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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Minnesota Twins News, Rumors & Analysis: Minnesota Twins News]]></title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/21/?d=1</link><description><![CDATA[Minnesota Twins News, Rumors & Analysis: Minnesota Twins News]]></description><language>en</language><item><title>An Extreme Approach Has Caught Up to Trevor Larnach in Ugly Fashion</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/an-extreme-approach-has-caught-up-to-trevor-larnach-in-ugly-fashion-r21017/</link><description>Hitting, in 2026, is all about conviction. Conviction, in turn, is about confidence. Sometimes, it even needs to be about arrogance. Trevor Larnach has always been a hitter defined by extremes, and taking hitting to extremes means walking that tightrope of braided confidence and arrogance across...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">21017</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:30:02 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Week in Review: Wild Card Whiplash</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/week-in-review-wild-card-whiplash-r21015/</link><description>The Weekly Nutshell:

	The Twins entered this past week coming off perhaps their worst series of the entire season &#x2014; a demoralizing sweep at the hands of the Phillies that left Minnesota on the ropes, five games below .500 with six weeks remaining. Once again, the Twins put themselves in a tough...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">21015</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 01:01:02 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Padres 8, Twins 1: Nando Goes Nanners, Padres Sweep Twins</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/padres-8-twins-1-nando-goes-nanners-padres-sweep-twins-r21014/</link><description>Box Score:

	Starting Pitcher: Bailey Ober: 5 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 K (87 Pitches, 54 Strikes, 62%)

	Home Runs: Brooks Lee (20)

	Bottom 3 WPA: Jeff Hoffman (-0.32), Josh Bell (-0.09), Victor Caratini (-0.07)

	Win Probability Chart (Via BaseballSavant):

	




	Last week, I described Sunday's...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">21014</guid><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 22:43:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>San Diego Provides the Selling Blueprint for the Pohlads</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/san-diego-provides-the-selling-blueprint-for-the-pohlads-r21007/</link><description>The Minnesota Twins have already been down this road once. The Pohlad family explored a sale of the franchise before ultimately deciding to maintain majority control and bring new limited partners into the ownership group. That decision didn't necessarily close the door on a future sale. It just...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">21007</guid><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 18:27:02 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>The Twins&#x2019; Homegrown Starting Pitching Has Been Few and Far Between</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/the-twins-homegrown-starting-pitching-has-been-few-and-far-between-r21002/</link><description>There are certain things, or positions, rather, that organizations can never have enough of. Starting pitching is one of those things, and the Twins have experienced firsthand this year just how important pitching depth can be.&#xA0;




	With injuries to guys like Pablo L&#xF3;pez, Mick Abel and, more re...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">21002</guid><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 16:08:02 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>5 Weeks To Go: Breaking Down the Twins' Remaining Schedule</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/5-weeks-to-go-breaking-down-the-twins-remaining-schedule-r21008/</link><description>We're closing in on the end of August and while the Minnesota Twins haven't clinched anything, they have pretty firmly secured one of their most openly stated priorities for the season: playing meaningful baseball in September. The Twins entered this weekend in a tie for the final Wild Card spot...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">21008</guid><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 13:30:02 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>How Much Have Injuries Really Hurt the Twins in 2026?</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/how-much-have-injuries-really-hurt-the-twins-in-2026-r20986/</link><description>Injuries are one of the few parts of a baseball season that teams simply cannot control. Every fan base can point to the players who have spent time on the injured list and wonder how different the season might look if everyone had stayed healthy (cough&#x2026; Pablo Lopez). For teams that haven't live...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">20986</guid><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 11:50:02 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Padres 7, Twins 5: Twins Blow Four-Run Lead in Crushing Seventh-Inning Collapse</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/padres-7-twins-5-twins-blow-four-run-lead-in-crushing-seventh-inning-collapse-r21009/</link><description>Box Score

	SP: Dean Kremer - 5 1/3 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 5 K (101 pitches, 59 strikes (58% strikes))

	Home Runs: Luke Keaschall, Brooks Lee, Kaelen Culpepper

	Bottom 3 WPA: Andrew Morris (-0.64), Byron Buxton (-0.07), Tommy Nance (-0.06)

	Win Probability Chart




	




	The Twins entered Satu...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">21009</guid><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 03:47:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Twins&#x2019; Playoff Push Comes Down to These 5 Things</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/twins-playoff-push-comes-down-to-these-5-things-r21000/</link><description>There was a point earlier this month when the Minnesota Twins&#x2019; playoff hopes looked like they were slipping away. A rough stretch against the Brewers and Phillies had Minnesota searching for answers, and the team entered its series with Atlanta having plenty of questions about whether it could s...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">21000</guid><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 19:01:02 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>The Real Reason Behind Trevor Larnach&#x2019;s August Slump</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/the-real-reason-behind-trevor-larnachs-august-slump-r20997/</link><description>Trevor Larnach has been one of the most impactful bats in the Twins&#x2019; lineup this season.




	Through 380 plate appearances, Larnach is currently sporting career-high marks in batting average (.266), on-base percentage (.351) and OPS (.769). And while he had largely been a glorified strong-sided...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">20997</guid><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 15:35:07 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Josh Bell Is Derek Falvey&#x2019;s Parting Gift to the Twins</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/josh-bell-is-derek-falveys-parting-gift-to-the-twins-r20998/</link><description>When Derek Falvey and the Twins mutually parted ways at the end of January, it marked the end of a nine-year run for the executive who had helped reshape the organization. Before leaving, Falvey made three free-agent signings for the Twins during the offseason: Taylor Rogers, Victor Caratini, an...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">20998</guid><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 11:33:02 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Padres 6, Twins 2: Stuck in the Middle-Innings With You</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/padres-6-twins-2-stuck-in-the-middle-innings-with-you-r21004/</link><description>Box Score

	Connor Prielipp:&#xA0;6 IP, 8 H, 6 ER, 2 BB, 7 K

	Home Runs:&#xA0;None

	Bottom 3 WPA:&#xA0;Connor Prielipp (-.400), Ryan Jeffers (-.090), Byron Buxton/Trevor Larnach (-.070)

	Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs)




	




	The thick of a playoff race&#x2014;there&#x2019;s nothing like it. When the marathon n...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">21004</guid><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
