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Josh Willingham receives cortisone shot on left knee
MINNEAPOLIS -- Twins left fielder Josh Willingham had a cortisone shot Saturday night for his balky left knee but hopes to be back in action Tuesday.Willingham, 34, has been bothered by a sore knee for most of the season but he couldn't pinpoint when exactly it started hurting. He said it's been lingering since before he stole his first (and only) base of the season on April...
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Twins try to take rubber match from division-leading Detroit
P.J. Walters outdueled the Detroit Tigers' Doug Fister in his season debut with the Minnesota Twins but unearned runs have helped spoil a pair of respectable outings for the right-hander recently.
Walters will try to keep his winless streak brief by helping the Twins top the Tigers and Fister again in Sunday's series finale.
After being called up from the minors May 25, Walters...
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Plouffe has big return for Twins
Trevor Plouffe had three hits, including a two-run homer, in his return to the Twins lineup, and Sam Deduno held Detroit in check over seven innings in Minnesota's 6-3 victory over the Tigers on Saturday night.
Plouffe, back after missing 22 games because of a concussion and left calf strain, was a triple shy of the cycle. He drove in three runs in support of Deduno, who has...
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'Everyday Eddie' touched by Twins Hall of Fame honor
MINNEAPOLIS -- When Eddie Guardado made his way from the Metrodome bullpen to the pitcher's mound to save a game in 2001, a song blared from the loudspeakers that Guardado didn't recognize.
As it turns out, the song was "Thunderstruck" by ACDC, and it pumped Guardado up enough to where he kept the song as his ninth-inning ballad for the rest of his time in Minnesota...
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Joe Mauer plays catch with 5-year-old twins born with cerebral palsy (videos)
On Wednesday, as part of the community outreach Minnesota Twins players have been involved in as part of “Hope Week” during a “Picnic at the Park” event at Target Field, Twins catcher and hometown hero Joe Mauer had the opportunity to meet Braden and Dathan Miller, five-year-old twin brothers from Iowa who made the trip [...]The post Joe Mauer plays catch with 5-year-old...
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Twins fan celebrates 102nd birthday at game
Your browser does not support iframes.Not very many people get to actually celebrate a 102nd birthday.However, one longtime Twins fan got to exactly that Thursday night as she celebrated the momentous occasion by taking in a Phillies-Twins game at Target Field.Unfortunately, "Bert" was treated to a 3-2 Twins loss, however, the fact that she has lived beyond triple digits...
Video: Twins manager calls for southpaw, right-hander trots in from bullpen
Your browser does not support iframes.A pitching change didn't go so smoothly for Ron Gardenhire and the Twins Tuesday.Gardenhire walked out to the mound and called for southpaw Brian Duensing to enter the game. However, nobody in the Twins bullpen could quite see what Gardenhire motioned for, so they sent in right-hander Casey Fien, instead. Whoops!Fien gets all the way to the...
Minnesota Twins Prospect Byron Buxton Makes Spectacular Catch
Minnesota Twins super prospect Byron Buxton made a fantastic grab last night. Playing for the Twins Class-A affiliate Cedar Rapids Kernels, Buxton robbed Kane County’s David Bote of a hit in the seventh inning. Keep an eye on the upper right corner of the video.
Buxton was taken number two overall by the Twins in last year’s draft. Twins fans are surely salivating at the thought...
Was this year's draft a good one for the Twins?
Twins #1 pick Kohl Stewart
Pitching, pitching and more...catchers...?
The 2013 draft saw the Minnesota Twins doing some of the predictable by picking up a bunch of pitching prospects. It also saw some of the unpredictable with them going with some catching prospects as well.
It's obvious that the Twins need pitching as game in and game out, it seems to be their achilles...
Byron Buxton went Jim Edmonds on amazing diving catch (Video)
Minnesota Twins minor leaguer Byron Buxton made one of the sickest catches you will see this season. Buxton, the center fielder for the low Single-A Cedar Rapids Kernels, made a diving catch on the warning track to rob Kane County’s David Boke of an extra-base hit during the top of the second inning of his [...]
PRETTY SWEET
Twins' Byron Buxton makes incredible catch
When the Minnesota Twins made Byron Buxton the No. 2 pick in the 2012 MLB Draft, they knew they were getting a supremely athletic, toolsy high school outfielder who could play some incredible defense. Buxton also had the added value of being a guy who will likely stick in center field. So far, the kid has lived up to the hype. On Monday night, Buxton made one of the better catches...
Joe Mauer Is Cooler Than You. This Catch Proves Just That.
Check out this fairly nonchalant and awesome behind the back snag that Joe Mauer of the Minnesota Twins made on Saturday against the Nationals. No biggie, right?
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Joe Mauer casually makes amazing grab
Does Joe Mauer have eyes in the back of his head? The below video might show proof of it... It happened during Sunday's Nationals/Twins game and keep an eye as the ball deflects off the Nationals Park backstop and Joe somehow snags it with his glove: Your browser does not support iframes. (Courtesy of Sports Grid)
Watch Twins catcher Joe Mauer make this nifty behind-the-back grab
Twins catcher Joe Mauer went 3-for-5 with a home run in Saturday’s 4-3 win over the Nationals, but Mauer’s most impressive move of the day might have been this behind-the-back catch of a Denard Span foul tip that caromed off the backstop before Mauer deftly snagged the one-hopper behind-his-back like it was no big thing…
To get a better appreciation of Mauer’s hand-eye...
MLB Draft: Minnesota Twins Select Kohl Stewart 4th Overall
Minnesota Twins have drafted right-handed pitcher Kohl Stewart with the 4th pick in the draft, and he is one of the more intriguing players in the draft. He is dual sport star and is committed to play both football and baseball at Texas A&M.
A premium football recruit as a quarterback, Stewart passed for 8,803 yards and 87 touchdowns in three high school seasons before committing...
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