TWINS RUMORS & GOSSIP
Twins closer Perkins has soreness in left side
Minnesota Twins closer Glen Perkins has soreness in his left side, making him unavailable to pitch in the series opener against Baltimore.
Twins assistant general manager Rob Antony said before Friday's game against the Orioles that Perkins was hurt while striking out Boston's Shane Victorino on Thursday. Perkins struck out two in a hitless ninth inning against the Red Sox...
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Twins' Pedro Florimon leaves with hamstring injury
The Minnesota Twins will re-evaluate Pedro Florimon today after he had to leave yesterday's contest against the Boston Red Sox. Florimon came out of the game in the top of the seventh inning with tightness in his right hamstring. The injury occurred when Florimon was trying to beat out a bunt attempt.
According to Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com, the Twins have listed Florimon...
Arcia celebrates birthday with big night at the plate
It was a pretty good 22nd birthday for Minnesota Twins outfielder Oswaldo Arcia on Thursday night.
One day after Arcia had four hits in a big Twins win in Boston, he tallied his first career triple and also hit a two-run home run (his third of the season) as Minnesota won 5-3 in Thursday's series finale at Fenway Park. Thanks in part to the birthday boy Arcia, the Twins took...
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Twins Infielder Trevor Plouffe Invites Four Watertown Police Officers to Thursday’s Red Sox Game
Minnesota third baseman Trevor Plouffe should have a cheering section waiting for him when he digs in at Fenway Park on Thursday, but it won’t have anything to do with the Twins or the Red Sox.
Instead, it will be because Plouffe invited four officers from the Watertown, Mass., police department to Thursday’s game, according to a team spokesman. The selfless gesture should certainly...
Q&A: Glen Perkins, A Twin, His FIP, and Math
Glen Perkins knows his FIP. He also knows his HR/9, Z-Swing% and O-Swing%. More importantly, he understands what they mean. As the Minnesota Twins left-hander says, “I like baseball and I like math.”
Perkins is more than a stat geek. The 30-year-old converted starter is one of the better closers in the American League [despite his skepticism of modern-day closer usage]. Six weeks...
Twins 15, Red Sox 8
Pedro Florimon had a solo homer and a two-run double in Minnesota's season-high, seven-run second inning that carried the Twins to a 15-8 rout over the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night.
David Ortiz went 0 for 5 with two strikeouts and three groundouts to snap his 27-game hitting streak, dating back to last season. Ortiz had hit safely in his first 15 games this season, giving...
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Video: Diamond's Gem Helps Twins Past Red Sox, 6-1
Minnesota Twins starter Scott Diamond spun a gem on the mound and his offense got five late runs to ensure a 6-1 win over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night at historic Fenway Park.
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The Twins: Better than before…
Well the baseball season is a month old and it is time to take a moment and start evaluating. As the title says the Twins are in a better position than they were this time last year. Last year on May 2nd, they were 6-18 and the desperation in the fans was already apparent. This May, Minnesota is 12-12 and the fans seem like they are still willing to put up a fight for their team...
Twins Tuesday: Carroll tries hand as leadoff man
For the first time in more than three years, the Minnesota Twins had their shortstop batting leadoff.
Veteran infielder Jamey Carroll got the start Tuesday at shortstop, his first game there this year. He was also penciled into the lineup as the Twins' leadoff batter. Second baseman Brian Dozier had been handling leadoff duties since mid-April but was moved down to ninth in...
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This animated GIF of the Twins bullpen catcher possibly purposely overthrowing his pitcher is hypnotic
Did the Twins bullpen catcher purposely overthrow Jared Burton to give a fan a souvenir? Deadspin wants to know.
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Q&A: Scott Diamond, Twins Control Artist
Scott Diamond throws strikes. The Minnesota Twins left-hander walked just 1.61 batters per nine innings last year, lowest in the American League among qualified pitchers. After beginning the current campaign on the disabled list, his rate is a puny 1.2 in four starts.
The 26-year-old control artist also doesn’t log many strikeouts. In 173 innings last year, his K-rate was 4.68...
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Twins reliever misses toss-back bullpen throw
Your browser does not support iframes.Minnesota Twins reliever Jared Burton inadvertently gave away a souvenir ball during Monday night's game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park.Burton was simply warming up in the bullpen when a return throw from his catcher sailed over his head and into the nearby stands. Luckily, nobody was hurt, but the fan decided to keep the ball...
Minnesota Twins Release Outfielder Brandon Boggs
The Minnesota Twins organization has given outfielder Brandon Boggs his release. Struggling to hit above the Mendoza line in Triple-A Rochester this year, it is possible that he can latch on somewhere else.
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Baseball is in the blood of Twins' Roenicke
Not many six-year-olds get to spend their summers hanging out with big league players and walking around baseball clubhouses. Twins reliever Josh Roenicke wasn't like many six-year-olds.
Roenicke's father, Gary, spent 12 seasons with four different teams as a major league outfielder. Josh's uncle, Ron, also played in the majors and spent eight years with six teams. So...
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Twins reliever Perkins taking game to next level
Glen Perkins insists he's not trying to strike out every batter he faces. It only seems that way for the Minnesota Twins closer.
Since taking over as the team's closer midway through last season, Perkins has been lights-out in the ninth inning. This year, the Twins left-hander is a perfect 6-for-6 in save situations. Over his last four outings, he's struck out at least...
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