https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/page/217/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/twins-fall-to-yankees-again-looking-back-looking-forward-r6142/The Minnesota Twins season came to an end on Tuesday night at the hands of the New York Yankees. Let me know if you've heard that one before. It was the Twins 13th straight postseason loss. Many of them have been to the Yankees and that trend continued despite the Twins seven-season hiatus from th...6142Wed, 04 Oct 2017 05:19:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/2017-killebrew-award-winner-travis-harrison-chattanooga-r6131/Harmon Killebrew leads the Minnesota Twins organization in several career statistics including games played, home runs, RBI, walks and OPS. He was also a leader off the field. When he passed away back in 2011, his off-field leadership and service was praised by the Twins and people around the game...6131Sun, 01 Oct 2017 04:31:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/2017-killebrew-award-winner-dj-baxendale-rochester-r6127/Eight times in his Hall of Fame career Harmon Killebrew hit over 40 home runs. Six times he led his league in homers. He played on 11 All Star teams. However, it was off the field where Killebrew made a name for himself during and after his career. His kindness was evident during his career, and h...6127Fri, 29 Sep 2017 12:59:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/2017-killebrew-award-winner-hector-lujan-cedar-rapids-r6119/475 of his 573 career home runs came while wearing a Minnesota Twins uniform. Harmon Killebrew had a major impact on many teams and many playoff teams. He also is well known for the impact that he had on people in the community. When the Hall of Famer passed away in 2011, the Minnesota Twins annou...6119Thu, 28 Sep 2017 01:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/2017-killebrew-award-winner-kevin-garcia-ft-myers-r6118/In 2011, Twins (and Baseball) Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew passed away. 573 career home runs, all but 14 with the Twins. He was inducted into the baseball Hall of Fame in 1984 and was an original Minnesota Twins Hall of Famer. When discussing or ranking the list of great Minnesota Twins in histo...6118Wed, 27 Sep 2017 12:14:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/get-to-know-jonathan-rodriguez-r6113/Bottom of the ninth inning of a championship game. A runner on first base. Your team is down by one run. You step to the plate. It’s a dream scenario we all have enacted in our minds at one time or another. Earlier this month, Chattanooga Lookouts first baseman Jonathan Rodriguez got to live that...6113Tue, 26 Sep 2017 11:57:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/2017-twins-minor-league-all-star-team-r6098/The Minnesota Twins minor league season came to about ten days ago, but it was a successful season all around. The Rochester Red Wings won 80 games and lost a tie-breaker for the wild card spot in the International League playoffs. The Chattanooga Lookouts were the best team in the Southern Leagu...6098Tue, 19 Sep 2017 14:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/twins-2017-minor-league-hitter-of-the-year-r6089/When your organization has as much success as the Minnesota Twins affiliates had during the 2017 season, there’s a good chance there were a lot of strong offensive performers at every level. That was certainly the case when going through the candidates for this award, as several names who had big...6089Fri, 15 Sep 2017 00:55:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/twins-2017-minor-league-relief-pitcher-of-the-year-r6083/This award will not be a three-peat, and I think everyone’s thrilled about the reasons behind that fact. Trevor Hildenberger had won each of the past two Twins Daily Minor League Pitcher of the Year awards, and was off to another incredible start, this time for Rochester. Just when it looked like...6083Wed, 13 Sep 2017 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/twins-minor-league-report-911-decisive-game-three-r6079/The Twins were off Monday and most Minnesota sports fans turned their focus to U.S. Bank Stadium where the Vikings hosted the Saints. (Cue the high hopes.) This afternoon, word began on Twitter that the Gabriel Moya, a lefty acquired for John Ryan Murphy, will be joining the Twins bullpen. All oth...6079Tue, 12 Sep 2017 02:11:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/twins-2017-short-season-hitter-of-the-year-r6078/Each short-season league can be a challenge for players to adjust to the pros. Some players are getting their first taste of professional baseball. Others are transitioning from the Dominican Summer League and playing in the United States for the first time. With fewer games than full seaso...6078Tue, 12 Sep 2017 01:39:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/twins-2017-short-season-pitcher-of-the-year-r6077/At the end of June each year, the short-season minor leagues begin. The GCL Twins stay in Ft. Myers, and the Elizabethton Twins take the long bus ride to Tennessee. In 2017, both of these teams made the playoffs. The E-Twins just won their seventh Appalachian League title since the turn of the c...6077Mon, 11 Sep 2017 05:20:00 +0000