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Twins bullpen mainstay sent to minors; Cody Stashak is up to take his place
MINNEAPOLIS — After a great start to the season, the 30-year-old rookie with a slow curveball has fallen on tougher times. Ryne Harper has been optioned to Triple-A Rochester, the Twins announced Saturday. Cody Stashak…
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A number of talented arms may soon be joining the Twins’ bullpen
The Twins’ bullpen has been a work in progress through the season’s first five months, but significant help appears on the way. On September 1, rosters expand from 25 to 40 players. Most teams don’t…
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Wetmore’s 5 thoughts: All Arraez! And The Boomstick is back
The Twins swept a 4-game series against the Rangers and then returned home to drop the first game of what will be 13 consecutive contests against the Chicago White Sox or Detroit Tigers. This column…
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Two big arms are moving up Twins minor league ladder
Two big arms in the Twins’ minor league system are ready to take the next step, the Twins have decided. Top pitching prospect Brusdar Graterol and fireballer Jorge Alcala are on their way to Triple-A…
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Twins Tidbits: Intense games; defensive miscues; Graterol coming?
The two-game split in Milwaukee was a continuation of the type of baseball the Twins have seemed to play nonstop since the All-Star break: intense, competitive games with late-inning swings. Over the last month, the…
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Twins players skeptical of prospect of robot umps
MILWAUKEE–With the technology for electronic strike zones in place, Major League Baseball is beginning to explore the idea of “robot umps.” In reality, the umps would still be human. The idea is that they’d have…
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Twins Tidbits: Marwin Gonzalez’s heroics vault Twins back into first place
MILWAUKEE — The Twins won a crazy game Tuesday, beating the Brewers 7-5 at Miller Park. Combined with an Indians loss to Boston, the Twins are back in first place in the Central. After Ryne…
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Exhale: Twins slugger Nelson Cruz does not need surgery, second opinion confirms
The Twins on Monday had an off day to collect themselves — after a gut-punch loss to their division rivals — and take time to get ready for a midweek series in Milwaukee with the…
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Wetmore’s 5 thoughts: Dramatic game goes to Indians, a third base coach can’t win
MINNEAPOLIS – When the finale of the Twins-Indians series began at Target Field on Sunday, the outside temperature was a wonderfully pleasant 72 degrees. By the time the Twins had lost a game that felt…
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Twins continue blistering bomba pace: A franchise home run record, and possibly more to come
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins are hitting a lot of bombas this year, if you haven’t noticed. The Twins are clobbering home runs at a pace that you just don’t see in Major League Baseball —…
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With defending Central champs in town, Twins’ playoff push begins tonight
This is going to be fun. Twins fans have been yearning for meaningful baseball for a long time, and they’re going to get plenty of it over the next four days at Target Field. Yes,…
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Byron Buxton and Michael Pineda land on IL; C.J. Cron is back
The Twins announced Saturday that outfielder Byron Buxton and starting pitcher Michael Pineda are going on the injured list. Buxton is back on the IL for the third time in six weeks, this time with…
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Could Brusdar Graterol be an impact arm for the Twins in September?
The trade deadline has come and gone, with the Twins acquiring Sergio Romo and Sam Dyson to supplement their bullpen. Romo and Dyson are both quality relievers that will help the ‘pen, which has struggled…
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Twins trade for Giants reliever Sam Dyson ahead of MLB trade deadline
The Twins have added reliever Sam Dyson from the San Francisco Giants ahead of Wednesday’s 3 p.m. trade deadline, the Twins announced Wednesday. Dyson, 31, is a right-handed reliever having a nice year for the…
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What does the Stroman trade suggest about who the Twins might have to give up to land a top starter?
The Mets made an interesting—and somewhat perplexing—trade Sunday, acquiring Marcus Stroman from Toronto for pitching prospects Anthony Kay and Simeon Woods-Richardson. The trade in itself is bizarre given the Mets’ current place in the standings,…
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