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Wetmore’s 5 thoughts: Minnesota Twins MVP candidates (2019)
When a team wins 101 games the divvying up credit ought to be the easy part. Plenty to go around, right? From the players on the field, to rookie manager Rocco Baldelli, to his coaching…
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Report: Byron Buxton could be facing season-ending shoulder surgery
MINNEAPOLIS — Byron Buxton traveled to Los Angeles on Sunday to see Dr. Neal ElAttrache, a shoulder specialist, and the Twins hope to get further clarity on the center fielder’s situation. Buxton hasn’t been a full-time…
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Emotional walk-off; Buxton update; ‘Next-level stuff’; pitching matchups for Twins-Yankees
MINNEAPOLIS — Sunday’s ho-hum victory against the Oakland Athletics capped your average, everyday, run-of-the-mill 4-game series split for the Twins. Or something like that. In an absolute battle of a series, two teams with postseason…
1 year ago -
Wetmore’s 5 thoughts: Come trade time, Twins GM Thad Levine hitting the right notes
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…
1 year ago -
Wetmore’s 5 thoughts: Two deserving Twins all-stars, and a few who can claim they were snubbed
The Minnesota Twins are one of the best teams in the American League and in all of baseball. A number of players are having great individual seasons that are worthy of attention. And yet, they…
1 year ago -
Wetmore’s 5 thoughts: Home run bet pays for Twins as Minnesota’s homer parade marches on
MINNEAPOLIS – The Twins have clubbed 49 home runs so far this young season, and they’ll probably get to 50 before they run out of games in the month of April. It’s an incredible pace…
1 year ago -
Wetmore’s 5 thoughts: What to make of Twins extensions for Jorge Polanco and Max Kepler
FORT MYERS, Fla. — If Derek Falvey is going to build and then bet on a nucleus to make his career as a baseball executive, he made his first ante at the poker table Thursday.…
2 years ago