YANKEES 5, TWINS 3 James Paxton started for New York, yielding two runs and six hits in 5 2/3 innings while striking out five. Clint Frazier hit a three-run double. Tyler Austin and Ronald Torreyes each had an RBI double for Minnesota. ### Copyright © 2019 TTWN Media Networks LLC

TWINS 4, RED SOX 1 Eddie Rosario hit a two-run home run for the Twins. Jose Berrios pitched 4 2/3 innings and limited the defending World Series champions to a run, three hits, and three walks while striking out four. Nathan Eovaldi pitched four innings of two-run ball for Boston. J.D. Martinez was 2 for […]

TWINS 10, PIRATES 4 Tyler Austin homered and singled and Jorge Polanco had an RBI double for Minnesota. LaMonte Wade’s bases-clearing triple highlighted a five-run ninth inning for Minnesota. Starter Stephen Gonsalves permitted four runs, three earned, in three innings of work. After the game, Minnesota optioned Wade and Gonsalves to Triple-A Rochester, along with […]

TIGERS 3, TWINS 0 Detroit first baseman Miguel Cabrera slyly pulled off the hidden-ball trick, trapping Ehire Adrianza in the third inning. Tyson Ross made a pickoff throw that sent Adrianza diving into the bag, and Cabrera pretended to toss the ball back to the mound. But he kept it and when Adrianza stood up […]

In the aftermath of Chicago’s collapse last season, Cubs manager Joe Maddon went looking for a deeper understanding of the players who dominate the major leagues these days. Maddon’s search took him to ”Managing Millennials for Dummies,” and the book reinforced what he already felt about the people he worked with every day. ”The big […]

The normally gregarious Rocco Baldelli has been quite tight-lipped about his plans for the closer role, entering his first season as Minnesota’s manager. That’s the biggest unanswered question for the Twins in spring training. The good news for them, and their rookie skipper, is that there is no shortage of options. Gone is three-time All-Star […]

Miguel Sano walked into the Minnesota Twins’ clubhouse just before 8 a.m., looking trimmed down in rainbow sneakers and a black sweat suit. ”You look good,” said catcher Jason Castro, a sentiment echoed by teammates between hugs and handshakes with the 25-year-old slugger. A slimmer Sano is a promising sign for Minnesota. He struggled with […]

The first noticeable change for the Minnesota Twins under new manager Rocco Baldelli came on the first day of workouts for pitchers and catchers. There was simply less standing around between drills by the players on the field. ”The goal is to have it individualized for the guys so they can get done what they […]

The Minnesota Twins have locked up a pair of young position players for the long term by agreeing to five-year contracts with right fielder Max Kepler and shortstop Jorge Polanco, according to two people with direct knowledge of the deals. The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team had […]

The retirement of Joe Mauer freed up an annual $23 million allocation from Minnesota’s payroll and the free agent market remains wide open with spring training just a week away. Now, though, is not the time for the Twins to spend. Derek Falvey and Thad Levine of the front office are instead focused on pushing […]