Major League Baseball decided to bring more excitement to its product by playing with an enlarged golf ball for the 2019 season. The Twins took advantage of this by hitting an all-time record 307 home runs and winning 101 games in the regular season.
They followed this by capturing their traditional no victories in the postseason, getting swept in three games by the New York Yankees.
The Twins decided to first address a shortage in pitching by raiding a senior home on the last day of 2019, signing starters Homer Bailey and Rich Hill and relievers Tyler Clippard and Sergio Romo.