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Here’s a look at 26 players on the Twins’ Opening Day roster Original
BALTIMORE — At long last, Opening Day is upon us. There were more roster battles this spring than there have been in recent seasons with spots open in the rotation, bullpen, infield and outfield.
Twins should try to steal this crucial Red Sox free agent
When you think of the Minnesota Twins, you likely think of left-handed hitting outfielders. Besides Byron Buxton, most of Minnesota's players who can play outfield hit left-handed; Matt Wallner, Alan Roden, James Outman, DaShawn Keirsey Jr. and Trevor Larnach all bat from the left side.
White Sox rally again to sweep Twins, win fifth straight
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kyle Teel hit a three-run home run, Colson Montgomery homered and drove in three, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 11-8 on Thursday night. Chase Meidroth had four hits, as the White Sox came back from three runs down for the second consecutive night against Minnesota to win their season-high fifth straight game. Teel and Edgar Quero each had three hits.
Twins reinstate face of franchise from IL, demote power-hitting outfielder
Can the Twins turn their season around with the return of their best hitter? Washington Nationals v Minnesota Twins | Brace Hemmelgarn/GettyImages The Twins have reinstated Byron Buxton from the 10-day injured list, the team announced. Carson McCusker was optioned to Triple-A St. Paul as a corresponding move. Despite Minnesota's recent fire sale, Buxton, who has been sidelined with left ribcage inflammation since July 27, has made it known that he is sticking with the Twins no matter what.
Seattle catcher Mitch Garver was removed from Thursday’s game at Minnesota after taking a foul ball off his mask in the fifth inning, forcing star Cal Raleigh to finish behind the plate and the Mariners to forfeit their designated hitter. Mariners right-hander Emerson Hancock threw a 94 mph fastball to start against Twins right fielder Matt Wallner, and the 6-foot-4, 220-pound slugger knocked Garver’s mask off when he sharply fouled it off his face around the jaw and cheek.
Brewers’ Jacob Misiorowski loses perfect game, no-hit bid in 7th vs. Twins in 2nd career start
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jacob Misiorowski of the Milwaukee Brewers lost his bid for a perfect game in the seventh inning against the Minnesota Twins on Friday night. After issuing a walk to Byron Buxton, Matt Wallner lofted a home run to the flower bed just past the right-field wall, ending Misiorowski’s run of hitless innings to start his big league career at 11.
Bryce Miller offers encouraging update after first start back from IL, despite bizarre interruption
Perhaps lost in the wild win yesterday, Bryce Miller made his first return to the Mariners from the IL, getting through four innings before hitting his pitch limit of 70-75 pitches, as prescribed by manager Dan Wilson pregame. And while it didn’t look exactly like the Miller of old, Bryce himself was decidedly more encouraged about his start in his postgame comments—and definitely excited to be back on the mound.
May Showers bring June Power
In this week's episode, Vlad Sedler and Jason Anthony review the latest injury news, project June's best and worst offenses and help you set lineups for the weekend.
Twins activate Royce Lewis for season debut, and also bring back Willi Castro from injured list
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The have returned third baseman Royce Lewis from his rehab assignment, clearing the way for his season debut after he strained his left hamstring in spring training. The Twins reinstated both Lewis and multi-position player Willi Castro from the injured list on Monday, putting both regulars in play for the start of their three-game series against Baltimore on Tuesday. Castro missed 16 games with a strained right oblique muscle.
Twins call up prospect Luke Keaschall for major league debut at DH vs. Braves
ATLANTA (AP) — The promoted prized prospect Luke Keaschall for his major league debut and put him in the lineup as the designated hitter for their game at Atlanta on Friday. Keaschall, who was ranked as the third-best prospect in the Twins organization and 57th overall in baseball for 2025, was a second-round draft pick in 2023 out of Arizona State.
Twins to place Wallner on injured list with hamstring strain, believe Correa’s sore wrist is minor
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins will place right fielder Matt Wallner on the 10-day injured list with a strained left hamstring, after avoiding a long-term absence for with his sore left wrist. Wallner was held out of the over the New York Mets on Wednesday, after he felt tightness in the muscle while running out an infield hit in the first inning the night before.
