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.
And the injuries just keep piling up. While spring training stats and records do not matter, the Twins do have the worst run differential through nine games across the majors this spring.
Talent-wise, Walker Jenkins is up there with Joe Mauer, Byron Buxton, Royce Lewis, and perhaps a couple others on a list of the best prospects the Twins have had in the past three decades.
A little over a week into their spring training slate, the single most promising on-field development for the Twins is the way Mick Abel has pitched in his first two outings.
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.
Twins ace Joe Ryan is progressing well from a minor back injury, according to reports. Ryan had a "good bullpen session" on Saturday, per The Athletic's Dan Hayes, and the next step will be to throw a live batting practice.
Ah, baseball season. With spring training in full swing, it's nice to have the familiar sights and sounds of America's pastime back. Green grass, blue skies, the sound of a ball hitting a glove or the barrel of a bat, and the Minnesota Twins getting mercilessly obliterated by the New York Yankees.
The Twins are living dangerously when it comes to injuries early in spring training. In just the last week and a half, they've had three of their most important players walk off the field with soreness and require MRIs to assess the situation.
The Los Angeles Dodgers’ roster is already overloaded. Maybe a handful of teams could make this season interesting. But why not add more? It’s what they do.
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 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.
Pitching depth is always important, especially as injuries inevitably pop up throughout the grueling 162-game season. For the Minnesota Twins, that depth might be tested early this year—and one possible option could be the team's top pitching prospect, at least based on his spring training debut.
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 walked into camp expecting stability at the top of their rotation. Instead, they were hit with the kind of news that can tilt an entire season.
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.
One of the last veterans left on the Minnesota Twins is not too happy with the team. Longtime Twins outfielder Byron Buxton spoke this week to Bobby Nightengale of the Minnesota Star Tribune.