Minnesota Twins Rumors & News

CBSSports.com "The bus carrying the Elizabethton Twins, a minor league affiliate of the Minnesota Twins, was involved in a fatal accident early Tuesday morning according to KARE 11. The bus was carrying 30 players and one coach. No one aboard the bus was injured, the Twins have confirmed. According to the..." June 18

Detroit Free Press "When the Tigers opened the season in Minnesota this year, the question was, “What will they do without Jose Valverde?” When the Tigers were in Minnesota the last three days, the question was, “What will they do with Jose Valverde?” What manager Jim Leyland did in the ninth inning Sunday was..." June 17

Sporting Sota "One thing the Minnesota Twins have struggled to find is good pitching, both on the front and back ends of the rotation and bullpen. They seem to have found a solid closer in Glen Perkins but Minnesota Twins general manager Terry Ryan fully expects to field calls about Perkins as we near the trade..." June 17

Boston Globe "Early this week, the Houston Astros will formulate a game plan as to how to approach their veteran assets. Teams are already calling about Bud Norris, a cheap ($3 million) solution to any contender’s rotation. Cheap in salary, but he won’t be cheap in acquisition cost. The Astros are willing..." June 17

St. Paul Pioneer Press "Trevor Plouffe drove in three runs and reached safely in all four plate appearances as Minnesota's bats awoke from a two-game slumber Saturday at Target Field. Joe Mauer singled in two runs, including the game-winner with two outs during a three-run seventh inning. The Twins chased Detroit..." June 16

Detroit News "The following conversation obviously has not taken place among American League managers. “How’d you do with your intentional walk to Miguel Cabrera?” “Not so good. I think it must have upset Prince Fielder.” It happened again, you know. In a game the Tigers eventually won 4-0 on Friday..." June 15

Courier-Post "The air was crisp Thursday at Target Field. The temperature hovered in the mid-70s for most of the contest, a rare occurrence in June. It was gorgeous baseball weather. Despite the Phillies’ 3-2 comeback win, which snapped a five-game losing streak, frustration seemed to mount. The pitiful..." June 14

Minneapolis Star Tribune "It’s the command, they say, that’s the last thing to come when rebounding from Tommy John surgery. And command has kept its latest case, righthander Mike Pelfrey, from assuming a commanding role in the Twins rotation a year after the surgery. The fastball seems fine. It was clocked at 94 miles..." June 13

Minneapolis Star Tribune "Miguel Sano bid farewell to Class A baseball with a flourish on Sunday. And he wasn’t the only one. Sano, the Twins’ top slugging prospect, hit two home runs during Fort Myers’ 8-6 loss to Bradenton, then was informed that he had been promoted to Class AA New Britain. He will head north along..." June 10

CSN Washington "The Nats entered Sunday two games under .500, fresh off an extra innings loss, after seven consecutive games where they had scored three runs or less. With a day-night doubleheader against the Twins in store, there was an unusual opportunity in their sights. They could gain some traction and do it..." June 10

St. Paul Pioneer Press "Twins setup man Jared Burton suffered a "twinge" in his right groin during Saturday's ninth inning but said he would be fine to pitch during Sunday's doubleheader. "I think my cleat got hung up for a split-second there on the rubber," Burton said. "No big deal. Went out and threw and it feels..." June 09

Minneapolis Star Tribune "To a pitcher trying to escape a rally without any more damage, Pedro Florimon’s spectacular glovework was the most impressive part of his day Thursday. “Florimon made a pretty good play on [Billy] Butler, a couple of times,” said an appreciative Mike Pelfrey. “He really helped bail me..." June 08

St. Paul Pioneer Press "While Kohl Stewart hinted Thursday night that he would bypass a Texas A&M football scholarship to sign with the Twins, who had just drafted him No. 4 overall, his father reportedly confirmed it. "He's going to go (to the Twins)," Mark Stewart told the Houston Chronicle. "You don't get drafted..." June 07

Fox Sports North "The Minnesota Twins didn't wind up having enough room for Tyler Robertson this spring. The team they face on the road this weekend does, though. Four days after the Twins designated Robertson for assignment, the Washington Nationals claimed him off waivers. The left-handed pitcher was bumped..." June 07

