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Twins continue strong start to season with 11-1 romp over Miami

They opened the retractable roof on a rare occasion at Miami's tropical loanDepot Park — and it poured homers and runs in the Twins' 11-1 victory over the Marlins.

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Twins keep rolling to open season, post second consecutive shutout against Royals

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – "You might never see the same lineup out there two games in a row," Rocco Baldelli said of his versatile Twins roster during spring training, a pledge that he broke just two games into the season.

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Chip Scoggins: Here are two things Twins need to do less often in 2023

Sonny Gray unwittingly became the most popular Twins player in uniform last week, a hero to many before even throwing his first pitch of the season.

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La Velle E. Neal III: Loss of dead weight means the Twins will win 90-plus games

FORT MYERS, Fla. – One equipment truck has departed for the Twin Cities. Another is being loaded as the Twins prepare to break camp and head for a regular season that will be better than the clunker of 2022.

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Baseball brings its dramatic new look: Faster games, more action, kill off the 'dead time'

FORT MYERS, Fla. — A clock ticking backwards isn't only the newest and most significant change to the way baseball is played in the major leagues — it's also a metaphor for what the national pastime is trying to accomplish.

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La Velle E. Neal III: Buxton will start season as DH after smashing spring training debut

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Byron Buxton announced his arrival to spring training on Tuesday with a loud crack of the bat, rifling a double to the right-center field wall in his first plate appearance in a major league spring training game this season.

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Kenta Maeda’s PitchCom inadvertently tipped off Rays batters in a spring training game

PitchCom's ability to prevent sign stealing has an obvious fatal flaw

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Michael A. Taylor bringing another Gold Glove to Twins outfield

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Initials are important to Michael A. Taylor. Take that middle letter, for instance — it stands for Anthony, his father's first name, and he's asked that it be included as part of his own baseball name since he turned pro 13 years ago.

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Jim Souhan: While preparing (reluctantly) to DH, Buxton asserts: ‘I’m a center fielder’

FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Twins' designated hitter in 2023 will bat from both sides of the plate.

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Jim Souhan: New Twins boss Joe Pohlad talks change, expectations and thick skin

For 15 years, Joe Pohlad has worked in a variety of departments for the Minnesota Twins, from baseball operations to marketing. Now he's in charge of all of them.

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Guardians hold four-game AL Central lead after winning series vs. Twins

Cleveland comes to town this week for a critical three-game series against the White Sox.

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La Velle E. Neal III: Pulling Ryan with a no-hitter irritated Twins fans but was smart

Before the start of the eighth inning on Tuesday, fans at Target Field began to chant, "Joe, Joe, Joe," in appreciation of the pitching performance they were witnessing on the field.

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Luis Arraez breaks up Dylan Cease's no-hitter with two outs in 9th as Twins lose to White Sox, 13-0

CHICAGO — If not for Luis Arraez on what was to be the final out of the game, the Twins would have suffered their 10th time being no-hit in Twins-Senators history.

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White Sox show fight, rally to beat Twins in 9th

Jose Abreu’s game-winning grounder allowed Romy Gonzalez to score the winning run. The teams had just had a dust-up on the field after Andrew Vaughn was hit by a pitch.

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La Velle E. Neal III: It won’t be easy for Twins to catch Guardians in AL Central race

We're at that time of the season where starters might be asked to pitch deeper in games just as often as relievers will be summoned earlier to keep deficits from getting out of hand.

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Twins return home and rout Giants, 9-0, to open series

MINNEAPOLIS — Not 24 hours before, Max Kepler embodied the Twins' frustration with their offensive slump.

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MLB umps lost their minds Tuesday night in Houston

Come on, umps. Be better than this!

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Twins lose a pitcher and manager before losing to Astros

HOUSTON — Benches cleared and Twins and Astros players glowered at one another Tuesday night after Jose Altuve was hit by a pitch, but mostly everyone kept the tempers in check.

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MLB umpires have some explaining to do after bizarrely tossing Twins manager for visiting the mound

Rocco Baldelli was absolutely LIVID here.

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Back-to-back home runs back up Dylan Bundy's start in Twins' 2-1 win over Rangers

MINNEAPOLIS — The Twins know better than anyone about the restorative properties of extra rest. They once set up a special nap room for Nelson Cruz, after all.

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Twins Manager Rips ‘Pathetic’ Umpiring After Ejection

A controversial call in the 10th inning gave visiting Toronto a 3–2 victory over Minnesota in Sunday’s series finale.

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Twins’ Rocco Baldelli goes off on seething tirade after umps overturn pivotal review at the plate

Rocco Baldelli was absolutely LIVID after this key review in the Twins' loss.

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Controversial calls prove costly to Twins in 3-2, 10-inning loss to Blue Jays

MINNEAPOLIS — Rocco Baldelli threw his cap, kicked dirt on home plate and pointed to the TV booth. But his anger was directed at someone 1,200 miles away.

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La Velle E. Neal III: Trades address needs. Now it’s time for Rocco to win the division.

If the 2022 Twins were a house, it would have a solid foundation but some chipped paint, a dishwasher on the fritz and a need for fresh carpeting.

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With Sano returning, the Twins have decisions to make

To set the scene: Remember back to May 15, 2021. On that particular Saturday at Target Field, the Twins trailed Oakland for most of the game until Miguel Sano blasted a three-run homer in the bottom of the eighth to steal a 5-4 victory.

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