JOE BENSON RUMORS & GOSSIP
Twins reassign Benson, Manship to Triple-A
The spring training roster continues to shrink for the Minnesota Twins, as they made four cuts Tuesday.
Outfielder Joe Benson and right-hander Jeff Manship were both optioned to Triple-A Rochester. The Twins also reassigned catcher Rene Rivera and infielder Pedro Florimon to the minor league camp.
Benson, 24, made his big league debut last September with the Twins, making the jump...
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March 27, 2012
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Benson, Parmelee fight to stay in the majors
FORT MYERS, Fla. Chartered flights. Five-star hotels. Tens of thousands of fans in state-of-the-art ballparks.
Yes, things are a bit nicer in the major leagues. For several Twins minor leaguers, last season was their first taste of the bigs. Numerous injuries and 99 losses meant several young players had an opportunity to show their stuff with Minnesota late in the 2011 season...
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March 12, 2012
Benson on dangers of playing in Venezuela
MINNEAPOLIS Joe Benson went to Venezuela this winter with the intent of playing baseball for Tigres de Aragua in the offseason. He ended up getting much more than he bargained for.
Benson, a 23-year-old outfielder in the Minnesota Twins organization, was robbed at gunpoint when the taxicab he was in hit a boulder and crashed. As the Spanish-speaking cab driver was making a call...
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January 29, 2012
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