Houston Chronicle "The Minnesota Twins selected St. Pius pitcher Kohl Stewart with the No. 4 pick in the first round. Stewart, who grew up in Tomball, was a two-sport star at St. Pius High School and signed a football scholarship agreement in February with Texas A&M, where he also hopes to play..." June 06

Kansas City Star "Four runs a game. That’s all it takes for the Royals. Four runs a game, which is still nearly half-a-run below the average for all other American League teams. When the Royals score four or more runs, as they did Wednesday night, they turn into legitimate postseason contenders. Really. Check..." June 06

St. Paul Pioneer Press "Clete Thomas insists he never felt frustration over the past two months as he piled up career-best offensive numbers for Triple-A Rochester while failing to earn another big-league shot. "Not really," the 29-year-old outfielder said Tuesday. "I was just out there trying to playing my game and..." June 05

St. Paul Pioneer Press "Ryan Doumit cranked his fourth homer in the past seven games and added a run-scoring single in the fifth inning as the Twins cruised to their eighth victory in 10 games. Josh Willingham plated the Twins' other run with a fifth-inning single. Meanwhile, RHP Samuel Deduno (2-1) turned in his..." June 05

St. Paul Pioneer Press "With Justin Morneau out of the lineup for the second straight day battling sickness, Joe Mauer is set to play first base Sunday afternoon at Target Field in the rubber match of the Twins' three-game series against the Seattle Mariners. Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said Morneau left him a text..." June 02

St. Paul Pioneer Press "Samuel Deduno (1-1) allowed one run over seven innings, matching his career high in the longest outing by a Minnesota starter in 14 games, to secure his first victory of 2013. Ryan Doumit had a two-run double, rookie catcher Chris Herrmann drove in another and Aaron Hicks banged a solo home run..." May 30

St. Paul Pioneer Press "Eduardo Escobar's sacrifice fly scored Aaron Hicks with the go-ahead run in the top of the 14th inning as Minnesota won at Miller Park. Brian Duensing finished up for his first career save. Earlier, Justin Morneau's sacrifice fly scored Brian Dozier with the go-ahead run in the eighth inning, but..." May 29

St. Paul Pioneer Press "Turns out Wilkin Ramirez had a concussion after all. The Twins' reserve outfielder was openly upset Sunday at being forced to the seven-day disabled list with concussion-like symptoms, saying he felt he had been misdiagnosed by the Detroit Tigers' team doctor. Twenty minutes into the team..." May 28

Fox Sports North "In the grand scheme of things, Kevin Correia's start was very ordinary. Three runs in six innings is defined as a quality start, but usually isn't described as anything more than average. But the way the starting rotation has pitched for the Minnesota Twins, Correia's outing Monday in Milwaukee..." May 28

Detroit News "Bad things ultimately end. And a 10-game losing streak, no matter who endures it, is a bad time, indeed. And so the Twins did something Saturday about their 10-game slide. They won a baseball game, beating the Tigers, 3-2, at Comerica Park. A day after Anibal Sanchez lost a no-hitter in the..." May 26

Detroit News "A nine-game losing streak, and then this. Welcome to life these days for the Minnesota Twins. "That," said Joe Mauer, "is kind of the way things have been going." Of course, if not for Mauer, it would've been worse. For the third time in his major league career, he spoiled a no-hitter in..." May 25

St. Paul Pioneer Press "The Twins have turned the page on Triple-A outfielder Joe Benson. Benson, who came to spring training with a chance to win the starting job in center field, was lost on outright release waivers to the Texas Rangers. The Twins needed to create a 40-man roster spot in order to make room for..." May 25

Detroit News "He had already chopped his way into the Tigers record book, flamboyantly, three weeks ago when he struck out 17 batters, the most in a single game by any Tigers pitcher in history. Friday night at Comerica Park, Anibal Sanchez came within two batters of finding elite fame in baseball's all-time..." May 25

Minneapolis Star Tribune "Righthander P.J. Walters told the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle on Thursday that he is being promoted to the Twins and expects to start sometime this weekend. Walters is 4-2 with a 3.31 ERA for the Red Wings. Indications are that Walters could start Saturday against the Tigers. Walters won..." May 24

