JOSH WILLINGHAM RUMORS
Twins' Willingham, Liriano send A's to 8th straight loss
By Dan MyersSpecial to SportsXchangeMINNEAPOLIS -- Playing against his former team, Minnesota Twins left fielder Josh Willingham did it again Wednesday. Less than 24 hours after clubbing a walk-off, three-run home run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, Willingham blasted another homer Wednesday to lead the Twins to a 4-0 win over the Oakland A's. The victory...
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Home Run of the Day: Josh Willingham, Minnesota Twins - 23.32* seconds [video]
The Twins entered the bottom of the ninth inning trailing 2-0 to the A's. Josh Willingham erased all of that with one swing...
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Twins offseason additions paying off
MINNEAPOLIS With the baseball season now two months old, Minnesota's offseason acquisitions are no longer the new guys. And as it turns out, first-year Twins Jamey Carroll, Josh Willingham and Ryan Doumit all of whom signed as free agents this winter have been three of Minnesota's most productive players through nearly 50 games.
After hitting a three-run walk-off homer...
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Twins 3, Athletics 2
Josh Willingham hit a three-run homer in the ninth inning to lift the Minnesota Twins to a 3-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night.
Justin Morneau added two doubles for the Twins, who trailed 2-0 heading into the ninth thanks to a strong start from A's right-hander Jarrod Parker.
But Jamey Carroll led off the ninth with a single against Brian Fuentes (2-1),...
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Willingham out sick for Twins
Minnesota Twins slugger Josh Willingham was scratched from the lineup on Monday night because of an illness.
Manager Ron Gardenhire said Willingham likely would be available later in the game if needed to pinch hit, but he wanted to give his outfielder a chance to recover. Willingham leads the Twins with five home runs.
Second baseman Alexi Casilla also missed the game with a sore...
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Twins' Willingham begins paternity leave Wednesday
Minnesota Twins outfielder Josh Willingham will begin his paternity leave on Wednesday, the team announced on Tuesday. Willingham's wife is scheduled to give birth to their third child on Wednesday. Willingham is batting .311 with five home runs this season. The Twins have promoted Ben Revere from Class AAA Rochester to take Willingham's roster spot.
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April 25, 2012
Willingham's hit streak ends; bullpen strong
Minnesota Twins left fielder Josh Willingham took a 15-game hitting streak into Sunday's series finale against the Tampa Bay Rays. But that streak came to an end Sunday as Willingham went 0-for-2 with a walk in Minnesota's 6-2 loss.
The 15-game streak tied him with Kirby Puckett for the longest hitting streak by a Twin to start the season. Puckett accomplished the feat in...
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April 23, 2012
Twins' Willingham continues trend of big hits
Josh Willingham is going streaking.
With his seventh-inning double in Friday's 5-4 win over the Tampa Bay Rays, Willingham has now recorded a hit in each of his first 14 games with Minnesota this season. According to the Twins' public relations department, it's the longest hitting streak by a Minnesota player to start a career with the team. Willingham was signed this...
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April 20, 2012
Willingham should fit nicely into right field
MINNEAPOLIS New Twins outfielder Josh Willingham has just 11 career at-bats at Target Field, playing three games there last season when the Oakland Athletics came to town. It's a small sample size, to be sure, but Willingham showed in that series that he should have no problem hitting at what has been tabbed as a pitcher's ballpark.
Against Minnesota starter Scott Baker...
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January 29, 2012
Willingham will bring power to Twins
MINNEAPOLIS - Josh Willingham had several options, but the free-agent outfielder felt he was most wanted in Minnesota.
Despite offers from several teams, Willingham narrowed his choices to the Cincinnati Reds and the Twins. In the end, it was an easy choice, he said.
"The one thing I can say about the Twins is they expressed interest from the time that they could have. I felt...
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December 16, 2011
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