Royce Lewis hit a walk-off two-run triple on Tuesday, lifting the Minnesota Twins to a 3-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals in Minneapolis. Kansas City's Alex Lange (1-6) allowed Victor Caratini's leadoff single and Brooks Lee's one-out walk in the ninth before striking out Ryan Kreidler.
Twins right-hander David Festa will undergo surgeries on his shoulder and pectoral muscle tomorrow, reports Dan Hayes of The Athletic. The first will address a shoulder impingement, while the latter is to alleviate symptoms of neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome.
The Minnesota Twins would be lost without center fielder Byron Buxton. Now in his 12th season with the franchise, he has continued to operate as one of the most impactful players in the league.
The MLB Draft doesn’t get the same attention as the NFL Draft…or the NBA Draft…or even the NHL Draft. There’s the element of a stay in a farm system, the general lack of immediate impact for MLB draft picks, and the fact that it’s tougher for one MLB player to turn a franchise’s fortunes around.
Some skills usually take years for a young hitter to develop. Learning to control the strike zone, laying off pitches outside it, and forcing pitchers to work deep into counts is often a long process, even for elite prospects.
The Minnesota Twins placed right-hander Cole Sands on the 15-day injured list Tuesday with a right elbow strain, just two days after activating him from the IL for a right forearm strain.
The Minnesota Twins built their roster around pitching depth for the 2026 campaign. Certainly, that was a good strategy, and as the year is playing out, it’s a good thing the Twins took that approach.
The Minnesota Twins remain firmly in the postseason race, and veteran first baseman and designated hitter Josh Bell believes first-year manager Derek Shelton has played a major role in keeping the club in contention.
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With a week until the trade deadline, the Kansas City Royals and Minnesota Twins find themselves with different priorities ahead of the series opener of a three-game set on Tuesday in Minneapolis.
The Minnesota Twins are all of a sudden in the thick of the playoff race in the American League. Prior to getting back into the playoff race, there were rumors of the Twins moving Joe Ryan and Byron Buxton at the MLB Trade Deadline.
Minnesota Twins stars Byron Buxton and Joe Ryan have been mentioned as trade candidates for a while now. However, Buxton previously said he wants to stay with the Twins, and he happens to have a no-trade clause.
The Minnesota Twins made multiple roster moves before Sunday's series finale against the Athletics, reinstating Connor Prielipp and Cole Sands from the 15-day injured list while placing rookie right-hander Mike Paredes on the injured list with a left oblique strain.
Right-hander Joe Ryan will not start tonight against the Athletics, manager Derek Shelton told reporters, including Aaron Gleeman of AaronGleeman.com. Ryan is dealing with arm fatigue.
The Twins have moved on from veteran infielder Orlando Arcia. The 31-year-old was released from Triple-A St. Paul’s roster, as noted by Bobby Nightengale of the Minnesota Star Tribune.
As The Athletic noted for a piece published on Thursday, Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal is seen as "the main character of" the Aug. 3 MLB trade deadline. But how does Skubal feel about it?
Ruben Rivera is somewhere smiling at the Minnesota Twins right now. The Twins played on Saturday against the Chicago Cubs. In the ninth inning at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Ill., the Twins were down 6-2 but were threatening to make a comeback with runners on first and second base and nobody out.
The Minnesota Twins‘ 2026 record stands at 48-49, very similar to last season’s 47-49 at the All-Star break. But what a difference a year makes. This year, Minnesota is tied for the final American League Wild Card spot, and optimism is high.