MLB DFS: DraftKings, FanDuel Expert Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks For Today (3/27/24)
In This Article hide Opening Day has finally arrived! This Thursday, 28 of the 30 MLB teams will take to the diamonds and get the "normal" regular season underway after the Tokyo Series got the season started officially for the Cubs and Dodgers. The nine games that start between 4:00 p.m. ET and 4:30 p.m. ET are the DraftKings main slate, while FanDuel's main slate includes the two games that start just after 3:00 p.m. ET.
Twins' Opening Day roster set
FORT MYERS, FLA. - Randy Dobnak was scheduled to pitch five innings in a minor league spring training game Sunday until the plan changed the night beforehand. "They told me, 'You're only going to throw two [innings] just to keep your arm ready in case we need you,'" Dobnak said. That was Dobnak's first hint, after he was cut from big-league camp on March 9, that could be on the Twins' Opening Day roster.
Two surprises as Twins nearly finalize Opening Day roster
FORT MYERS, FLA. - One day after Mickey Gasper had a nasty gash on the inside of his left ankle, a cut that required six stitches when he was spiked fielding a ground ball, he received some of the best news of his baseball career. Gasper, a 29-year-old who spent seven years in the minor leagues before he debuted with the Boston Red Sox at the end of last season, learned he made his first Opening Day roster Monday morning.
DaShawn Keirsey Jr. makes Twins' Opening Day roster over Austin Martin
Twins outfielder DaShawn Keirsey Jr. has made the team's Opening Day roster. He lands the final position player spot on the roster over Austin Martin, who has been optioned to Triple-A St. Paul. It's the first career Opening Day roster nod for the 27-year-old Keirsey, who has played nearly 500 minor league games in the Twins' system. He made his MLB debut late last season and hit his first home run, and now he'll get another opportunity to prove himself at the highest level of the sport.
DaShawn Keirsey Jr. makes Twins' Opening Day roster over Austin Martin
Twins outfielder DaShawn Keirsey Jr. has made the team's Opening Day roster. He lands the final position player spot on the roster over Austin Martin, who has been optioned to Triple-A St. Paul. It's the first career Opening Day roster nod for the 27-year-old Keirsey, who has played nearly 500 minor league games in the Twins' system. He made his MLB debut late last season and hit his first home run, and now he'll get another opportunity to prove himself at the highest level of the sport.
Who nabs final spots in bullpen and infield?
FORT MYERS, Fla. - Though the roster largely has been in place since the start of camp, the Twins still have several key roster spots to fill as camp winds down. Leaving for St. Louis in five days, the Twins must make decisions on the final few spots on the position player side while determining perhaps one role in the bullpen. The Athletic 's Aaron Gleeman and Dan Hayes take a look at those decisions and the factors that may be affecting them.
2025 Minnesota Twins Opening Day Roster Projection (2.0)
After enjoying a full week of Florida sunshine and picking up a fresh sunburn to prove it, I’m ready to make update my Minnesota Twins roster projections for Opening Day 2025. The Twins, currently 9-11-3 in Grapefruit League play, will start their regular season next week March 26 on the road vs the St. Louis Cardinals. Over the next week and a half, Rocco Baldelli has the task of trimming 14 more players from the MN Twins’ roster.
Minnesota Twins 2025 Opening Day Roster Projection: Post-Royce Lewis Injury Edition
Projecting 26-man rosters is a thankless practice. What looks like a sound prediction one day can be proven moot by a twinge or a sproing the next. Regardless, we here at Twins Daily persevere. Although our hard work is under a perpetual threat of being deemed meaningless and outdated, we still want to keep you, valued reader, informed on what your favorite team could look like as the 162-game season begins in less than two weeks.
Projecting the Twins’ 2025 Opening Day Roster, v. 3.0
The Minnesota Twins have some roster battles left to be decided with under three weeks until Opening Day. A handful of injuries, including Justin Topa and Zebby Matthews, popped up last week. At the beginning of February, I attempted to narrow in on the team’s 26-man roster, but there have been some minor changes since that point. Let’s examine the projected Opening Day roster and how the lineup might shake out based on matchups.
With less than three weeks until Opening Day, here’s a guess at the Twins roster
In less than three weeks, the Twins will pack up and leave Florida, venturing to St. Louis to begin their season. There’s still much to be settled before that point as the Twins sift through their options and whittle down the number of players in camp, which began at 57, to 26. But it’s coming soon. With Opening Day on the horizon — the Twins begin the 2025 season on March 27 — here’s a look at where things stand and what’s left to be decided.
