https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/241/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/austin-martin-is-prepared-for-whatever-role-the-twins-ask-ahead-of-his-mlb-debut-r15909/Many people, including Austin Martin, knew that his MLB debut would be a matter of when, not if, in 2024. With fellow infielder Royce Lewis going down with a quad injury on Opening Day Thursday, the opportunity came sooner than what Martin had expected as he will be joining the Twins on Saturday...15909Sat, 30 Mar 2024 16:21:19 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/mickey-hatcher-a-capable-player-during-some-of-the-twins-darkest-days-r15881/Michael Vaughn Hatcher was born on March 15, 1955, in Ohio. An article at The Oklahoman states that he chose the nickname Mickey after his idol, another player you might have heard of—Mickey Mantle. At some point, his family moved west, and he graduated from high school in Mesa, AZ. After high s...15881Sat, 30 Mar 2024 15:10:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/breaking-twins-promote-top-prospect-austin-martin-to-minnesota-r15902/Royce Lewis started his first Opening Day in a fashion that only he can. Stepping in for his first at bat against Cole Ragans, Lewis launched a solo home run over the wall to put Minnesota on the board first. Unfortunately the good vibes didn’t last long as he came up limping following an RBI do...15902Sat, 30 Mar 2024 14:13:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/st-paul-saints-announce-2024-roster-r15904/Tickets are still available on the Saints website for both games. It should be a fun season with the Saints as they will be Minnesota’s primary source of prospect depth.  While it’s a new year for the Saints at CHS Field, there are plenty of fresh faces. Multiple Twins top prospects will do...15904Fri, 29 Mar 2024 23:14:23 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/royce-lewis-injury-buxton-correa-stewart-healthy/Once the games start mattering, nothing else does. Spring training stats and storylines go out the window when the heat is on and the results count. Royce Lewis gave us a fine reminder of that on Thursday. After a hugely encouraging and productive spring camp, he declared himself ready to silenc...15905Fri, 29 Mar 2024 21:49:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/is-willi-castro-a-better-defensive-option-at-third-base-than-kyle-farmer-r15901/When starting third baseman Royce Lewis injured his right quadriceps aggressively rounding second base (with hopes to score) on a double down the left-field line by star shortstop Carlos Correa, manager Rocco Baldelli's immediate response was to shift second baseman Kyle Farmer to third and inse...15901Fri, 29 Mar 2024 13:16:31 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/royce-lewis-injury-update-quadriceps-strain-timeline-report/The injury bug once again burrowed its displeasing proboscis into star third baseman Royce Lewis, sucking up some of the vigor fueling the Twins' otherwise promising start to the season. Lewis came up lame rounding second base on a double by Carlos Correa and quickly exited the game following a...15899Fri, 29 Mar 2024 11:16:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/make-it-official-twins-4-royals-1-lewis-brings-pride-and-pain-on-opening-day-r15898/Box Score Pablo López: 7 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K Home Runs: Royce Lewis (1) Top 3 WPA:  Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs): Check back for this later; FanGraphs is experiencing some Opening Day hiccups. With a lefty on the mound in Cole Ragans, Rocco Baldelli surprised some with...15898Thu, 28 Mar 2024 23:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/royce-lewis-injury-update-quad-injury-acl-tears-oblique-strain/The first few innings of the 2024 season couldn't have gone much better for Royce Lewis. He hit a no-doubt home run in his first plate appearance of the season, and a no-doubt single in his second. He looked like the same dynamic, wonderfully watchable player he was for much of 2023, when he was...15897Thu, 28 Mar 2024 21:29:26 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/2024-predictions-minnesota-twins-royce-lewis-pablo-lopez-griffin-jax-byron-buxton/Over the past week or so, we surveyed the Twins Daily writers for their predictions about the 2024 season. A similar survey was posted in the forums and promoted on Twitter. Here are the results. How many wins will the Twins have, and where will they place in the AL Central? Seventeen Twins...15891Thu, 28 Mar 2024 15:18:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-2024-opening-day-roster/As usual, the Twins will enter the season carrying 13 pitchers (five starters, eight relievers) and 13 position players, accounting for nine starters and a four-man bench. Read on for a quick rundown of where all 26 members of the active roster stand as the new season gets underway. CATCHER...15886Thu, 28 Mar 2024 14:54:41 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/2024-golden-grapefruits-our-favorite-spring-training-clich%C3%A9s-r15888/Welcome, welcome, everyone to the second annual Golden Grapefruit Awards show. We’ve finally made it through another spring training, so let’s take a moment to look back at some memorable moments and hand out some spring training awards. Every year, the same storylines tend to pop up, and f...15888Thu, 28 Mar 2024 14:08:01 +0000