https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/331/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/top-five-twins-bullpen-shuttle-candidates-r13967/Playing against the Miami Marlins for their second road series of the year, Rocco Baldelli’s Twins put up double-digit runs for the first time. Joey Gallo, Trevor Larnach, Max Kepler, and Ryan Jeffers all went deep for Minnesota, and the 11 runs made it a laugher against Skip Schumaker’s club....13967Sat, 08 Apr 2023 13:16:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/how-does-the-twins-catching-tandem-stack-up-defensively-r13978/The Twins are off to a great start, underpinned by an excellent rotation and strong bullpen. Rotation upgrades, including a now-healthy Kenta Maeda, Tyler Mahle, and newly-acquired Pablo López have been discussed in depth. An improved catching battery, less so. The Twins signed Christian V...13978Sat, 08 Apr 2023 12:17:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/fans-continue-traditions-experience-revamped-target-field-at-twins-opening-day-r13998/The 2023 MLB season represents a time of change both for MLB and the Twins, as MLB implemented a host of new rules, and the Twins did their first significant remodel of Target Field since it opened in 2010. At Friday’s Home Opener, in the company of friends and family, Twins fans got their first...13998Sat, 08 Apr 2023 04:52:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-3-astros-2-farmer-walks-off-the-astros-r13996/Minneapolis - Following a 4-2 opening road trip to Kansas City and Miami, the Twins aimed to regain their winning ways in the 2023 home opener. With the temps hovering in the high 40's, the fans hoped that Sonny Gray could warm up everyone's spirits with another impactful start. The reigning Wor...13996Fri, 07 Apr 2023 23:33:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/down-with-the-same-handed-changeup-r13987/In 2022, the Twins traded for Jorge Lopez, paying a pretty high price for a reliever in hopes of shoring up the bullpen down the home stretch. They acquired the All-Star right-hander and immediately decided they could make some improvements to a dominant pitcher who at the time had a 1.68 ERA. H...13987Fri, 07 Apr 2023 21:19:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/are-twins-starters-pitching-longer-in-2023-r13973/The Twins' front office knew it needed to add to the organization's starting pitching depth, and that's what they have done in recent years. Currently, every member of the starting staff was acquired via trade from Kenta Maeda in 2020 to Pablo Lopez in 2023. On paper, this is an unsustainable st...13973Fri, 07 Apr 2023 17:18:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/its-a-marathon-not-a-sprint-r13983/Recently I wrapped up an off-season writing project: hand-writing a post-game report for every game the Twins played in 2022. All 162 matches. No exceptions. Beyond the insanity of it all—and it truly was a nightmare at times, with evenings of madness laughing into the void—these games offered a...13983Fri, 07 Apr 2023 16:20:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what-happens-now-that-bally-sports-parent-company-missed-a-payment-to-the-twins-r13986/On Wednesday, Daniel Kaplan of The Athletic reported that MLB filed an emergency motion in the bankruptcy proceedings for Diamond Sports, the parent company of Bally Sports North. Recently, Diamond Sports missed a payment to the Minnesota Twins and Cleveland Guardians, so MLB is demanding paymen...13986Fri, 07 Apr 2023 15:47:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/bench-player-usage/Rocco Baldelli has earned a reputation for mixing and matching his lineups. In 2022, there were no two back-to-back games in which the same lineup started. Through four games in 2023, the only lineup move made was swapping the catchers, Christian Vazquez and Ryan Jeffers —a routine move to give...13976Fri, 07 Apr 2023 12:15:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-astros-home-opener-preview/  The Twins got destroyed by the Astros at Target Field in 2022 by a combined 18 runs, and lost all six games to the eventual World Series champions. In 2021, however, the Twins actually won the season series 4-3. This season finds the Twins coming home after a winning road trip, while the...13993Fri, 07 Apr 2023 00:46:04 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-schedule-astros-yankees/The Twins are off to a nice start. They opened up with back-to-back shutouts on the road, on the way to a season-opening sweep and winning road trip. Sure, they fell to earth with a pair of low-scoring losses on the back end, but there's no shame in struggling against premier pitching in early A...13991Thu, 06 Apr 2023 22:11:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-minor-league-report-46-affiliates-get-underway-r13989/TRANSACTIONS 2B Jorge Polanco assigned to Fort Myers for rehab assignment RHP Oliver Ortega (shoulder strain) placed on IL for St. Paul RHP Owen Griffith placed on IL for Cedar Rapids LHP Christian MacLeod placed on IL for Cedar Rapids RHP Mikey Paredes placed o...13989Thu, 06 Apr 2023 20:36:54 +0000