After late moves, where things stand as spring training begins
FORT MYERS, Fla. - After a late flurry of acquisitions, the Minnesota Twins' Opening Day roster is starting to round into form with spring training underway and the team's first full-squad workout set for Monday morning. Although the Twins did little to improve their roster early on this winter, they signed three free agents to major-league contracts in February: Danny Coulombe, Harrison Bader and Ty France. The Twins will open the season on March 27 in St. Louis.
Projecting the Minnesota Twins’ 2025 Opening Day Roster, v. 2.0
Despite the lack of splashy additions, the team is positioned to enter the 2025 season with a strong core of returning players. Last month, Seth Stohs looked at the team’s projected roster, but there have been some changes since that point. Let’s take a look at the projected Opening Day roster and how the lineup might shake out based on matchups.
Minnesota Twins Pre-Spring Training Roster Outlook Part 1 Original
The 2025 version of the Minnesota Twins will look very similar to the team that left the field after their season-ending loss to the Orioles last September. With the team for sale and the Pohlads with a tight grip on the purse strings, newly minted president Derek Falvey has his hands tied in his attempts to execute significant player transactions. Today, they signed a one-year contract with ex-Twin lefthanded reliever Danny Coulombe.
What if the Twins Don't Make Any More Offseason Moves?
It has been a painfully slow offseason for the Minnesota Twins and their fans. Aside from the basic, offseason business (40-man roster decisions, Rule 5, arbitration), the Twins have made a handful of minor-league signings and one trade. That’s it.
Proyección 1.0 del roster de los Mellizos: lo que implicará la temporada baja.
Contratos de licitación para todos. 11 jugadores elegibles para el árbitro A medida que continúa la temporada baja, los Mellizos de Minnesota arrojan algo de luz sobre algunas de las primeras preguntas sobre la plantilla. En particular, las decisiones de mantener a Justin Topa ($1,225 millones) y Michael Tonkin ($1 millón) como opciones baratas son consistentes con la idea de que la directiva está operando con un espacio salarial casi nulo, ya que poseen un espacio salarial de $130 millones. rango.
Where things stand, what they need as offseason gets underway
In particular, the decisions to retain both Justin Topa ($1.225 million) and Michael Tonkin ($1 million) as inexpensive bullpen options matches the perception that the front office is working with essentially zero spending room thanks to ownership sticking with a payroll in the $130 million range.
Hitter Ranks: Analyzing Every Lineup Based On Expected Schedules – Week 25 | Pitcher List
+ Top 150 Hitter Rankings for 2024 fantasy baseball. As a reminder, this analysis is geared toward a standard, daily, 12-team H2H redraft league, as that is typically the most popular fantasy baseball format. We will primarily factor in the five standard categories: Runs, RBI, Home Runs, Batting Average, and Stolen Bases. This is a safe space for me where I answer to no one but myself…and you if you leave a comment.
Twins-White Sox series preview: Pitching matchups, Radio/TV information, injury report
Chicago update: The White Sox (27-84) have lost 17 consecutive games and are the third team in MLB history to lose 84 or more games in the first 111 games of a season. … The 1962 Mets hold the modern MLB record with 120 losses in a season. Chicago is on pace for 123. ... The Sox traded OF Eloy Jimenez to Baltimore, LHP Tanner Hicks to the Phillies, RHP Michael Kopech to the Dodgers, SS Paul DeJong to the Royals, and RHP Erick Fedde and IF Tommy Pham to the Cards.
Twins can make a penny-wise pitching move
Twins There is a quality reliever still available to improve their 2024 chances. Pitcher Louie Varland would fill an immediate need in the Twins bullpen, and the price is right for the reluctant spenders. (AARON LAVINSKY/Star Tribune) The Twins decided they couldn’t afford — whether in terms of dollars or prospects — to make a deal at the trade deadline. This calls for a telethon. Call Sarah McLachlan. Record the infomercial, with sappy strings playing in the background.
Twins first baseman Carlos Santana headed toward his goal of winning a Gold Glove
Twins The veteran slugger has been a bargain on a one-year contract, and his defensive play has been a highlight. Carlos Santana has 14 home runs in 100 games for the Twins this season, and 315 homers in his 15-year major-league career. (Alex Kormann/Star Tribune) Carlos Santana has accomplished a lot over his 15-year career. He’s hit more than 300 homers, driven in more than 1,000 runs, earned more than $100 million.
