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    Minnesota Twins third baseman Ehire Adrianza throws to first base for an out in the second inning against the Kansas City Royals at Target Field on Saturday, June 15. David Berding / USA TODAY Sports
    Twins rally to give Odorizzi 10th straight win
    MINNEAPOLIS -- Marwin Gonzalez and Max Kepler both homered and Jake Odorizzi won his 10th straight decision as the Minnesota Twins rallied to...
    sports/baseball1 hour 26 min ago
    Minnesota Twins player Joe Mauer former acknowledges the crowd during Mauer's number retirement ceremony before the start of a game against the Kansas City Royals at Target Field on Saturday, June 15. David Berding / USA TODAY Sports
    Twins retire No. 7 uniform of Joe Mauer, ‘a kid from St. Paul’
    MINNEAPOLIS -- Over the course of 18 years, the state of Minnesota watched as Joe Mauer grow from a baby-faced high schooler to a father of three...
    sports/baseball3 hours 59 min ago
    June 14, 2019
    Badlands Centerfielder Nathan Sanders celebrates a three-run home run in the first inning against the Whiskey Jacks on Friday, June 14, at Dakota Community Bank & Trust Ballpark. (Shelby Reardon / The Dickinson Press)
    Going, going, going, gone, gone, gone: Three home runs help Badlands run up score against Wheat City
    For the second straight game, Mason Schwellenbach hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the first. His bomb to left field was part of a seven-run...
    sports/baseballJune 14, 2019 - 11:24pm
    Saturday is Joe Mauer Day. What to know if you’re heading to the game.
    MINNEAPOLIS -- The white covering shielding the No. 7 in the left-field corner of Target Field will finally be pulled down Saturday night as Joe Mauer’s number is officially retired. The Twins are expecting a sellout crowd for Mauer’s number retirement ceremony and in anticipation...
    sports/baseballJune 14, 2019 - 11:11pm
    Minnesota Twins catcher Mitch Garver (18) reacts after hitting a two-run home run against the Kansas City Royals in the eighth inning Friday, June 14, at Target Field. David Berding / USA TODAY Sports
    Gibson, Twins shut out Royals
    MINNEAPOLIS -- Mitch Garver hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning, and Kyle Gibson pitched eight shutout innings to lead the Minnesota Twins...
    sports/baseballJune 14, 2019 - 9:56pm
    Big Sticks outfielder Mason Schwellenbach watches the ball sail out of the park after hitting a home run in the first inning. (Shelby Reardon / The Dickinson Press)
    'Can't be stopped' Big Sticks pummel Pierre in rubber match for series win
    On Wednesday, the Badlands Big Sticks trailed Pierre the whole game before tying it in the ninth inning and winning the contest in extras. On...
    sports/baseballJune 14, 2019 - 9:00pm
    Joe Mauer, the 2009 American League MVP from St. Paul, talks to kids during a Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare event at Target Field on Friday, June 14, 2019, including Wes Jackson, 7, of St. Paul at right. The event was held in conjunction with Saturday’s retirement of Mauer’s No. 7 by the Twins. Wes, being treated at Gillette for cerebral palsy, was there with his father, Jay. John Shipley / St. Paul Pioneer Press
    John Shipley: Leave it to Joe Mauer to schedule retirement ceremony around charity event
    MINNEAPOLIS -- Leave it to Joe Mauer to piggyback a Gillette Children’s Healthcare event on his jersey retirement. What started 16 years ago...
    sports/baseballJune 14, 2019 - 5:35pm
    Baseball fans hold up a sign in reference to the shooting of former Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz during the the fifth inning Thursday, June 13 between the Tampa Bay Rays and Los Angeles Angels at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla. Kim Klement / USA TODAY Sports
    Confessed Ortiz shooter: 'It wasn't supposed to be David'
    The man charged with shooting Boston Red Sox legend David Ortiz admitted that he shot him but said he was hired to kill someone else. TMZ Sports...
    sports/baseballJune 14, 2019 - 2:11pm
    June 13, 2019
    Minnesota Twins third baseman Ehire Adrianza scores from third on a fielder's choice as he beats the tag by Seattle Mariners catcher Omar Narvaez in the sixth inning Thursday, June 13, at Target Field. Bruce Kluckhohn / USA TODAY Sports
    Twins bust loose in sixth to topple Mariners
    MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins sent 11 batters to the plate in a six-run sixth inning to break open a tie game and went on the beat the...
    sports/baseballJune 13, 2019 - 5:29pm
    Minnesota Twins center fielder Byron Buxton (25) reacts after hitting a two-run home run in the ninth inning Wednesday, June 12, against the Seattle Mariners at Target Field. David Berding / USA TODAY Sports
    Twins’ September snub spurred Buxton to make a change
    MINNEAPOLIS -- An already bad year for Byron Buxton ended with the Minnesota Twins center fielder spitting mad when management declined to call...
    sports/baseballJune 13, 2019 - 4:07pm
    Minnesota Twins relief pitcher Blake Parker (38) throws a pitch in the eighth inning against the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday, June 12, at Target Field. David Berding / USA TODAY Sports
    Twins’ up-and-down bullpen has been mostly down in June
    MINNEAPOLIS -- The Twins’ bullpen has been adequate this season, helping Minnesota take a 44-22 record into Thursday’s series finale against...
    sports/baseballJune 13, 2019 - 3:52pm
    Badlands third baseman Bryson Ford hammers a pitch toward the right side of the infield against Pierre on Wednesday, June 12, from the Dakota Community Bank & Trust Ballpark. (Patrick Bernadeau/The Dickinson Press)
    Another night, another walk-off: Badlands gets by Pierre thanks to an error in the 11th
    While it didn't appear to be headed in this direction on Wednesday, June 12, the Badlands Big Sticks and the Pierre Trappers enjoyed another...
    sports/baseballJune 13, 2019 - 12:06am
    Roughriders split twinbill with Mandan
    MANDAN — Wednesday evening's baseball games were brought to you by the number three. In a non-conference doubleheader at Mandan, the Dickinson Roughriders dropped game one 3-0 before winning game two 3-1 on June 12, at Mandan Memorial Ballpark. "We didn't hit extremely well...
    sports/baseballJune 13, 2019 - 12:04am
    June 12, 2019
    Seattle Mariners first baseman Daniel Vogelbach (20) is congratulated by center fielder Mallex Smith (0) after Vogelbach hit a solo home run in the sixth inning against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field. David Berding / USA TODAY Sports
    Mariners top error-plagued Twins in 10 innings
    MINNEAPOLIS -- Daniel Vogelbach went 4-for-5 with a homer, and Seattle took advantage of three 10th-inning Minnesota errors to score three unearned...
    sports/baseballJune 12, 2019 - 11:27pm
    Minnesota Twins relief pitcher Trevor May (65) celebrates after defeating the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday, June 11, at Target Field. Jesse Johnson / USA TODAY Sports
    No closing case to be made for Twins manager Rocco Baldelli, for now
    MINNEAPOLIS -- If it appears to you that Rocco Baldelli is auditioning relievers for the closer’s role, well, you aren’t crazy. Five pitchers...
    sports/baseballJune 12, 2019 - 8:46pm
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