standings, well behind the expectations the team had beginning the year.
November 17th is an important day on the MLB calendar as that is the deadline for teams to add eligible minor leaguers to their 40-man roster to protect them from the Rule 5 Draft on December 9th.
It’s Wednesday evening in Las Vegas. Toronto Blue Jays closer Louis Varland is dressed to the nines for the MLB Awards show, which honors the top players for the 2026 season.
Twins catcher Ryan Jeffers is declining the qualifying offer, reports Bobby Nightengale of The Minnesota Star-Tribune. Minnesota’s front office certainly expected as much, and they have ongoing interest in bringing Jeffers back on a multi-year deal.
Minnesota Twins general manager Jeremy Zoll said Monday at the GM Meetings in Las Vegas that the club has discussed other ways to retain free-agent catcher Ryan Jeffers while he weighs the qualifying offer, according to Matthew Trueblood of Twins Daily.
As trade rumors have surrounded Minnesota Twins star Byron Buxton for the past several seasons, general manager Jeremy Zoll has tried time and time again to shut down any of that speculation.
The 2026 MLB season was driven by top performances from young players, and the crop of young talent in the minors has never been greater. These 25 prospects could emerge as top MLB players in 2027.
The Minnesota Twins could upgrade first base by trading for Isaac Paredes. He would take over the everyday job from Royce Lewis and give manager Derek Shelton another hitter who can get on base near the top of the order.
Catcher Ryan Jeffers has less than a week to make a decision on the qualifying offer extended by the Twins. He’s unlikely to accept it, but the club is already working on bringing him back.
For several months now, one of the biggest transactions the Minnesota Twins needed to make this offseason was retaining A.J. Minter, whom they acquired at the 2026 trade deadline.
For this tournament, due to the high team count in the bracket, I’ll be posting as follows: The Wild Card Round gets one post: today’s. The Division Series gets two posts: after each half of the bracket has played Game 2 and after it ends.
Twins outfielder Trevor Larnach will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his left wrist this week, general manager Jeremy Zoll tells reporters (relayed by Bobby Nightengale of The Minnesota Star-Tribune).
The Minnesota Twins have released right-handed pitcher Miguel Martinez, according to the MiLB transaction log. Martinez, whose full name is Miguel Emmanuel Martinez, was born November 3, 2006, in Nueva Rosita, Coahuila, Mexico.
Jerry Koosman, the left-handed pitcher from Appleton, Minnesota, who brought a World Series pedigree and a 20-win season back to his home state with the Twins, died Sunday, November 1, 2026, at age 83 in Osceola, Wisconsin.
Jerry Koosman, the Minnesota native and durable left-hander who returned home to win 20 games for the Twins in 1979, died Sunday at age 83 in Osceola, Wisconsin.
Overall, the 2026 season was a much better one for the Twins, one year after a rough year marked by inconsistencies and trades. It will be an interesting winter, thanks to two high-profile pitchers who could hit the market soon.
The Minnesota Twins were surprisingly competitive in the 2026 American Central race. After purging 11 players at the 2025 MLB Trade Deadline, firing their manager, and uncertainty surrounding their ownership situation, a huge crash in the standings seemed to be in the offing.