With a few notable exceptions, it’s been a rough year for the Twins’ Bomba Squad members
Twins Max Kepler hasn’t homered in more than a month, Miguel Sanó is looking for work, Eddie Rosario has been released and Mitch Garver is hitting under .200. But it hasn’t been all bad for the remaining members of the team that set the single-season run record. Twins center fielder Byron Buxton has hit four home runs in 10 games since the All-Star break. (Jerry Holt) It is clear that something was going on with the balls used by Major League Baseball in 2019.
Hennepin County Board votes 4-2 to give themselves a 49% raise
Commissioner Jeffrey Lunde was absent from the meeting, but he also opposed the increase. “I cannot support such an increase while knowing the people I represent are also facing the same financial challenges,” Lunde said. Commissioner Debbie Goettel was the only member of the board up for re-election to back the raise, quickly moving to bring it to an initial vote. She praised Fernando’s analysis and noted that county leaders routinely examine employee pay to ensure it is equitable.
St. Paul police investigating fatal shooting Wednesday night
St. Paul police were investigating a fatal shooting Wednesday night. In a statement posted to X, authorities said one person was killed in a shooting at the intersection of Charles Avenue and Galtier Street in the Frogtown neighborhood. No other information was available as of 9:45 p.m. Wednesday. As of Tuesday, St. Paul police reported 15 homicides this year, compared with 21 as of the same date in 2023, according to a Star Tribune database. This is a developing story.
Newest Twins pitcher Trevor Richards has fastball, will travel
NEW YORK – Trevor Richards has been traded four times in the past six years, each time during the season, and the Blue Jays had warned him that, given his impending free agency and their place in the standings, he probably would be sent elsewhere by Tuesday’s trade deadline. “So it was just a matter of where,” he said Wednesday. When he learned his new team was at Citi Field, he made the three-hour drive from Baltimore, where the Jays were playing, to join the Twins. “Luckily, we were on the road.
Rochester John Marshall grad to play basketball Down Under
Matthew Hurt, the Mr. Basketball Minnesota winner in 2019, has signed a contract to play in the Australian National Basketball League. Hurt, a 6-9 forward who played at Rochester John Marshall and Duke, signed a one-year contract with South East Melbourne on Monday. The Australian season begins in September. Hurt, 24, appeared in eight NBA games for the Memphis Grizzlies last season, averaging 4 points per game. Hurt spent the past three seasons playing for the Memphis Hustle in the NBA G-League.
Jay Lietzau's Thursday Canterbury Park line
Sports Follow Star Tribune handicapper Jay Lietzau as he helps you pick the winners on Thursday’s racing card at the Shakopee horse track. (Ayrton Breckenridge/Star Tribune) Post time: 5 p.m. Lock of the day: Wynn Trip (5th race). Value play of the day: Bodenheimer (6th race). Big score: 50-cent Pick 5 ticket—Race 1 (1,3/2,3,4,6,7,9/1,4,7,8/5,7/6), $48. 1. 6 furlongs. Open. 3-year-olds and up. Allowance. Purse: $30,000.
Twins blast Mets 8-3 behind Pablo López’s pitching, homers from Byron Buxton and Matt Wallner
“I give up that homer, but then the guys just pick me right back up,” López said of his teammates, who piled up five runs in the third inning. “I was [thinking], ‘I’ve got to give them a shutdown inning’ ” after taking the lead.
Newest Twins pitcher Trevor Richards has fastball, will travel
NEW YORK – Trevor Richards has been traded four times in the past six years, each time during the season, and the Blue Jays had warned him that, given his impending free agency and their place in the standings, he probably would be sent elsewhere by Tuesday’s trade deadline. “So it was just a matter of where,” he said Wednesday. When he learned his new team was at Citi Field, he made the three-hour drive from Baltimore, where the Jays were playing, to join the Twins. “Luckily, we were on the road.
Twins blast Mets 8-3 behind Pablo López’s pitching, homers from Byron Buxton and Matt Wallner
The Twins lost Max Kepler to a fluke play when he was hit on his helmet by a catcher’s throw.
