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    Minnesota Twins second baseman Jonathan Schoop (16) against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on April 7, 2019. Eric Hartline / USA TODAY Sports
    Schoop looking forward to return to Baltimore
    BALTIMORE — As Jonathan Schoop’s name was announced and he dug in for his first at-bat at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, Fla., in March, he...
    sports/baseball4 hours 31 min ago
    Fans wait in line to enter Yankee Stadium before a game between the New York Yankees and the Baltimore Orioles on Opening Day. Brad Penner / USA TODAY Sports
    Report: Yankees pull Kate Smith tape amid racism claims
    Since Major League Baseball resumed play in the days following 9/11, the New York Yankees have played "God Bless America" in the middle of the...
    sports/baseball10 hours 3 min ago
    April 18, 2019
    Hettinger-Scranton senior Zachary Rickertsen is tagged out at the plate by Heart River sophomore catcher Tyler White on Thursday, April 18, from the John J. Steiner American Legion Ball Park. (Patrick Bernadeau/The Dickinson Press)
    Power and history: Hettinger-Scranton runs by Heart River with six-homer performance, Cougars capture first ever regular-season win
    BELFIELD — It's not very often that you see a ball, yet along multiple balls, sky over the outfield fence for a home run during a high...
    sports/baseball23 hours 55 min ago
    Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson (7) flips his bat after hitting a two run home run against the Kansas City Royals during the fourth inning at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago on April 17, 2019. David Banks / USA TODAY Sports
    Is there a place for bat flipping in baseball? Twins players have different views
    Most players in the Twins clubhouse had at least heard about the drama surrounding Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson and his bat flip...
    sports/baseballApril 18, 2019 - 5:44pm
    Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Billy McKinney (28) beats the tag from Minnesota Twins catcher Willians Astudillo (64) in the fourth inning at Target Field. Brad Rempel / USA TODAY Sports
    Sogard, Blue Jays top Twins for rare series win
    MINNEAPOLIS -- Eric Sogard had a three-run double to highlight a five-run fourth inning and Justin Smoak, Randal Grichuk and Teoscar Hernandez...
    sports/baseballApril 18, 2019 - 3:43pm
    April 17, 2019
    Odorizzi earns first win as Twins defeat Blue Jays
    MINNEAPOLIS -- Nelson Cruz went 2-for-3 with a walk and two RBIs and Jake Odorizzi allowed just one run over 5 2/3 innings to pick up his first...
    sports/baseballApril 17, 2019 - 10:59pm
    Twins play through rain
    MINNEAPOLIS -- Jake Odorizzi took the ball on a drizzly night in Philadelphia earlier this season. The steady rain caused him to have trouble...
    sports/baseballApril 17, 2019 - 9:04pm
    With rain falling, Dickinson High junior Kobe Krenz crosses home plate in a game against Bismarck St. Mary's on Tuesday, April 16, at Dakota Community Bank & Trust Ballpark. (Shelby Reardon / The Dickinson Press)
    Dickinson weathers the storm, defeats St. Mary's in doubleheader
    When it rains it pours. That applied to the weather, as well as the Dickinson High baseball teams' bats. As liquid fell from the sky, the Midgets...
    sports/baseballApril 17, 2019 - 12:11am
    April 16, 2019
    Toronto Blue Jays catcher Danny Jansen (9) celebrates the win after tagging out Minnesota Twins first baseman C.J. Cron (24) at home plate for the final out of the game during the ninth inning Tuesday, April 16, at Target Field in Minneapolis. Marilyn Indahl / USA TODAY Sports
    Twins drop second straight for first time this season
    MINNEAPOLIS -- The Toronto Blue Jays needed to execute a perfect relay to nab C.J. Cron trying to score the tying run at the plate in the ninth...
    sports/baseballApril 16, 2019 - 10:18pm
    Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Tyler Duffey (56) pitches during a game last season against the Kansas City Royals at Target Field. Brad Rempel / USA TODAY Sports
    Twins call up Tyler Duffey, send down Andrew Vasquez
    MINNEAPOLIS -- Tyler Duffey was getting ready for bed around 11:30 p.m. or so on Monday night, April 15, in Rochester, New York, when his Triple-A...
    sports/baseballApril 16, 2019 - 8:34pm
    April 15, 2019
    Minnesota Twins outfielder Jake Cave steals second against Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Freddy Galvis in the sixth inning at Target Field. Brad Rempel / USA TODAY Sports
    Blue Jays rally late to top Twins
    MINNEAPOLIS -- Teoscar Hernandez hit a three-run homer to highlight a four-run eighth inning as the Toronto Blue Jays rallied for a 5-3 victory...
    sports/baseballApril 15, 2019 - 10:12pm
    Friends Rocco Baldelli, Charlie Montoyo meet as managers
    MINNEAPOLIS -- Rocco Baldelli was a hot-shot prospect when Charlie Montoyo, then the manager of the Class-A Advanced Bakersfield Blaze, first met him in 2002. The two developed a long-lasting relationship from there. It’s one that has strengthened with time as they both joined the...
    sports/baseballApril 15, 2019 - 8:13pm
    April 14, 2019
    Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Martin Perez (33) pitches against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on April 5. Bill Streicher / USA TODAY Sports
    Twins’ Perez ready for first start
    MINNEAPOLIS -- Martin Perez woke up Sunday morning with his hips feeling a bit tight. That, he said, is a good thing — a sign that he was using...
    sports/baseballApril 14, 2019 - 8:18pm
    Minnesota Twins pitcher Jose Berrios (17) throws to the Detroit Tigers in the first inning at Target Field. Berrios pitched 6 2/3 innings and picked up the win. Bruce Kluckhohn / USA TODAY Sports
    Behind Berrios, Twins complete two-game sweep over Detroit
    MINNEAPOLIS -- Pretty much nothing has been normal or consistent for the Twins in the first couple of weeks of the season. Well, except for Jose...
    sports/baseballApril 14, 2019 - 5:36pm
    April 13, 2019
    Minnesota Twins third baseman Miguel Sano (22) looks on in the bottom of the eighth inning against the Cleveland Indians at Target Field on March 31. Still weeks away from a return to the lineup, Sano took a few swings Saturday before the Twins took on the Detroit Tigers. yDavid Berding-USA TODAY Sports
    Twins’ Sano takes some cuts at Target Field
    MINNEAPOLIS -- Miguel Sano stood in the Target Field batter’s box to take his swings a few hours before the Twins took on the Detroit Tigers...
    sports/baseballApril 13, 2019 - 6:27pm
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