St. Paul Pioneer Press "Twins third baseman Trevor Plouffe remained with the team and was scheduled to undergo a full-impact test before Thursday's game at Comerica Park. Plouffe, placed Wednesday on the seven-day concussion disabled list, was admittedly groggy after taking a Dan Uggla knee to the back of the head on..." May 24

Detroit Free Press "If you ever wondered what it was like to see Hack Wilson drive in those record 191 runs for the 1930 Cubs, Miguel Cabrera is providing a reenactment. Cabrera drove in the Tigers’ first three runs Thursday night with a two-run home run and a single. That gives him 13 RBIs in the past four games..." May 24

Minneapolis Star Tribune "The Twins went 33 consecutive days utilizing the same 25-man roster this season, a stretch of stability that’s as rare in modern Major League Baseball as a triple play. Sticking with the status quo was easy when the Twins were outpacing expectations, when they were winning series despite some..." May 23

Minneapolis Star Tribune "After the bus ride, the car accident, the airport scramble and the sleepless night, how difficult could playing baseball be? “I just figured it would be hard” to get to Atlanta, Chris Colabello said after his first major league game, “because that’s how things go in my life.” Good point. He..." May 23

St. Paul Pioneer Press "The Twins gave Vance Worley 10 starts to find his groove. On Wednesday, they finally ran out of patience. The Twins optioned their Opening Day starter to Triple-A Rochester after he was shelled for eight runs on 10 hits in an 8-3 loss to the Atlanta Braves. Three of the hits were homers,..." May 23

Atlanta Journal-Constitution "Decisions, decisions. Braves rookie sensation Evan Gattis was poised and ready at the plate Wednesday afternoon, working with a 3-0 count and the bases loaded. The question was, when the next pitch came over the plate, where was he going to put it? Over the right-field wall was Gattis’..." May 23

St. Paul Pioneer Press "The Twins lost another game they should have won Tuesday night. Now they must hope they didn't lose their starting third baseman in the process. A scary moment came in the top of the 10th inning of Minnesota's 5-4 loss to the Atlanta Braves, when Trevor Plouffe was injured trying to break up..." May 22

Minneapolis Star Tribune "Chris Colabello's baseball journey from independent baseball has reached the major leagues. The Twins have added Colabello, veteran of seven seasons in the Can-Am League, to their roster for Wednesday's game with the Braves, calling him up from Class AAA Rochester to replace Trevor Plouffe, who..." May 22

St. Paul Pioneer Press "Twins third baseman Trevor Plouffe has been placed on the seven-day disabled list after showing concussion symptoms following a collision at second base late in Tuesday night's loss. Plouffe was examined by a doctor at Turner Field, but has yet to undergo a full impact test. That will happen in..." May 22

Atlanta Journal-Constitution "If Evan Gattis keeps this up, the Braves might just want to dip the big rookie’s spikes in bronze and be done with it. With the Braves down to their final out in the ninth inning, Gattis hit another dramatic, pinch-hit homer Tuesday night, a game-tying solo shot against the Twins to force extra..." May 22

Fox Sports North "Minnesota native Caleb Thielbar is set to make his major league debut with his hometown team. The Twins announced Monday that Thielbar, a left-handed reliever, has been recalled from Triple-A Rochester. To make room for Thielbar on the roster, Minnesota optioned left-hander Pedro Hernandez to..." May 20

WEEI Boston "David Ortiz is at it again. The Red Sox designated hitter almost single-handedly carried his team to an 12-5 win over the Twins Saturday night at Target Field, with Ortiz claiming the 40th multi-home run game of his career via a pair of blasts. It marked the fourth time in Ortiz’ career he has..." May 19

Fox Sports North "After finally earning his first win in a Twins uniform last time out, Minnesota right-hander Vance Worley took another step forward Friday. Unfortunately for Worley, it didn't result in his second straight victory. Worley allowed just one unearned run in six innings Friday against Boston and..." May 18

Chicago Tribune "Paul Konerko returned Wednesday to the Chicago White Sox's lineup Wednesday after a two-game break. But the biggest revival was that of Adam Dunn, who slugged two home runs that vaulted the Sox to a 9-4 win over the Minnesota Twins. The nine runs were a season-high for the Sox. Dunn..." May 16