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    January 20, 2019
    Twins still on the hunt for pitching
    MINNEAPOLIS — In less than a month, Twins pitchers and catchers will show up in Fort Myers, Florida, ready to usher in a new season. When they...
    sports/baseball16 hours 42 min ago
    January 16, 2019
    Minnesota Twins relief pitcher John Curtiss had a career 7.20 earned-run average in 17 games with the Twins. Brad Rempel / USA TODAY Sports
    Twins trade pitcher Curtiss for 18-year-old infielder
    MINNEAPOLIS - The Minnesota Twins made a minor trade Tuesday night, sending John Curtiss, who had been designated for assignment on Monday, to...
    sports/baseballJanuary 16, 2019 - 9:34am
    January 14, 2019
    Twins announce minor league staffs
    MINNEAPOLIS -- The Twins announced their minor league staffs and coordinator positions Monday, Jan. 14, for the 2019 season. The Triple-A staff...
    sports/baseballJanuary 14, 2019 - 4:06pm
    January 11, 2019
    Twins avoid arbitration with eight players
    MINNEAPOLIS -- The Minnesota Twins have avoided arbitration with eight players, agreeing to one-year deals with all of their remaining arbitration-eligible...
    sports/baseballJanuary 11, 2019 - 8:04pm
    January 8, 2019
    Joe Mauer acknowledges fans Sept. 30 at Target Field. Brad Rempel / USA TODAY Sports
    Twins announce plans for Mauer celebration
    MINNEAPOLIS - The Minnesota Twins on Tuesday, Jan. 8, announced that June 15 will be “Joe Mauer Day” at Target Field as the team hosts a...
    sports/baseballJanuary 8, 2019 - 1:52pm
    January 7, 2019
    Los Angeles Angels relief pitcher Blake Parker throws a pitch against the Oakland Athletics at Oakland Coliseum during the 2018 season. Darren Yamashita / USA TODAY Sports
    Report: Twins zeroing in on relief pitcher Parker
    ST. PAUL - The Twins have spent their offseason thus far plugging the holes they needed to fill in the lineup, grabbing first baseman C.J. Cron,...
    sports/baseballJanuary 7, 2019 - 5:57pm
    January 3, 2019
    Photo courtesy of the Badlands Big Sticks.
    Badlands Big Sticks announce 2019 schedule
    The Badlands Big Sticks will kick off the 2019 season with a two-game series on the road against the Pierre Trappers (S.D.) on Friday, May 24,...
    sports/baseballJanuary 3, 2019 - 10:32pm
    January 2, 2019
    Nelson Cruz reportedly agreed to a deal with the Minnesota Twins on Dec. 27. Cruz hit 37 home runs with the Mariners last season. Jennifer Buchanan / USA TODAY Sports
    Nelson Cruz thankful to be with Twins — and for Jonathan Schoop, WhatsApp
    MINNEAPOLIS -- With a little help from new second baseman Jonathan Schoop and WhatsApp, the Twins landed their guy, making the Nelson Cruz signing...
    sports/baseballJanuary 2, 2019 - 5:03pm
    December 27, 2018
    Nelson Cruz reportedly agreed to a deal with the Minnesota Twins on Dec. 27. Cruz hit 37 home runs with the Mariners last season. Jennifer Buchanan / USA TODAY Sports
    Twins add some power with Cruz reportedly agreeing to terms
    MINNEAPOLIS - Free-agent right fielder Nelson Cruz has reportedly agreed to a one-year deal worth $14 million with a 2020 club option, Mark Feinsand...
    sports/baseballDecember 27, 2018 - 10:06am
    December 18, 2018
    Minnesota Twins great Joe Mauer, left, who announced his retirement in November, speaks to reporters at his high school alma mater, Cretin-Derham Hall, in St. Paul on Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018, after the Minnesota Twins announced their intentions to retire Mauer's No. 7 jersey next season. (Jace Frederick / St. Paul Pioneer Press)
    ‘Wow’: Twins announce Joe Mauer’s jersey retirement at Cretin-Derham Hall ceremony
    ST. PAUL -- Joe Mauer walked up to the podium at his alma mater and said one word, in the most Joe Mauer way. “Wow,” he said. Everyone knew...
    sports/baseballDecember 18, 2018 - 6:42pm
    December 15, 2018
    Minnesota Twins reliever Trevor Hildenberger poses for a photo with Evie Olson, 11, and her mother, Heather, of Mankato, Minn. during a holiday party sponsored by Target and the Twins at Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018. (John Shipley / St. Paul Pioneer Press)
    Twins’ Hildenberger liked closing, but winning job isn’t his focus
    After the Minnesota Twins traded closer Fernando Rodney to Oakland in an Aug. 9 waiver-wire deal, manager Paul Molitor spent the next two months...
    sports/baseballDecember 15, 2018 - 7:33pm
    Minnesota Twins reliever Trevor Hildenberger poses for a photo with Evie Olson, 11, and her mother, Heather, of Mankato, Minn. during a holiday party sponsored by Target and the Twins at Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018. (John Shipley / St. Paul Pioneer Press)
    Twins’ Hildenberger liked closing, but winning job isn’t his focus
    After the Minnesota Twins traded closer Fernando Rodney to Oakland in an Aug. 9 waiver-wire deal, manager Paul Molitor spent the next two months...
    sports/baseballDecember 15, 2018 - 7:33pm
    December 14, 2018
    Minnesota Twins manager Rocco Baldelli talks to the media during the MLB Winter Meetings Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. Daniel Clark / USA TODAY Sports
    Expect Twins to be ‘creative’ with their pitching in 2019
    Throughout the organization (first in Double-A and Triple-A and then in the majors) the Minnesota Twins experimented with the concept of using...
    sports/baseballDecember 14, 2018 - 7:44pm
    December 12, 2018
    With full 40-man roster, Twins unlikely to make Rule-5 deals
    LAS VEGAS -- The Minnesota Twins haven’t made any transactions as of Wednesday night, Dec. 12, at baseball’s winter meetings in Las Vegas, and don’t expect them to make any Thursday morning at the annual Rule 5 draft. “Based on our conversations today, I wouldn’t anticipate...
    sports/baseballDecember 12, 2018 - 8:44pm
    Minnesota Twins manager Rocco Baldelli talks to the media during the MLB Winter Meetings Wednesday, Dec. 12, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center. Daniel Clark / USA TODAY Sports
    Twins' Baldelli plans to visit Buxton, Sano at their offseason homes
    LAS VEGAS -- Amid meetings and discussions with Minnesota Twins front office officials and an otherwise hectic week at baseball’s winter meetings...
    sports/baseballDecember 12, 2018 - 7:57pm
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