The birth of the Piranhas and Smell ‘Em in July of 2006 was an iconic time to be a Minnesota Twins fan. Unfortunately, the dog days of August ‘06 brought injuries and uncertainty.
Today's Almanac includes the fifth no-hitter in Twins history, a hot start to a season and a hot start to a career by two players forever linked in Twins history, and the birthday of a major league pitcher from the northwest suburbs.
Welcome to this week's edition of Three Up, Three Down — your weekly catch-up of the three best highlights (and lowlights) from around the league. We're here for all of the cheers and the jeers, because it's baseball.
The 2026 season has been headlined by young players emerging, but some wily veterans have also had their day. As we head toward the end of the regular season, these 30 players stand out as the biggest surprises on their teams.
It was not too long ago that the obituary for the 2017 Toronto Blue Jays was all but written: “The Blue Jays, recent champions of the American League East division, died suddenly in May of 2017, following a sudden and brutal April debut.