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The Minnesota Twins had their 2nd consecutive disappointing season in 2025. After breaking two postseason streaks in 2023, they were expected to take another step. Instead, they took a step back in 2024 with an epic collapse. Then, they took another step back last season with a similar kind of collapse which resulted in an epic fire sale that saw 10 of their 26-man roster traded.  Most of those…

We’re counting down the days until Minnesota Twins baseball returns for the 2026 season. We can’t wait to see more Minnesota Twins baseball! We’re just 32 days away from the Minnesota Twins reporting for Spring Training! Minnesota Twins OF Dan Gladden from 1987-1991 We are 32 or Dan Gladden Days away from the Twins reporting to #SpringTraining on February 11th. Dan Gladden is one of seven…

We’re counting the days until baseball returns for the 2026 season. We can’t wait to watch some more Minnesota Twins baseball!!! We are 33 or #JustinMorneau Days away from the Twins reporting to #SpringTraining on February 11th. The Minnesota Twins might be lacking at 1st base this season. They just signed 1B Josh Bell ($5.75M w/a mutual $1.25M buyout option) and traded for 1B Eric Wagaman…

The Minnesota Twins lost Game 1 but they had RHP Bailey Ober starting and hopefully ending a 4-game losing streak in Game 2 of a 3-game series in Cleveland. He’s been rolling but he hasn’t been counted on to be a stopper so maybe this was his first test. Cleveland for sure knows how well he’s been pitching and they’ll have a game plan to get to him so who will win this battle? Let’s find…

The Minnesota Twins had lost 3 games from April 22nd through May 12th before losing 3 straight at home to the New York Yankees but they don’t have time to worry about it as they flew to Cleveland to take on the Central Division-leading Cleveland Guardians. 2024 Minnesota Twins Schedule 24-19 MLB Standings3rd Place in AL Central  ––––– TT ––––– 2024 Cleveland Guardians Schedule 27-15 MLB…

The Minnesota Twins started a 7-game homestand with a 3-game series against the Boston Red Sox while also trying to extend their winning streak to 11. They’ve won 10 in a row against two teams with losing records. Boston was 18-14 entering the first game of this series and they were sending RHP Tanner Houck to the mound for this game. He was 3-2 with a 1.60 ERA & a 0.921 WHIP including a complete…

The Minnesota Twins are rolling as they’re on a 7-game winning streak after sweeping a 4-game series at home vs the Chicago White Sox and then sweeping a 3-game series against the Los Angeles Angels. Now they are playing Chicago again but it’s in their park. They also just swept the Tampa Bay Rays in a 3-game series to double their win total so… are they a different team now? 2024 Minnesota…

The Minnesota Twins may be starting a Tortured Blow-It Department soon if this losing streak doesn’t end soon. They’ve lost 4 straight after losing the finale in Detroit then getting swept by Baltimore with the last game ending in a walkoff home run. We do know they will never stop battling and we think they’ve established a good clubhouse culture & they expect to have a great season in…

The Minnesota Twins were hoping to avoid a sweep in Baltimore. They were also looking to snap a 3-game losing streak and a 6-game losing streak against the Baltimore Orioles. The Minnesota Twins did have their ace on the mound in RHP Pablo López so that should improve their chances. The Orioles sent RHP Abert Suárez to the mound for his 1st start in Major League Baseball since 2016 & 1st…

The Minnesota Twins played game 2 vs the Cleveland Guardians. They were trying to avoid going under .500 for the 1st time this season after losing 4-2 in their home opener on Thursday afternoon. RHP Joe Ryan (0-0, 1.69 ERA*, .750 WHIP**) was on the mound vs Cleveland’s starting pitcher RHP Carlos Carrasco (0-0, 5.40 ERA, 1.400 WHIP). *ERA = Earned Run Average or the average number of runs allowed…

Another Minnesota Twins Season is Upon Us! Let's GOOOO!!!

The Minnesota Twins slayed some demons last season. They won their 1st playoff game 2 days shy of exactly 19 years ago. They won their first playoff series 2 days shy of exactly 21 years ago & they won their first playoff road game 19 years &… yep 2 days ago.  “We’ve got a sense of what this is like. We’ve got a sense of what’s next. We’ve gotten over a lot of humps this season that we needed to…

The Minnesota Twins started a 3-game Wild Card Playoff Series against the Toronto Blue Jays yesterday. They were trying to break an 18-game Postseason losing streak even though that streak had very little to do with any of the players on the 2023 team.  Quick 2023 Season Recap The 2023 Minnesota Twins were just 45-46 at the All-Star Break and had fallen to 2nd in the American League Central…

The Minnesota Twins played their last regular season home game at Target Field yesterday but it wasn’t their last home game of the 2023 season since we do know the American League Central Division Champions will play at home again in the postseason when it begins in just 5 days on October 3rd. Are You Ready? The Twins had RHP Sonny Gray (8-8, 2.80 ERA* 1.150 WHIP**) on the mound against Oakland…

Can the Minnesota Twins turn a disappointing 2022 season into a much more successful 2023 season with Carlos Correa back, an improved rotation and more depth? Please check out our Season Preview even though it’s only minutes before the season begins!

That’s a lot of new in 2023 for Major League Baseball and the Minnesota Twins but before we get into everything new, let’s go over the old but not too old. We’ll just back about a year ago. The 2022 Minnesota Twins looked like a great team for most of the season, leading the Central Division for 108 days of the 181-day season. Unfortunately for the 2022 Minnesota Twins they don’t reward teams…