https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/244/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/could-walker-jenkins-go-on-a-holliday-tour-r15540/Two years ago, during the 2022 Major League Baseball Draft, the Baltimore Orioles selected Jackson Holliday with the first overall pick. The son of former big leaguer Matt Holliday, Jackson was a tooled-up shortstop with the polish to blitz through a farm system. He was a consensus top-15 prospe...15540Sat, 27 Jan 2024 15:11:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/billy-wagner-proves-that-joe-nathan-deserved-a-longer-look-for-the-hall-of-fame-r15581/Professional baseball’s history stretches back about 150 years, and on that scale, the concept of a relief pitcher is relatively new. Bullpen usage has continued to increase in recent years, with varying levels of effectiveness. Elite relievers should stand out even more than their peers. Howeve...15581Sat, 27 Jan 2024 12:16:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-announce-new-2024-team-hall-of-fame-members-r15603/Last year, the Twins inducted Joe Mauer into their team Hall of Fame, one year ahead of his formal induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame. This year, he will be followed into the franchise's honorary club by the general manager who drafted him, and a man who coached Mauer during a large portio...15603Fri, 26 Jan 2024 18:34:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/miguel-sano-joey-gallo-strikeouts-power/Both Miguel Sanó and Joey Gallo made their major-league debuts in 2015. Since then, no other player has been given as much leash while striking out as much as these two. Among hitters with 2,000 or more plate appearances in the past nine years, Gallo ranks No. 1 in strikeout rate at 37.9 percent...15593Fri, 26 Jan 2024 17:05:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/cooperstown-call-affirms-link-between-two-twins-legends-r15548/Joe Mauer grew up in St. Paul, Minnesota, and attended Cretin-Derham Hall High School. He was as decorated as they come in high school, and had similar abilities to fellow St. Paul native Dave Winfield, dominating in baseball, football, and basketball. The Twins took Mauer with the first overall...15548Fri, 26 Jan 2024 12:22:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/playing-catch-up-joe-mauers-successors-behind-the-plate-in-minnesota-r15578/Around this time 10 years ago, veteran Joe Mauer was preparing to report for spring training with a new twist: he was now a first baseman, no longer a catcher. Before a fateful concussion in 2013 forced his position switch, Mauer had been Minnesota's Opening Day catcher in nine of the 10 past ye...15578Thu, 25 Jan 2024 17:22:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/tigers-twins-al-central-standings-projections-torkelson-greene-skubal/Last season, the Twins were projected to finish behind the Cleveland Guardians when the season began. There were some who thought that even though the Chicago White Sox, no matter how mismanaged, would be in the hunt as well. When the dust settled, no one kept up with Minnesota, but the Detroit...15539Thu, 25 Jan 2024 16:03:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/scott-boras-forcing-wait-and-see-twins-to-keep-waiting-and-seeing-r15594/Ask any baseball fan to name a baseball agent, and Scott Boras is likely the first name that comes to mind. Forbes has consistently named him the most powerful agent in sports, including saying that he is in “a league of his own.” At the winter meetings, Boras is the lone agent to hold court wit...15594Thu, 25 Jan 2024 12:28:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-claim-speedy-outfielder-bubba-thompson-off-waivers-r15591/Outfielder Bubba Thompson was designated for assignment by the Yankees last week when they made the signing of free agent righthander Luke Weaver official. Five days later, the Twins have added him using one of their open 40-man roster spots. Thompson is a 25-year-old former first-round dr...15591Wed, 24 Jan 2024 21:22:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/joe-mauer-hall-of-fame-minnesota-fans-reactions/Joe Mauer has been many things, to many people, at many times. He was a three-sport high-school superstar, the number-one overall pick in the 2001 MLB draft, and the best catching prospect in all of baseball. He made his MLB debut on April 5, 2004, and went 2-for-3 with two singles, two walks, a...15589Wed, 24 Jan 2024 18:10:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/from-the-batting-cage-to-cooperstown-catching-up-with-joe-mauers-high-school-coach-r15583/"He liked to keep things pretty quiet during the game," said former Cretin-Derham Hall High School baseball coach Jim O'Neill. “It was the same thing while he was at school. He didn't do anything for the attention." While Joe Mauer started etching his name into the history books thanks to h...15583Wed, 24 Jan 2024 17:21:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/looking-back-mike-radcliff-and-terry-ryan-nailed-a-tough-decision-r15585/Here we are, five years after the conclusion of his tremendous playing career. Joe Mauer had his #7 retired by the Twins in 2019. Last summer, he was inducted into the Twins Hall of Fame. And on Tuesday, Joe Mauer was officially named a first-ballot Hall of Famer. Let's look back to recall the d...15585Wed, 24 Jan 2024 16:13:01 +0000