CHRIS COLABELLO RUMORS
Twins Tuesday: Chris Colabello named Independent League MVP
MINNEAPOLIS -- Minnesota's Chris Colabello awoke Tuesday morning to a flurry of congratulatory text messages on his phone. What he was being congratulated for, he wasn't quite sure.
That is, until he saw one text that read, "Congrats on the MVP."
Even then, Colabello was a bit stunned as the news didn't initially sink in. Finally, though, he learned that he...
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August 27, 2013
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Twins' Chris Colabello doing what he can to be serviceable OF
When Twins outfielder Oswaldo Arcia needed a translator to help with an interview earlier this month, he didn't turn to Bobby Cuellar, Minnesota's bullpen coach who is fluent in both Spanish and English.
The duty fell to Chris Colabello.
As it turns out, Colabello is trilingual. The Twins rookie is fluent in English and Italian and is "close" to being fluent in...
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August 21, 2013
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Chris Colabello's route to Twins roster an unconventional one
There are players who spent the majority of their careers toiling away in the minor leagues, and then there's Chris Colabello.
The 29-year-old Massachusetts native went unnoticed after playing for Assumption College, a private Catholic school in Worcester, Mass. No major league teams were interested -- not even as an undrafted free agent -- so Colabello slipped through the cracks...
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July 23, 2013
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Twins Saturday: Chris Colabello drives in first major-league run
MINNEAPOLIS -- Twins designated hitter Chris Colabello was leading the International League in RBI before his promotion to the big leagues earlier this week. On Saturday, he finally drove in his first run in the majors.
With runners on second and third and nobody out in the sixth inning, Colabello sent a base hit to right field that scored Justin Morneau from third to tie the game...
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July 20, 2013
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Colabello joins Twins after Triple-A All-Star game
The Minnesota Twins have recalled first baseman Chris Colabello from Triple-A Rochester, the last of three replacements in an All-Star break roster shake-up.
Colabello joined the team for Thursday's game against Cleveland. The Twins announced before the break they were bringing up catcher/outfielder Chris Herrmann and infielder Doug Bernier, but they waited until after Colabello...
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July 19, 2013
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Twins Rookie Chris Colabello Notches First Career Hit Wearing Wrong Jersey (Video)
When a rookie joins his big league squad, it is common for veterans to play clubhouse pranks on the newest team member. But this was no joke put on by the Minnesota Twins, just an old-fashioned rookie mistake by outfielder Chris Colabello.
Colabello came up to bat against the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday night and notched his first career hit, but rounded first base wearing the wrong...
Minnesota Twins’ Rookie Wears Wrong Jersey
Minnesota Twins’ rookie Chris Colabello showed up to pinch hit ninth inning of Tuesday’s game against the Brewers, and unfortunately he was unable to convert a hit. However, that wasn’t the worst part of his at-bat. The worst part would be that he actually came to the plate wearing the wrong jersey. Check out the above photo which shows Chris rocking the jersey with “Twins”...
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May 29, 2013
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Twins outfielder Chris Colabello wore wrong jersey
On Tuesday, the Minnesota Twins paid a visit to Miller Park to take on the Milwaukee Brewers in an Interleague clash.Naturally, the Twins wore their road jerseys with "Minnesota" appearing on the front. However, outfielder Chris Colabello didn't get the memo, and wore is home "Twins" jersey, instead.Colabello's mistake become apparent when he appeared...
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May 29, 2013
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Twins rookie wears wrong road jersey
Video: Minnesota, not Twins. Got it?
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May 29, 2013
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Twins’ Chris Colabello: the happiest man in baseball
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Chris Colabello, a non-roster invitee with the Minnesota Twins, is probably the happiest man in baseball this spring.
It would be trite to say Colabello, 29, has come out of nowhere. He actually comes from everywhere. Colabello grew up mostly in Massachusetts but spent several years of his childhood in Italy before attending Division II Assumption College in...
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