Hello, fellow humans! My name is William Malone IV. Son of William Malone III. And I come with great news! We are finally deep enough into the season where the stupid off-day after a team's first home game is no more. Less off days means more baseball! And more baseball makes fans of this wonder games so happy.

Superfans of this wonderful sport are always dying for some bits of information on their favorite players. A good place to look for this is a team's media guide. Well, guess what? Your ole pal William Malone IV has gotten his hands on the 2025 Minnesota Twins Media Guide. It's 533 pages of beautiful baseball related information. So many stats, record, and of course...random information on every Twins player! Here are some things you might not have known about a few Twins players.

And remember, this is just the tip of the iceberg. After all, the damn thing was 533 pages.

Byron Buxton
The Minnesota Twins media guide talks glowingly about the great high school football career of Byron Buxton. He was an All-State wide receiver and defensive back as a senior. The media guide also notes that Buxton was an All-Region quarterback as a junior. It claims he still keeps in touch with Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill, who played for a rival high school of his in Georgia. They were in the same class, and had many battles against each other as wide receivers and defensive backs.

Willi Castro
The Minnesota Twins media guide tells you a lot about his father, Lilliano, who is a baseball lifer. Lilliano Castro signed with the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1987, but suffered a career ending arm injury before ever reaching the big leagues. He stayed close to the game though, working as a coach in the Tigers minor league system for almost a decade. Lilliano eventually started coaching in the New York Mets farm system. The media guide claims Willi and Lilliano text each other after every game.

Carlos Correa
The Minnesota Twins media guide talks about the podcast that Carlos Correa used to co-host with former Houston Astros teammate. This wasn't a baseball podcast though. It was two teammates bonding over their shared love for combat sports. It was called "The Walkout," and was picked up by SiriusXM for their mixed martial arts channel at one point. It has a 4.5 out of five star rating on Apple Podcasts, but there has not been a new episode since June of 2021.

David Festa
The Minnesota Twins media guide talks about the odd combination of sports teams that David Festa is a fan of. It claims he is a fan of the New York Rangers, New York Knicks, Indianapolis Colts, and Tennessee Volunteers football. Perhaps those first two make sense. Maybe the Colts/Tennessee combination works too if he was just a big Peyton Manning guy. That's speculation though, as Manning was not named in the media guide. He is also a fan of professional tennis and golf, citing Brooks Koepka as his favorite golfer.

Ryan Jeffers
The Minnesota Twins media guide informs readers that Ryan Jeffers spends his off-seasons working out at Hudson Rose Athletics in Wilmington, North Carolina. Walker Jenkins, who was drafted fifth overall by the Twins in 2023, also works out there in the off-season. They have both been working out there since 2019, but only began working out together in the 2023-24 off-season after Minnesota drafted Jenkins.

Trevor Larnach
The Minnesota Twins media guide tells you that Trevor Larnach has a strong interest in real estate, even claiming that Larnach would be a real estate agent if he was not a professional baseball player. When the Twins are on the road, he will often spend time on Zillow checking out houses in the local area of whatever city the team is in.

Royce Lewis
The Minnesota Twins media guide goes into the love Royce Lewis has for football, even if he can't pick a favorite team. He was a Chargers fan while growing up in the San Diego area, but has since switched allegiance to the Dallas Cowboys after making his off-season home in the Dallas area. Despite being a Cowboys fan, the media guide does say that Lewis still follows the Vikings very closely. It also claims he is an avid fantasy football player.

Pablo Lopez
The Minnesota Twins media guide talks about how Pablo Lopez aspires to be a nutritionist when his playing career is over. As a teenager, he had been prepping to attend medical school had baseball not worked out for him. As his playing career has gone on, Lopez has developed a great interest in taking care of his body. He would like to go back to school when his career is over, and get a degree in nutritional science.

Austin Martin
The Minnesota Twins media guide claims that Austin Martin is a "go with the flow" kind of guy who enjoys fishing, video games, and hanging out with friends at the beach. He learned how to play the ukulele during the COVID-19 pandemic, and likes to watch "SpongeBob SquarePants" and "Dora the Explorer."

Bailey Ober
The Minnesota Twins media guide discusses multiple trips Bailey Ober took to Charleston, South Carolina during this past off-season. Ober, who attended College of Charleston, began their off-season by going on vacation there. He went back a few months later to celebrate a college teammate for getting into their school's Hall of Fame.

Justin Topa
The Minnesota Twins media guide tells readers that Justin Topa enjoys collecting sports memorabilia, which is a hobby he shares with his father. They enjoy opening packs of baseball cards together. This love of collecting applies to memorabilia from several different sports. The Topas are huge hockey fans, which is a sport Justin played at Chenango Valley High School in New York.

Louis Varland
The Minnesota Twins media guide lists off several "favorites" of relief pitcher Louis Varland. Here they are...
Movie: Rocky I
Musical act: Red Hot Chili Peppers
Sports team: Minnesota Vikings
Opposing ballpark: Fenway Park
Pregame meal: Chipotle

Christian Vazquez
The Minnesota Twins media guide explains why Christian Vazquez picked the number eight. His first choice was seven, which he wore for several seasons with the Boston Red Sox. But that is retired for legendary Twins catcher Joe Mauer. His second choice was nine, which he wore during his brief time with the Houston Astros. That was taken by Trevor Larnach. So he picked eight by settling in the middle of those two numbers.