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…

Eddie Rosario was eligible to come off the 10-day injured list on Sunday, but was held out so he could get extra time over the four-day All-Star break to recover from his sprained left ankle.…

Is the AL Central race over? That’s the big debate among Twins fans and media members. Math is certainly on the side of the “It’s Over” crowd. Baseball-Reference gives the Twins a 97.1% chance of…

The Twins opened the season on March 28 with more unknowns than anything. Rocco Baldelli had never managed a big-league game. There were several new additions (C.J. Cron, Nelson Cruz, Martin Perez and Jonathan Schoop…