Twins blast Mets 8-3 behind Pablo López’s pitching, homers from Byron Buxton and Matt Wallner
Austin Martin, Trevor Larnach and Max Kepler each singled to open the inning, Royce Lewis doubled, and Wallner crushed a 422-foot home run to deep left-center, his sixth of the season. Wallner hit another pitch, this one from reliever Tylor Megill, over that wall two innings later, but Mets center fielder Tyrone Taylor, who robbed Ryan Jeffers of a home run on Monday, reached over the wall and deflected it back onto the field, and Wallner settled for an RBI double.
Why don’t Amtrak trains from St. Paul to Chicago stop in Madison, Wis.?
News & Politics They just don’t. But new passenger rail service through Eau Claire is being studied. Amtrak’s Borealis daily service to Chicago from St. Paul’s Union Depot began May 21, but it doesn't serve Madison. (Richard Tsong-Taatarii/Star Tribune) Amid the celebration last spring of Amtrak’s new Borealis passenger service between St. Paul and Chicago loomed a potent question: Why doesn’t the train stop in Madison, Wis.?
Fan gets on field at US game in another security incident at Olympic men's soccer
SAINT-ETIENNE, France — A fan had to be wrestled away from Guinea forward Aliou Balde after rushing the field Tuesday in another security incident during the Olympic men’s soccer tournament. The man raced onto the pitch at the end of the United States' 3-0 win over Guinea at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in Saint-Etienne.
Inside the Twins’ decision to draft Kaelen Culpepper with their first-round pick
There are some questions about whether Culpepper, rated as the No. 34 player in the draft class by Baseball America, can stick at shortstop. The 21-year-old Memphis native spent the first two years of his college career at third base. “It’s a lot like Brooks Lee,” Johnson said. “We didn’t take Brooks Lee because we thought he was a shortstop. We thought he could hit and that’s really the thing that drives our decisions, at least on night one.
Twins set Opening Day roster, officially put 6 on IL
Baseball season is officially here, and the Minnesota Twins’ Opening Day roster is set. Minnesota opens the season Thursday afternoon in Kansas City, ready to pursue another AL Central title. Ahead of Thursday’s game, the defending division champions formally announced some moves to set the roster, which is already dealing with a slew of injuries.
Los Mellizos rompen el campamento y se dirigen a Kansas City con un lugar restante en la lista del Día Inaugural
FORT MYERS, Florida. – Los Mellizos no finalizaron su roster de 26 hombres para el Día Inaugural cuando partieron hacia Kansas City el martes, pero parece decidido después de que eliminaron a siete invitados fuera del roster del campamento de Grandes Ligas. Les quedan 13 jugadores de posición saludables y 14 lanzadores después de asignar lanzadores.
2024 Minnesota Twins Opening Day Roster Projections: Injury Impacts
3 minutes ago, jmlease1 said: There's only two LHP in the bullpen with this projection: Okert and Funderburk. The rest are all RHP. Team looks pretty good to me: while the injury to Duran is a real bummer (he's just not replaceable, even if we still have some good depth in the bullpen) and I was hoping we wouldn't have to dip into our starting pitching depth before opening day, otherwise things are looking pretty solid.
2024 Minnesota Twins Opening Day Roster Projections: Finally Final
Minnesota has been in the market for a specific player type throughout the offseason. Last season, the Twins traded for Michael A. Taylor to provide insurance behind Byron Buxton in center field. Taylor’s role became critical when Buxton was relegated to the designated hitter role. The Twins believe Buxton will return to center field in 2024, but it’s critical to have depth behind him with his injury history.
One month from Opening Day, here’s what Twins’ roster could look like
The countdown to Opening Day is on. In a month from Wednesday, the Twins will take the field in Kansas City, set to begin the 2024 baseball season. While the roster won’t be set for some time, and injuries over the course of the spring could always change things, it appears likely that the wheeling and dealing could be done after the Twins added outfielder Manuel Margot on Monday.
Proyección de la lista del día inaugural de los Mellizos 2024: ¿Quién pasará el corte?
FORT MYERS, Florida. – Un poco más de un mes antes del Día Inaugural en Kansas City, los Mellizos iniciarán su calendario de entrenamiento de primavera cuando se enfrenten a la Universidad de Minnesota el viernes en el Hammond Stadium. Los Mellizos están programados para jugar 34 juegos de exhibición para prepararse para la próxima temporada y establecer su plantilla de 26 hombres.
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