The Minnesota Twins exercise club options with Max Kepler and Jorge Polanco. Both moves were expected, but a strong second half from both players solidified the decision. The Twins picking up their team options keeps their two longest-tenured players on the roster for the 2024 season. The options were almost the same with Kepler having […]
Read MoreThe Minnesota Twins have ended their misery of playoff losses with a two-game sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays. After losing 18 straight postseason games that started in 2004 and seeing every other team win at least one playoff game they combined timely hitting, effective pitching, and excellent defense to move onto the American League […]
Read MoreReliever Roundup and Bullpen Bonanza — Playoff Team Rankings (Current Form) Welcome to the playoffs! Here are the team bullpen/reliever/relief corps rankings for the playoff teams, based on recent form. For this edition, we’ve used stats from September 1 onward. Statistics are for September and October only and, excluding position pitchers, include every player to […]
Read MoreWhere They Stand The Cleveland Guardians and Minnesota Twins begin the most important series of the season for both teams on Monday in Cleveland. Last week, it appeared that the Twins might have the division locked up. But, in baseball, that can all change in a matter of a few games. Last week in Minnesota, […]
Read MoreRangers 6, Twins 5 ARLINGTON, Tex. (Sep 3) — The Texas Rangers snuck past the Minnesota Twins, 6–5, in their series finale Sunday afternoon. A walk-off homer by Adolis Garcia played a very big role in this victory for the Rangers in the matinee as it snapped their three-game losing streak. With this series behind […]
Read MoreTwins 9, Rangers 7 (10 innings) ARLINGTON, Tex. (Sep 2) — The Texas Rangers lost the middle game in their series with the Minnesota Twins, 9–7, in extras Saturday night. The Rangers showed several sparks of offense, but the most significant spark was a two-run dinger by Adolis Garcia. With this loss, the Rangers’ slide […]
Read MoreTwins 5, Rangers 1 ARLINGTON, Tex. (Sep 1) — The Texas Rangers opened their homestand on a sour note, losing 5–1 to the Minnesota Twins Friday. Corey Seager broke the seal with a solo home run, but other than that, there really wasn’t much for Rangers fans to write home about in this one. The […]
Read MoreThe Minnesota Twins trade deadline options for this year have become interesting. Last season, the Twins made multiple trades before the injuries, and an offensive collapse pushed the team out of the AL Central race. What they will before this trade deadline remains a hot topic. Do they acquire, stay with what they have, or […]
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