https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/page/594/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/deadened-baseball-lol-r10615/Coming into this 2021 season, there was much bluster about Major League Baseball's attempts to deaden its baseball. Nelson Cruz was even asked about it. How silly he and a Twins teammate are making those efforts seem in the early going. When asked ahead of spring training if he was concerned abou...10615Wed, 07 Apr 2021 04:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/buxton-or-berr%C3%ADos-who-is-more-important-to-the-twins%E2%80%99-long-term-success-r10611/Bryon Buxton and José Berríos are in similar places in their big-league careers with two years remaining before free agency. So, which player is more important to the Twins’ long-term success? Buxton and Berríos were part of a young core of players that were tasked with digging the Twins out of t...10611Wed, 07 Apr 2021 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/willians-astudillo-might-be-here-to-stay-r10613/After a rough string of injuries to open the season, the Minnesota Twins have needed to dip into their depth. They may have unearthed a player who is ready to contribute. When Josh Donaldson was injured on his first plate appearance of the 2021 season, it suddenly shifted the entire plan for the...10613Wed, 07 Apr 2021 01:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/det-4-min-3-twins-fail-to-execute-in-extras-r10612/Nelson Cruz and Byron Buxton both hit their third home runs of the season but the Twins fell to the Tigers 4-3 in extra innings Tuesday afternoon in Detroit in a game marred by poor execution. Read more about the game in today’s recap. Box Score Happ: 4.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 K Home Runs: Cruz...10612Tue, 06 Apr 2021 21:12:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/nelson-cruz-and-the-hunt-for-500-home-runs-r10610/Nelson Cruz certainly made his presence known during his first start of the 2021 season. After a two-homer game, the 40-year-old slugger has his sights set on one of baseball’s most important milestones, 500 home runs. Milestones are part of baseball history and the Twins have plenty of attainabl...10610Tue, 06 Apr 2021 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/min-15-det-6-cruz-leads-trouncing-of-tigers-r10609/Nelson Cruz’s first start of 2021 was delayed due to the opening series being in an NL park, but the wait was worth it. Boomstick clobbered two home runs, one of them a grand slam, in the Twins 15-6 domination of Detroit Monday. Box Score Shoemaker: 6.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K Home Runs: Cruz 2...10609Mon, 05 Apr 2021 21:36:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/week-in-review-rise-and-shine-r10608/Twins baseball is back, and that means so too is our season-long Sunday night tradition of reviewing the week that was. Here's a rundown of the highlights and lowlights from opening weekend in Milwaukee, where the Twins took two of three from the Brewers, as well as a look ahead to what's coming i...10608Mon, 05 Apr 2021 03:27:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-520-opening-weekend-r10607/Aaron and John talk about a very good opening weekend for the Twins that was almost great, Josh Donaldson's latest leg injury, Byron Buxton's scary power, Jose Berrios vs. Corbin Burnes, Luis Arraez the hitting machine, and the state of the bullpen. You can listen by downloading us from iTunes, Sp...10607Mon, 05 Apr 2021 00:59:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/min-8-mil-2-arr%C3%A1ez-reaches-5-times-twins-take-series-r10606/New leadoff man Luis Arráez provided a spark that helped the Twins tally eight runs against the Brewers Sunday afternoon. Arráez was 3-for-3 with a pair of walks. Come read all about the game in today’s recap. Box Score Pineda: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K Home Runs: Garver (1), Sanó (1) Top...10606Sun, 04 Apr 2021 21:41:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/min-2-mil-0-take-a-bow-jos%C3%A9-berr%C3%ADos-r10605/José Berríos pitched six no-hit innings with 12 strikeouts before Rocco Baldelli turned Saturday night’s game over to the bullpen. Come read all about it in tonight’s game recap. Box Score Berríos: 6.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 12 K Home Runs: Buxton (2) Top 3 WPA: Berríos .366, Buxton .168, Rogers .1...10605Sun, 04 Apr 2021 01:58:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/it39s-not-time-to-worry-about-alex-colom%C3%A9-r10603/Alex Colomé made his Twins debut and promptly blew a three-run save in fantastic fashion. Judgements shouldn’t be drawn from one appearance, but let’s see what we can learn from this Opening Day disaster. It’s worth remembering what kind of pitcher Alex Colomé is, and that’s one that pitches to w...10603Sat, 03 Apr 2021 22:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/twins/hamstrung-twins-place-josh-donaldson-on-injured-list-r10604/After being diagnosed with a mild strain in his hamstring, the Twins have moved Josh Donaldson to the 10-day injured list and have recalled Brent Rooker from the taxi squad. Remaining healthy has been a priority for Donaldson. After missing a substantial amount of time in 2020 with calf issues, h...10604Sat, 03 Apr 2021 19:59:00 +0000