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Twins Rained/Snowed Out; Doubleheader Tuesday

Jay Caldwell — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:24:38 +0000

The Twins have postponed tonight's game with Miami due to expected rain/snow in tonight's forecast. The game tonight will be made up as part of a day/night doubleheader Tuesday.

Twins Pitchers and Catchers Report

Jay Caldwell — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 19:35:42 +0000

It's a sign of spring when pitchers and catchers are asked to report to Fort Myers, Florida for spring training. Pitchers and catchers are reporting to spring training this week. Many pitchers are already there.

Thousands Visit TwinsFest At Metrodome Over Weekend

Dave Overlund — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 15:49:03 +0000

Over 25,000 fans packed the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome over the weekend to meet and great their favorite Twins players including Joe Mauer, Josh Willingam and Justin Morneau. TwinsFest is an annual event that has been held at the Metrodome since 1991. Some new Twins were on hand as well including pitchers Vance Worley and [...]

Twins Caravan Brings out Loyal Fans

Jay Caldwell — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 13:52:04 +0000

The Twins Winter Caravan brought approximately 200 fans to Rivers Edge Convention Center in downtown St. Cloud. Twins relief pitchers Glen Perkins and Brian Duensing met fans, signed autographs and fielded questions.

Twins Winter Caravan In St. Cloud Tonight!

Jay Caldwell — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:34:47 +0000

The Twins Winter Caravan will be in St. Cloud tonight (Tuesday) at Rivers Edge Convention Center in downtown St. Cloud at 6:30, doors open at 5:00.

Twins Winter Caravan Coming to St. Cloud Tuesday

Jay Caldwell — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 14:10:03 +0000

The Twins Winter Caravan comes to St. Cloud Tuesday night at Rivers Edge Convention Center in downtown St. Cloud.

Twins Sign Harden to Minor League Deal

Jay Caldwell — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 02:01:49 +0000

The Twins signed 31-year old veteran righthander Rich Harden to a minor league contract. Harden didn't pitch at all in 2012 as he recovered from shoulder surgery.

Twins Interested in Freddy Garcia

Jay Caldwell — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 13:35:36 +0000

The Twins are reportedly interested in free agent starting pitcher Freddy Garcia. The 36-year old Garcia pitched 30 games for the Yankees in 2012 including 17 starts. He was 7-6 with a 5.20 ERA for New York.

Twins Sending Perkins, Duensing to St. Cloud on Caravan

Jay Caldwell — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 13:43:41 +0000

The Twins Winter Caravan will be coming to St. Cloud Tuesday January 15 at Rivers Edge Convention Center. Current Twins players relief pitchers Brian Duensing and Glen Perkins will be coming to St. Cloud for the event along with assistant coach Joe Vavra, Assistant General Manager Rob Antony and Kris Atteberry from the Twins Radio Network.

Twins to Sign Pitcher, Mike Pelfrey

Jay Caldwell — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 14:09:59 +0000

The Twins have agreed to sign right-handed starting pitcher Mike Pelfrey to a 1-year $4 Million contract with a possibility to earn another $1.5 Million in incentives. Pelfrey is coming off Tommy John surgery and is expected to be ready to return during spring training.

Twins Trade Revere to Phillies for Pair of Pitchers

Jay Caldwell — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 18:32:32 +0000

The Twins traded centerfielder Ben Revere to the Philadelphia Philllies to righthanded starting pitchers. The two pitchers are Vance Worley and prospect Trevor May. Worley is a 6'2 230 pound 25-year old who's pitched parts of 3 seasons in the major leagues for the Phillies.

Former Twin, Hunter To Sign With Tigers

Jay Caldwell — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 18:06:13 +0000

Former Twins centerfielder Torii Hunter has agreed to sign a 2-year $26 Million contract according to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports. Hunter has reportedly narrowed his choices to Texas, Detroit and Atlanta. Hunter is a 37-year old rightfielder at this point in his career. He batted .313 with 16 homeruns and 92 RBIs for the Los Angeles Angels in 2012.

Twins Sign Deduno, Vaszquez; Pursue James Shields

Jay Caldwell — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 13:21:42 +0000

The Twins signed right-handed starting pitchers Sam Deduno and Esmerling Vasquez to minor league contracts. The 29-year old Deduno was 6-5 with a 4.44 ERA for the Twins in 2012. The 28-year old Vasquez was 0-2 with a 5.68 ERA for the Twins in 2012. Both players are expected to compete for a starting spot in the Twins rotation this spring.

Twins Decline Option on Scott Baker Making Him a Free Agent

Jay Caldwell — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 12:19:05 +0000

The Twins declined to pick up the $9.25 Million team option on Scott Baker's contract making him eligible from free agency. The Twins would like Baker to return but not for that price. Baker missed all of the 2012 season after getting ligament replacement surgery on his elbow (Tommy John Surgery). The 31-year old Baker has a 63-48 record with a 4.15 ERA while with the Twins in his career.

Twins Fire 3 Coaches and Head Athletic Trainer

Jay Caldwell — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 12:29:29 +0000

The Twins did not renew the c0ntracts of 3 coaches and their head athletic trainer. Longtime bullpen coach Rick Stelmaszek, 3rd base coach Steve Liddle and first base coach Jerry White and head coach athletic trainer Rick McWane all had their contacts not renewed for 2013. The Twins also reassigned bench coach Scott Ulger and hitting coach Joe Vavra. Ulger will work the outfielders and Vavra will work with the infielders.

Twins Recall Hendriks; He'll start Wednesday

Jay Caldwell — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 19:03:49 +0000

The Twins have recalled righthander Liam Hendriks from triple-A Rochester to replace Nick Blackburn in the starting rotation. This will be his 3rd stint with the Twins this season. He was 0-5 with a 7.04 in 38 1/3 innings while with Minnesota. For triple-A Rochester he was 9-3 with a 2.20 ERA in 106 1/3 [...]

Twins Winter Caravan Makes Stop in St. Cloud

Dave McCord — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:02:54 +0000

Each year the Twins travel throughout the state answering questions, meeting fans and signing autographs. They will make a stop in St. Cloud on Wednesday, January 25. This is a great event for any Twins fan. This year’s guests include Ben Revere, Denard Span, Rene Tosoni, Tony Oliva, Dick Bremer and TC Bear! The doors [...]

Minnesota Twins Player Sings 'Single Ladies' [VIDEO]

Lynn Quale — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 17:16:20 +0000

WOW! That’s about all I can say after watching this video…and that’s not a good wow. Get a good laugh by checking out this YouTube video of Minnesota Twins outfielder Ben Revere trying to sing ‘Single Ladies’ by Beyonce. Ben I think you should stick to baseball! This video was shot as a scoreboard ad [...]

Baseball Legend Harmon Killebrew Dies At 74

Lynn Quale — Tue, 17 May 2011 16:50:27 +0000

Harmon Killebrew was a Hall of Fame baseball player who played with the Minnesota Twins for 15 years.

Get Your Coffee For A Buck Thanks To The Twins!

Lynn Quale — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 15:11:58 +0000

The Minnesota Twins beat the Yankees last night in a great game! And thanks to their win Caribou Coffee announced a new promotion!