MINNEAPOLIS -- There was a clear focus for Chris Paddack this spring: slider, slider, slider. After each Grapefruit League outing, he’d talk about the maximum velocity he’d hit with the pitch that day, and where that was with respect to his 87 mph goal. And perhaps he lost some feel

MINNEAPOLIS -- The toughest part of all this for Justin Topa is that he’d been one step away from getting onto the active roster when his troublesome left knee flared up again four outings into his rehab stint with Triple-A St. Paul. After getting so close, a healthy return couldn’t

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TORONTO -- Carlos Santana loves hitting at Rogers Centre. The 39-year-old was drifting through the season before his Twins traveled to Toronto on Friday. His batting average sank below the Mendoza Line as he entered the weekend. His OPS was just .601. On a one-year deal with his fifth club

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TORONTO -- The Twins' 10-8 loss to the Blue Jays on Saturday at Rogers Centre can be told in two distinct chapters. The first part is a fable of offensive glory, where the Twins lambasted Toronto starter Kevin Gausman, hanging seven runs on the righty in just three innings. There

TORONTO -- Twins starter Joe Ryan has always been a confident guy. Whether it was on a little-league mound way back or in front of screaming Major League Baseball fans, the right-hander has always known his stuff plays. With his California swagger, shaggy hair, and bright white smile, Ryan’s poised

MINNEAPOLIS -- Seattle’s pitching staff is elite -- there’s little question of that. It’s just that there’s really not much getting in the way of the red-hot Twins and their most productive hitters right now. Let’s talk streaks, even though Minnesota’s 12-game winning streak ended last week. Max Kepler is

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MINNEAPOLIS -- It was just over three years ago now that Willi Castro's very brief tenure as the Detroit Tigers’ starting shortstop of the future came to an end. He made it two and a half weeks into the 2021 season as the guy before the Tigers swapped him over

Big league closers can come from all areas of the pitching world. Some are guys who have always been relievers, from college all the way up to the big leagues. Some were starters whose power stuff (and perhaps lack of command) were better suited for shorter stints coming out of

MINNEAPOLIS -- The Twins have mostly played crisp, aggressive baseball throughout this season -- and particularly so amid their recently ended 12-game winning streak. They looked as far from that as they have all year on Tuesday, when a handful of key miscues all added up to eight runs scored

MINNEAPOLIS -- Simeon Woods Richardson wasn’t the first young pitcher given the chance to stick in the final spot in the Minnesota starting rotation this season, and it took Louie Varland struggling mightily to open the campaign for Woods Richardson to finally get an extended look in the Major Leagues.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Up to this point in his career, Byron Buxton would push through anything, play through anything, spend however long he’d need to in the trainer’s room and just do whatever he needed to do to be on the field for his teammates, no matter how he felt. “His

MINNEAPOLIS -- It seems the rally-sparking summer sausage has reached its expiration date. “It might be in the trash by now, honestly, where it belongs,” said manager Rocco Baldelli, who had raised questions regarding its potential adverse health effects on humans all along.

This story was excerpted from Do-Hyoung Park’s Twins Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. MINNEAPOLIS -- There’s a new addition to Royce Lewis' locker in the Twins’ clubhouse this season: a small, hand-painted panel of a kid with

MINNEAPOLIS -- The Twins aren’t quite in unprecedented territory yet with this winning streak -- but they’re in pretty darn good company now. It’s been 33 years since the Twins last had a 12-game winning streak -- and, coincidentally, it’s also been 33 years since the team last won a