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	The injury bug has not been kind to the Minnesota Twins in recent weeks, but over the weekend, the team provided a fresh batch of updates on some key players working their way back to the field. While injuries have tested the club's depth, there is cautious optimism that several contribut...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">18587</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2025 14:16:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Mariners 11, Twins 2: Bailey Ober's 3rd-Inning Implosion Sends Twins to 10th Loss in 11 Games</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/mariners-11-twins-2-bailey-obers-3rd-inning-implosion-sends-twins-to-10th-loss-in-11-games-r18584/</link><description>Box Score

	SP: Bailey Ober 7 IP, 7 H, 7 ER, 0 BB, 7 K (102 pitches, 71 strikes (70%))

	Home Runs: Trevor Larnach (11), Carlos Correa (6)

	Bottom 3 WPA: Ober -.327, Byron Buxton -.087, Christian V&#xE1;zquez -.083

	Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs):




	




	The Twins welcomed the Mariners t...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">18584</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2025 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Report: Rocco Baldelli Will Return for 2026, as Twins Exercise Contract Option</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/report-rocco-baldelli-will-return-for-2026-as-twins-exercise-contract-option-r18583/</link><description>Questions surrounding the wobbly seat of Rocco Baldelli have been answered: The Twins have already exercised his option for 2026. As Dan Hayes reported in The Athletic, "Multiple sources confirmed the club picked up its team option for 2026 on Baldelli, who&#x2019;s currently in his seventh season as m...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">18583</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2025 01:49:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>More Like Flat Wallner: Twins Slugger Matt Wallner's Swing Path is Much Different (and Worse) Lately</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/more-like-flat-wallner-twins-slugger-matt-wallners-swing-path-is-much-different-and-worse-lately-r18579/</link><description>In the ninth inning of the Twins' latest demoralizing loss, the Milwaukee Brewers issued Byron Buxton an intentional walk. They put the winning run on base and gave up the platoon advantage, just to trade having to face Buxton for getting to face Matt Wallner. It was, in a sense, a risky maneuve...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">18579</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2025 17:09:22 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>The Twins Keep Trusting the Opener, But Should They?</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-twins-keep-trusting-the-opener-but-should-they-r18575/</link><description>The Twins tried the opener strategy again on Sunday afternoon. Each time they&#x2019;ve tried it this season, the plan has unraveled quickly, leaving Rocco Baldelli and his coaching staff scrambling. While the concept behind the approach is understandable, the execution and results have simply not been...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">18575</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2025 14:35:05 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Could 2025 Twins Execute a 2018-Style MLB Trade Deadline Re-Tool?</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/could-2025-twins-execute-a-2018-style-mlb-trade-deadline-re-tool-r18572/</link><description>There's no need to beat around the bush: the Twins stink. And they&#x2019;re injured. The team is on pace to miss the playoffs for the fourth time in five years, and now that the AL Central possesses a legitimately dominant team, the front office should go back to the drawing boards in multiple facets....</description><guid isPermaLink="false">18572</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2025 11:53:02 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Week in Review: Returning to Rock Bottom</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/week-in-review-returning-to-rock-bottom-r18576/</link><description>The Weekly Nutshell:

	It's honestly just hard to comprehend. I know the 2025 Minnesota Twins are not this bad. We saw what they are capable of when they went 18-8 in a month of May that included a 13-game winning streak. This is a team that, according to both projection models and betting lines...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">18576</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2025 02:09:47 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Brewers 9, Twins 8: Rally Falls Short, Brewers Sweep Series</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/brewers-9-twins-8-rally-falls-short-brewers-sweep-series-r18573/</link><description>Box Score:

	Bulk Pitcher: David Festa: 4 2/3, 12 H, 8 ER, 3 BB, 3 K (96 Pitches, 65 Strikes, 67.7%)

	Home Runs: Byron Buxton 2 (17), Ryan Jeffers (6), Ty France (6)

	Bottom 3 WPA: Festa (-.498), Matt Wallner (-.204), Trevor Larnach (-.180)

	Win Probability Chart (Via Fangraphs):

	




	Anot...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">18573</guid><pubDate>Sun, 22 Jun 2025 21:36:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Byron Buxton Is a Top 2 AL Outfielder, So Why Is He 13th in All-Star Voting?</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/byron-buxton-is-a-top-2-al-outfielder-so-why-is-he-13th-in-all-star-voting-r18561/</link><description>The first wave of MLB All-Star voting results dropped this week, and one thing is immediately clear: Byron Buxton is being overlooked. Again.




	Buxton landed 13th among American League outfielders with 219,808 votes, trailing players like Jarren Duran, George Springer, and Daulton Varsho, non...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">18561</guid><pubDate>Sun, 22 Jun 2025 13:38:02 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Twins Minor League Report (6/21): Culpepper Debuts at Double-A</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-minor-league-report-621-culpepper-debuts-at-double-a-r18570/</link><description>CURRENT W-L Records




	Minnesota Twins: 37-39

	St. Paul Saints: 32-40

	Wichita Wind Surge: 37-31

	Cedar Rapids Kernels: 41-27

	Fort Myers Mighty Mussels: 29-37

	FCL Twins: 23-11

	DSL Twins: 3-11




	TRANSACTIONS




	The Twins sent Austin Martin and Emmanuel Rodriguez to the rookie-leve...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">18570</guid><pubDate>Sun, 22 Jun 2025 02:57:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Brewers 9, Twins 0: Brewers' Pressure Breaks the Twins Yet Again</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/brewers-9-twins-0-brewers-pressure-breaks-the-twins-yet-again-r18567/</link><description>Box Score

	SP: Simeon Woods Richardson&#xA0;6 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 3 K &#x2013; 95 pitches, 62 strikes (65%)

	Home Runs: N/A

	Bottom 3 WPA:&#xA0;Woods Richardson (-.213), Ty France (-.087), Willi Castro (-.077)




	Win Probability Chart (via&#xA0;FanGraphs)&#xA0;

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	After their latest "worst loss of the season,"...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">18567</guid><pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2025 20:41:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>This Strategy Could Fix Simeon Woods Richardson's Starts</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/this-strategy-could-fix-simeon-woods-richardsons-starts-r18516/</link><description>Simeon Woods Richardson had his best start of the season on Sunday, throwing five scoreless innings and allowing just one hit in Houston. It was a sharp, efficient outing that gave the bullpen a bit of a breather and kept the Twins in a tight game against a quality opponent.




	And yet, encour...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">18516</guid><pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2025 19:01:01 +0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
