https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/page/170/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/royce-lewis-opening-options-with-afl-flexibility-r8454/Royce Lewis was one of the Minnesota Twins prospects selected to participate in the Arizona Fall League. While his home runs are turning heads, so are his starts at third base and center field over his usual shortstop. What might this mean long term for the Twins top prospect? Overall 2019 was a...8454Tue, 24 Sep 2019 16:10:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/2019-killebrew-award-winner-calvin-faucher-ft-myers-miracle-r8443/When Twins legend Harmon Killebrew passed away in 2011, the Twins honored his legacy off the field by creating the Harmon Killebrew Award for Community Service. There would be one player selected from each of the Twins four, full-season minor league affiliates.Over this week, we have introduced yo...8443Sat, 21 Sep 2019 21:48:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/twins-royals-pre-game-notebook-r8441/The Minnesota Twins and Kansas City Royals are playing Game 2 of this four-game series, the final home series of the 2019 regular season. Here were some pre-game notes. The Twins were able to beat the Royals on Thursday night to maintain their four game lead over Cleveland in the AL Central. As...8441Fri, 20 Sep 2019 22:37:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/2019-killebrew-award-winner-jake-reed-rochester-red-wings-r8439/Harmon Killebrew hit 573 home runs in his Hall of Fame career. Most people who had the opportunity to meet the slugger talk more about the kind of person that he was. After he passed away, the Twins established the Harmon Killebrew Award for Community Service. Each of the Twins four full-season af...8439Fri, 20 Sep 2019 11:48:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/2019-killebrew-award-winner-hector-lujan-pensacola-blue-wahoos-r8433/In 2011, the Minnesota Twins announced that legend Harmon Killebrew’s health was deteriorating and he was entering hospice care. Fans around the country, and especially in the Upper Midwest, chimed in to tell tales of Killebrew. I recall finding it interesting that very few of those stories had an...8433Thu, 19 Sep 2019 04:23:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/arizona-fall-league-preview-royce-lewis-headlines-twins-prospects-r8430/As of your reading of this article, the Arizona Fall League season has gotten underway for the 2019 season. If you’re thinking that seems a bit early, you are not mistaken as the schedule has been changed to closer align with the end of the minor league seasons and major league playoff schedules i...8430Thu, 19 Sep 2019 02:49:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/2019-killebrew-award-winner-brian-rapp-cedar-rapids-kernels-r8426/Right-handed relief pitcher Brian Rapp recently completed his first full season in professional baseball, and his name will forever be linked to the great Harmon Killebrew. You will need to continue reading to find out how. Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew is generally considered the greatest Twins...8426Wed, 18 Sep 2019 02:33:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/twins-2019-minor-league-hitter-of-the-year-r8408/Throughout this week, Twins Daily has handed out our 2019 minor league awards. Today we continue the series by looking at the top hitters in the Twins organization this season. There were a lot of strong performances, and unlike last year, the vote was not unanimous. In fact, it was closer than yo...8408Fri, 13 Sep 2019 05:57:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/twins-2019-minor-league-starting-pitcher-of-the-year-r8400/No award may be more fun to hand out than the starting pitcher of the year award. Up and down the minor league system there are arms full of life and promise who have just one goal in mind; make hitters miserable. That they did this year, as every affiliate ranked highly in their respective league...8400Thu, 12 Sep 2019 02:07:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/twins-2019-minor-league-relief-pitcher-of-the-year-r8396/With the minor league seasons (unfortunately) coming to a close for all of the Minnesota Twins’ affiliates, Twins Daily kicked off the final week of minor league coverage with th players of the year series on Sunday. Today we continue by getting to the full season affiliates and the 2019 Relief Pi...8396Wed, 11 Sep 2019 03:16:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/twins-2019-short-season-pitcher-of-the-year-r8391/At the end of June each year, not long after the completion of the draft, the short-season minor leagues begin. The GCL Twins stay in Ft. Myers, and the Elizabethton Twins take the long bus ride to Tennessee. The last few seasons, Twins Daily has added two annual awards for the short-season Twins...8391Tue, 10 Sep 2019 12:32:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/twins-minor-league-report-99-kernels-season-ends-r8389/The Cedar Rapids Kernel take the title of Twins affiliate to last the longest in 2019. They faced another must-win game on Monday. With a win, the Kernels would advance to the Midwest League finals. Lose, and the players would be sent home on Tuesday. Find out everything that happened happened in...8389Tue, 10 Sep 2019 02:46:00 +0000