The Twins' latest round of spring training roster cuts includes several of their top prospects who were still in big-league camp. Here's the full list of reassigned/optioned players the team announced on Monday, along with their organizational prospect ranking (per MLB Pipeline).
One inning into their spring training game against the Braves on Monday, the Twins trailed 8-0. A few hours later, they had the tying run on second base with two outs in the ninth inning.
The first rule of spring training is not to get too excited about spring training stats. That being said, Alan Roden is maybe making the Louis Varland trade look like a better deal, as he has eight hits in 22 at-bats, with one homer and a steal.
Will the Minnesota Twins use a closer-by-committee this season? The way things are shaping up so far, new Manager Derek Shelton could lean toward that scenario.
Gabriel Gonzalez, Minnesota's seventh-ranked prospect per MLB Pipeline, came through with a walk-off sacrifice fly to help the Twins rally for a 7-6 spring-training win over the Philadelphia Phillies Sunday in Fort Myers, Fla.
As Spring Training opens for 2026, all 30 teams have high hopes and big questions. These are the storylines to follow for each team heading into Opening Day.
The Twins are over halfway through their spring training schedule down in sunny Florida. They've completed 15 official Grapefruit League games (plus exhibitions against the University of Minnesota and Puerto Rico's WBC team) and have 15 to go.
Team USA played its first official game of this year's World Baseball Classic on Friday night against Brazil, and Byron Buxton left early after getting hit by a pitch.
Without any shadow of a doubt, Byron Buxton is the most influential presence within the Minnesota Twins. The supremely talented but injury-prone center fielder is representing Team USA at the 2026 World Baseball Classic.
The Minnesota Twins are in an interesting position heading into the upcoming season. The roster was largely depleted at last year’s trade deadline, and the front office did little in free agency this winter to replenish the pieces that were moved.
The Twins are roughly at the halfway point of the six weeks of spring training. There's been some bad news in the form of a season-ending injury to Pablo Lopez and less-severe ailments picked up by David Festa and Walker Jenkins.
The 2026 MLB season is right around the corner, and it is never too early to start thinking about how it might unfold. Seemingly, every year, we have a decent handle on who should contend and who is likely to struggle, which makes looking ahead to the trade deadline inevitable.
The Minnesota Twins are currently taking part in spring training as they gear up for the upcoming 2026 MLB regular season. The Twins are looking to bounce back after two straight years of missing the playoffs, following an upstart 2023 campaign that had many fans thinking that something special was on the horizon.
Minnesota finished the 2025 season with the second-most losses in the American League. It was an odyssey-like season, filled with a scuffle out of the gate, a hot stretch in the middle, and a bottoming out that partially led to a massive selloff in the summer.
When a new player makes a splash, we think of someone doing a cannonball in the pool. A rookie gets a late-season call-up and makes an immediate impression.
The Minnesota Twins are already dealing with a slew of injuries to notable players, including All-Star pitchers Pablo López and Joe Ryan, ahead of Opening Day.
Minnesota Twins star pitcher Joe Ryan recently suffered an injury scare early in spring training. As a result, he will not begin the World Baseball Classic with Team USA, but could be added to the roster later in the tournament.
Minnesota Twins infielder Royce Lewis features no shortage of potential. Injury concerns have unfortunately limited him early in his MLB career. Lewis endured an injury scare on Thursday, as he was scratched before the Twins’ spring training game after feeling tightness on his right side.
The hits for the Twins’ rotation keep coming. Right-hander David Festa, who entered camp hopeful of securing a spot on the starting staff, has been diagnosed with a shoulder impingement and will be shut down from throwing for at least two to three weeks, per Bobby Nightengale of the Minnesota Star Tribune.
The Minnesota Twins seemingly want to compete. They did not trade any of their star players this past offseason, and even made some notable additions such as the Josh Bell signing.
The Minnesota Twins have been surrounded by disappointment in each of the last two seasons after fans were hoping they’d be in the thick of contention following their ALDS bid back in 2023.
The Minnesota Twins might be the worst team in the majors in 2026 — and that possibility grew more real with word that right-hander Pablo Lopez could miss the entire season.