https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/9/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-9-marlins-1-zebby-matthews-dominates-in-season-debut-and-twins-secure-series-victory-r20320/Box Score SP: Zebby Matthews - 7 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K (83 pitches, 56 strikes (67% strikes)) Home Runs: None Top 3 WPA: Zebby Matthews (0.18), Austin Martin (0.18), James Outman (0.09) The Twins entered Thursday’s rubber match against Miami looking to secure the series aft...20320Thu, 14 May 2026 20:25:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/a-hard-reckoning-twins-option-matt-wallner-to-triple-a-st-paul-amid-shift-toward-new-faces-r20317/The Twins will option struggling outfielder Matt Wallner to Triple-A St. Paul on Thursday, two sources with knowledge of the team's plans told Twins Daily, Taking Wallner's place on the roster will be utilityman Ryan Kreidler, who made his Twins debut during Royce Lewis's stint on the injured li...20317Thu, 14 May 2026 14:26:44 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/incredible-facts-from-bailey-obers-historic-maddux-shutout-r20307/There are dominant pitching performances, and then there are outings that feel almost impossible in the modern game. Bailey Ober’s complete-game shutout against the Marlins somehow managed to be both. At a time when pitchers are judged by velocity, strikeout rates, and wipeout stuff, Ober carved...20307Thu, 14 May 2026 12:37:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/bailey-obers-success-is-a-throwback-to-a-bygone-era-r20312/On Tuesday night at Target Field, Bailey Ober threw a complete shutout on just 89 pitches against the Miami Marlins. It was a rarity in its own right — Twins starters don't complete a game very often — but the efficiency of his performance was almost unheard of in these times. The only starter i...20312Thu, 14 May 2026 11:39:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/marlins-9-twins-5-the-twins-offense-wasnt-enough-to-overcome-the-bad-pitching-r20315/Box Score SP: Simeon Woods-Richardson - 3 IP, 7 H, 6 ER, 1 BB, 1 K (88 pitches, 48 strikes (49% strikes) Home Runs: Byron Buxton (15), Kody Clemens (4) 3 WPA: Simeon Woods-Richardson (-0.47), Luke Keaschall (-0.12), Matt Wallner (-0.07) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) We’re...20315Thu, 14 May 2026 02:42:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/royce-lewis-and-the-fastball-problem-the-twins-can-no-longer-ignore-r20287/Royce Lewis was supposed to be one of the central figures of the Twins' season. Even after years of injuries and interrupted development, the organization still believed the former first overall pick was ready to take another step toward stardom. Throughout the winter, the Twins made that confid...20287Wed, 13 May 2026 18:35:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/pace-and-change-a-remarkable-night-at-target-field-r20308/  The Twins hosted Bark at the Park Night on Tuesday against the Marlins. It's a love-it-or-hate-it kind of event, and generally, I hate it. Dogs are wonderful creatures, of course, but the ballpark isn't a space built for them, and when things are good, the ballpark should be so full as to...20308Wed, 13 May 2026 14:31:46 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-3-marlins-0-bailey-ober-throws-1st-career-complete-game-shutout-and-maddux-r20305/Box Score SP: Bailey Ober 9.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 7 K (89 pitches, 64 strikes (72%)) Home Runs: Ryan Jeffers (6 Top 3 WPA: Ober (0.45), Jeffers (0.10), Trevor Larnach (0.10) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) Bailey Ober hasn't lost at Target Field yet in 2026, and he hope...20305Wed, 13 May 2026 02:22:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/kendry-rojas-brings-huge-upside-and-serious-command-questions-r20299/There’s been a noticeable shift in the narrative around Twins pitching prospect (Twins Daily’s No. 8 prospect) Kendry Rojas. At this time last year, Rojas looked like the type of pitcher you could realistically envision slotting into the middle of a major-league rotation in a couple years. The 6...20299Tue, 12 May 2026 22:13:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-minnesota-twins-might-have-a-new-closer-r20295/Last Wednesday, the Minnesota Twins traded for Yoendrys Gómez from the Tampa Bay Rays, for cash considerations. Bouncing between the New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago White Sox, Tampa Bay, and now Minnesota since the beginning of the 2025 season, Gómez has embodied the nomadic relie...20295Mon, 11 May 2026 17:09:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/nine-deals-one-clear-win-revisiting-the-twins-2025-trade-deadline-r20279/The Minnesota Twins spent last summer’s trade deadline walking a fine line between cutting payroll, reshaping the roster, and trying to remain competitive in the future. Now that the 2026 season is underway, it is much easier to evaluate those deals based on their actual impact rather than on de...20279Mon, 11 May 2026 12:20:06 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/week-in-review-buxton-vs-the-world-r20291/The Weekly Nutshell: It's becoming a weekly trend for the Minnesota Twins: they start and finish strong, with a whole lot of ugliness in between. This time around, they kicked off the week with an 11-3 win over Washington before dropping three in a row and then rebounding over the weekend with...20291Mon, 11 May 2026 00:01:00 +0000