It’s that time of year again: Position battles, pads popping, players in the best shape of their lives, defenses ahead of offenses. Yes there are many training camp cliches but in Minnesota there are also…

The New York Mets entered the 2019 season as one of the most intriguing teams in baseball, and they will conclude the season as the Mets. The latest turn in a disappointing season in Queens is…

The Twins missed out on an opportunity to put Cleveland to bed Sunday, but last weekend’s series was a good one for the Twins. Coming into the series, there was legitimate concern about the Indians’…

The Twins entered the All-Star break in great position in the American League Central and then had the good fortune of going right to their rivals’ place after the midsummer respite. The Indians wanted nothing…

The Twins entered their weekend series in Cleveland having seen the Indians cut their lead in the American League Central from 11.5 to 5.5 games in just over a month. This was in part because…

Byron Buxton’s diving catch of Oscar Mercado’s line drive in the eighth inning of the Twins’ 6-2 victory on Saturday night in Cleveland was the latest of his Gold Glove catches. It also came at…

The fact that July 31 will serve as the only trade deadline in Major League Baseball this season has left many wondering when the big deals will begin. The Twins are among the teams expected…

Toronto reportedly has been shopping reliever Ken Giles with the July 31 trade deadline approaching — the Twins are one of the teams interested in the closer — but there is more concern about the…

Lefthanded reliever Adalberto Mejia was designated for assignment by the Twins on Saturday. Mejia pitched in 13 games for the Twins this year. He had an 8.80 ERA, 1.826 WHIP,  8.8 K/9 and 7.0 BB/9.…

As the MLB trade deadline approaches on July 31, the rumors (and ideas) are only going to intensify. ESPN’s Bradford Doolittle has five trades — must have the Insider account to read the entire column…