Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from Twins

Cortes Says Kaat Apologized for Comment but ‘He Didn’t Need to’

The Yankees pitcher: “We all make mistakes and feel 100% there was no malice intended. ... No sweat here Jim [Kaat].”

Sports Illustrated

Twins commentator Jim Kaat gives Yankees hurler Nestor Cortes an offensive nickname

NEW YORK — Whether it’s the Sultan of Swat, the Splendid Splitter or The Big Unit, baseball has a storied history of nicknames for its stars.

Tribune News Service

Daz Cameron's homer helps Tigers rally late to trip Twins

DETROIT — Things are beginning to turn around for the Tigers.

Tribune News Service

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Tarik Skubal spins a gem as Tigers blank Twins for second straight game

DETROIT — When Tarik Skubal is on point, like he was Wednesday night in the Tigers' 5-0 win over the Minnesota Twins, it can seem like he’s toying with hitters.

Tribune News Service

Fade the White Sox in the American League Central before they’re no longer division favorites

If you were waiting to bet on the Twins or Guardians to win the division, this might be your best chance.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Tigers gain split with Twins, despite losing starter Joey Wentz in the fifth

DETROIT — Jonathan Schoop stepped aside for a night so that Kody Clemens could make his big league debut at his most familiar and comfortable position — second base.

Tribune News Service

Look: ‘Worst’ Strike Call Of MLB Season Goes Viral Tuesday

Twins pitcher Devin Smeltzer’s 90 mph pitch appeared to go quite a bit below Eric Haase’s knees, but was still called a strike.

Sports Illustrated

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Devin Smeltzer's strong start lifts Twins to 8-2 victory over Tigers in Game 1

DETROIT — Devin Smeltzer pitched 6 2⁄3 strong innings and Max Kepler had three hits and drove in three runs as the Twins won the opener of a doubleheader by beating the Tigers 8-2 on Tuesday at Comerica Park.

Tribune News Service

Jim Souhan: Twins’ anti-vaxxers putting team in bind

MINNEAPOLIS — Derek Falvey, the Twins' president of baseball operations, said he won't pass judgment on his unvaccinated players.

Tribune News Service

Baseball by the numbers: Inefficient defense stings White Sox

The Cubs aren’t much better in DefEff, and both are below the major-league average.

Chicago Sun-Times

Lewis lasted three innings in center field, but could return there

DETROIT — Royce Lewis' triumphant return to the big leagues didn't even last a full game.

Tribune News Service

Tigers cash in on Twins' mistake en route to victory in series opener

DETROIT — The Tigers kept finding ways to push runs across the plate Monday.

Tribune News Service

Injuries to Lewis, Gray, Buxton mar Twins’ 7-3 victory over Royals

MINNEAPOLIS — The Twins salvaged a series split with the Royals and a winning homestand with a 7-3 victory on Sunday. And all it cost them was their best pitcher, their best hitter and their top prospect.

Tribune News Service

Chris Archer's struggles continue as Twins fall to Royals, 7-3

MINNEAPOLIS — Chris Archer made his major league debut six days after Bobby Witt Jr.'s 12th birthday. Who could have imagined the current rookie would celebrate at the former rookie's expense a decade later?

Tribune News Service

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Tribune News Service

Twins break open game with four-run eighth, stomp Royals, 10-7

MINNEAPOLIS — In this season of warning-track fly balls and frustrated sluggers, two home runs are usually enough to win. The Twins relied on that Friday.

Tribune News Service

Checking in on the superstar shortstops the Yankees passed on during the offseason

NEW YORK — It was not long ago that the baseball world cast an eye of confused suspicion on the Yankees.

Sports Illustrated

Mike Trout, Baseball’s Best Hitter (Again)

Matt Martell is off today to jump into a much-deserved long weekend for Memorial Day. Emma Baccellieri has you covered in his stead. There is a line that former ESPN writer Sam Miller used to say, in podcasts and in conversation, about when you could trust small-sample-size noise had disappeared…

Tribune News Service

Chip Scoggins: 100-mph club ‘a life goal’ among baseball’s exclusive places

MINNEAPOLIS — Trevor Megill threw the hardest pitch of his major league career in his Twins debut on Sunday. The official reading on the radar gun: 99.8 mph.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Tribune News Service

Whit Merrifield, Bobby Witt Jr. deliver late clutch hits as Royals rally to beat Twins

MINNEAPOLIS — Bobby Witt Jr.’s two-out, two-strike RBI double in the eighth put the Kansas City Royals ahead for the first time and capped a three-run inning.

Tribune News Service

Jeimer Candelario's late blast pushes Tigers past Twins in extras

MINNEAPOLIS — Harold Castro hit a pair of solo home runs Wednesday, the second a 423-foot blast into the upper tank in right-center field that tied the game at 2 in the top of the eighth inning.

Tribune News Service

Twins place starter Joe Ryan on COVID injured list

MINNEAPOLIS — Twins pitcher Joe Ryan was placed on the COVID injured list before Wednesday's game against the Tigers at Target Field.

Tribune News Service

Sonny Gray's dominant outing leads Twins to 2-0 shutout of Tigers

MINNEAPOLIS — Twins starter Sonny Gray went seven scoreless innings as the Twins beat Detroit, 2-0, on Tuesday.

Sports Illustrated

The Twins Are Teaching MLB Teams How to Avoid a Teardown

Most clubs would’ve gutted their roster and started anew. Minnesota got creative and is now in first place.

Tribune News Service

Twins top Tigers 5-4 on Max Kepler grand slam, Gio Urshela walkoff infield single

MINNEAPOLIS — The Twins offense couldn't have been much better to start Monday's game.

Tribune News Service

Jim Souhan: By pumping brakes on Buxton and Lewis, Twins avoid downside risk

The Twins didn't have Byron Buxton, Carlos Correa or Royce Lewis in their starting lineup on Sunday. They overcame a six-run deficit to win 7-6 at Kansas City, putting them on pace to win 99 games and enrage 1 million fans.

1 … 31 32 33 34

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.