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The Minnesota Twins have picked up outfielder Michael Cuddyer's $10.5 million option for 2011.
The Milwaukee Brewers finally gave J.J. Hardy the change of scenery he had been expecting and reunited the unhappy shortstop with an old friend in the process.
The Minnesota Twins ran themselves right out of the Metrodome.
After so many October misses, Alex Rodriguez delivered the playoff performance his talent demanded. Rodriguez and Jorge Posada hit seventh-inning home runs to spoil Carl Pavano's opportunity to frustrate New Yorkers one more time, and the Yankees advanced to their first AL championship series in five years with a 4-1 victory and sweep of Minnesota on Sunday night.
Umpire Phil Cuzzi blew a call. Then the Minnesota Twins missed a chance to make it right.
Minnesota Twins third baseman Matt Tolbert has left Game 2 of their division series against the New York Yankees because a strained left oblique muscle.
Catcher Jorge Posada is out of the New York Yankees' lineup for Game 2 of their AL division series against the Minnesota Twins.
After the Minnesota Twins lost Game 1 of the AL playoffs, manager Ron Gardenhire was really looking forward to Thursday.
Ron Gardenhire threw a couple of lefties at the New York Yankees and nothing went right.
Mark Teixeira and Alex Rodriguez stood together as Yankee Stadium roared.
The Minnesota Twins rushed from their dugout even before Carlos Gomez's head-first slide into home.
The Metrodome erupted in a jet-like roar as Carlos Gomez zoomed home with the winning run to finish off an AL Central race — and a thrilling tiebreaker — that didn't want to end.
The Twins' much anticipated farewell to the Metrodome turned into a "see you later" Sunday when the team extended its final season in the franchise's quirky home for at least one more game.
More than 51,000 fans and dozens of players from Metrodome lore turned out on Sunday to say goodbye to this big, dingy building after 28 weird, wacky and sometimes wonderful baseball seasons.
Tigers general manager Dave Dombrowski does not agree with Major League Baseball's decision to suspend Detroit pitcher Jeremy Bonderman while only fining Twins pitcher Jose Mijares.
The Minnesota Twins somehow missed Zack Greinke the first 14 times they faced the Kansas City Royals this season.
Brian Duensing won his fifth straight decision and the Minnesota Twins stayed on the heels of first-place Detroit in the AL Central with their ninth victory in the last 10 games, beating the Chicago White 8-6 on Wednesday night.
Minnesota Twins third baseman Joe Crede plans to have another surgery on his injured back.
Might the Minnesota Twins be better off with Justin Morneau cheering on the bench?
Placido Polanco drove in three runs, Detroit's bullpen pitched four shutout innings and the Tigers avoided a three-game sweep with a 6-2 win over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday to increase their AL Central lead to three games.
Michael Cuddyer homered, doubled and drove in three runs Wednesday and the Minnesota Twins beat the Cleveland Indians 7-3 for a three-game sweep.
Justin Morneau's season is over because of a stress fracture in his lower back.
Michael Cuddyer's tying three-run homer rescued the Minnesota Twins in the eighth inning, ruining a fine start for Cleveland by Jeremy Sowers in a 6-3 victory over the Indians on Monday night.
Joe Mauer had three hits, including his 27th home run, and rookie Brian Duensing pitched the Minnesota Twins to an 8-0 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Sunday.
1:32 AM - Rick Ankiel strikes out looking on a 100 MPH fastball to end the game. Dodgers go up 1-0 winning this one by a score of 5-3. I'll be back again tomorrow to live blog. Spread the word. Have a good night.
What an up and down year it has been for my beloved White Sox. The South Siders did what they had to do tonight to make it into the playoffs and what a game it was. John Danks pitched 8 scoreless innings of baseball with only a few heart stopping moments.
The post season starts one day early this season as the AL Central race has yet to be determined.
Go Deep This 2008 NFL Season For A Chance To Win Big Money & Prizes: www.passitdeep.com Is this "next year" for the Cubs?
Ban Ki Moon claims Burma to allow all foreign aid workers inBurma's junta leader has agreed to allow access to all foreign aid workers to help with the relief operation after Cyclone Nargis, UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon has said.
Blogging From Florida - Liriano ReturnsLiriano made his first appearance since undergoing Tommy John surgery in November 2006, and the results were positive. The Twins' left-hander threw 40 pitches, mostly sitting around 90 mph with his fastball, and allowed a pair of hits in one and 2/3 scoreless innings.
Meet the (old) boys of springThis sounds like a lot of fun - heck, it almost makes me want to go and I suck at baseball.
Save Hughes. Save Joba. Save IPK. Save The Future Yesterday, we made our position clear: Save The Big Three. This was met with varying responses, most of which disagreed to one extent or another. It seems that most Yanks fans — surprise surprise — would like to see Johan Santana in pinstripes. Hell, count me among 'em.
Cubs close to sending Monroe to MinnesotaThe Cubs are close to a deal that would send outfielder Craig Monroe to Minnesota for a player to be named later.
Stark: Santana a major issue for TwinsSo if that's what Zito and Buehrle are worth, what's Johan Santana worth? One large-market executive predicts he would be a $20-million-a-year man on the open market. But another large-market executive says he wouldn't be shocked if that estimate is low. Way low.
Minnesota Twins 2006 Season and Off Season - Associated ContentA look back at the Minnesota Twins 2006 season and the moves that they made during the off season.
MLB: 100 reasons to watch playoffsNo introduction needed. Here are 100 reasons we're going to love this year's baseball playoffs.
MLB: My 2006 season-ending awardsOn my own unofficial awards ballot, a pitcher gets an MVP, three players from one small-market team make the top five in MVP and an oddly obscure relief pitcher wins the deepest Rookie of the Year competition in years.
Twins Clinch Playoff BerthClinching a spot in the playoffs seemed an impossible task for the Twins nearly four months ago, but on Monday night, that's exactly what the club did by defeating the Royals, 8-1, at the Metrodome.
MAUER than meets the eyeOne recent question among scoreboard-watching Tigers fans: Are the Twins or the White Sox the greater threat to make a late charge in the American League Central?
Garza's 3-hit gem wins it for Wings: 22-year-old shuts out IL-leading CharlotteGarza, 22, allowed just three hits (one a bunt single) and two walks while striking out eight in a complete-game 1-0 victory over the Charlotte Knights, the International League's top team at 63-39.
Matt Garza was the Twins' first round pick in 2005. He started out in the minors, just like every person that is drafted by the Twins. We didn't even hear his name in 2005.
In Friday night's game between the Minnesota Twins and the Seattle Mariners, center fielder Torii Hunter demonstrated once again that he is one of the best, and that he has fun doing it, to boot.
Two of the hottest and most exciting young pitchers in baseball faced off today, left handed Francisco Liriano of the Minnesota Twins against right handed Felix Hernandez of the Seattle Mariners. Both pitchers boast a strong fastball, each touching 98 MPH.
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