https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/842/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/sea-1-min-0-twins-get-leblanc%E2%80%99ed-r6756/Snapshot (chart via FanGraphs) The Twins made Wade LeBlanc look like Sandy Koufax. He pitched six scoreless innings and only gave up three hits. The Twins hit only two balls in excess of 100 mph off LeBlanc. In comparison, the Mariners had six such hits off Jake Odorizzi. Odorizzi still pitched...6756Tue, 15 May 2018 03:54:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-ambassador-frank-quilici-passes-away-at-79-r6755/Frank Quilici passed away on Monday at the age of 79, but he has represented the Minnesota Twins for nearly 60 years. The Twins originally signed Frank Quilici as an amateur player before the 1961 season. He toiled in the Twins minor league system until making his major-league debut in 1965. He sp...6755Tue, 15 May 2018 03:08:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/garver-making-the-most-of-the-opportunity-r6751/As spring training began, there were questions about whether or not Garver would break camp with the club. Other veteran options were in camp and he didn’t exactly hit the cover off the ball during his debut. In the 2017 season, he hit .196/.288/.348 with four extra-base hits in 23 games. After co...6751Tue, 15 May 2018 01:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/week-in-review-back-in-the-swing-r6750/Weekly Snapshot: Mon, 5/7 through Sun, 5/13 *** Record Last Week: 4-2 (Overall: 17-19) Run Differential Last Week: +11 (Overall: -17) Standing: 2nd Place in AL Central (1.5 GB) HIGHLIGHTS Well, Fernando Romero finally allowed his first run as a Twin. But it came in the fifth inning...6750Mon, 14 May 2018 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-368-back-in-the-race-r6749/http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/2018-05-13_whole_show.mp3?dest-id=74590 Sponsored by Seatgeek and Away Travel.6749Mon, 14 May 2018 02:26:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/laa-2-min-1-ohtani-excellent-as-angels-walk-off-twins-r6747/Snapshot (chart via FanGraphs) Romero passed another test Sunday, facing a veteran lineup in front of 38,000 fans on the road. He finally gave up a run, but he also struck out six batters over five innings. Romero wasn’t as sharp as we’d seen him previously, but to his credit he never unraveled....6747Mon, 14 May 2018 00:17:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/a-tale-of-two-rookies-fernando-romero-and-shohei-ohtani-r6746/Throwing Gas For Twins fans, it’s no secret that Romero’s fastball has a lot of life. Ohtani is more of a mystery as this will be only his sixth start at the big league level. When it comes to rookie pitchers, Romero and Ohtani are two of the hardest throwing pitchers in the league. https://twitte...6746Sun, 13 May 2018 19:08:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/wander-javier39s-labral-tear-r6745/Question 1: What is a labrum, anyway? The shoulder is considered a ball-and-socket joint. The round ball (humeral head) sits in the socket (glenoid) similar to how a golf ball sits on a golf tee. Around the perimeter of the golf tee is a strong cartilage tissue called a labrum. The labrum surroun...6745Sun, 13 May 2018 13:39:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-5-laa-3-twins-outlast-angels-in-gutsy-victory-r6744/Snapshot (chart via FanGraphs) The Twins offense was great in the third inning. Logan Morrison led things off with a walk, Ehire Adrianza singled, Byron Buxton hit an RBI double, Joe Mauer hit an RBI single and Brian Dozier added a sac fly to put the Twins up 3-0. From there forward, the bats wer...6744Sun, 13 May 2018 05:49:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-5-laa-4-rally-rosie-r6742/Snapshot (chart via FanGraphs) The Twins really couldn’t get much of anything going until the ninth. Take a look at that graph, they really stormed back and swiped this game away from the Angels. Brian Dozier hit a solo homer in first inning, Rosario added a solo tater in the sixth and that was...6742Sat, 12 May 2018 05:50:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/laa-7-min-4-what%E2%80%99s-up-with-berrios-r6740/Snapshot (chart via FanGraphs) Berrios allowed the Angels to build a 4-0 lead and ended the night with five earned runs over 5 1/3 innings. Jose gave up seven hits, two of them homers, walked a batter, hit two more and only recorded two strikeouts. Berrios averaged 93.4 mph on his fastball and t...6740Fri, 11 May 2018 05:35:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/buxton%E2%80%99s-back-was-no-rehab-a-mistake-r6738/Buxton struggled out of the gate this season. In his first 11 games, he went 8-for-41 (.195 BA) at the plate with two extra-base hits, both doubles. He posted an 11 to 2 strikeout to walk ratio and his .233 on-base percentage is almost 60 points lower than his career mark. Minnesota’s wintery weat...6738Fri, 11 May 2018 01:32:00 +0000