The Minnesota Twins have been dealt a tough blow. Former All-Star pitcher Pablo Lopez will be out 8 to 12 weeks with a shoulder injury.
Nick Radosevich
Time, TV schedule, live stream for MLB Friday Night Baseball game
Jared Greenspan
Big news for Minnesota.
Billy Heyen
Baseball is really cool.
Roger Clemens got to watch.
This was just masterful stuff.
Could the Twins deal their star shortstop?
Curt Bishop
The Sporting News has everything that you need to know about Friday's Braves vs. Twins game, airing only on Apple TV+.
This one is hard to figure out.
This is really cool.
Time, TV schedule, live stream to watch MLB Friday Night Baseball game
What a cool moment for the Koskie family.
Here is everything you need to know in order to listen to Cardinals vs. Twins as the new MLB season begins.
Neeraj Sharma
The Minnesota Twins need to keep their stars in town.
Jon Conahan
The Sporting News has all the details on how to watch the Yankees vs. Twins spring training game.
Brendan OSullivan
Royce Lewis may be injury-prone but don't sleep on him in fantasy baseball.
The Minnesota Twins have a gaping hole at first base after Carlos Santana returned to Cleveland, could the team turn to a three-time All-Star to man the position?
Tom Carothers
The New York Yankees need an infielder after they lost Gleyber Torres in free agency. The Yankees have internal options but could be looking for an upgrade.
Aaliyan Mohammed
The Minnesota Twins missed the postseason in 2024. They could be looking to bring in more talented players via trade to help them get back to the postseason after reaching the American League Division Series in 2023.
The Minnesota Twins lost first-time Gold Glove first baseman Carlos Santana to free agency but could be eyeing up a deal to fill that role via trade this winter.
The Minnesota Twins are yearning to improve at first base after losing Carlos Santana and are reportedly wanting to bring in a solid glove man via trade.
Should the Minnesota Twins consider sending ace Pablo López to the New York Mets if this return is on the table?
Jackson Roberts
The Minnesota Twins appear ready to deal away the team's staff ace to shore up first base for the next decade.
The "For Sale" Minnesota Twins are in a state of flux and could be in the market to deal away fireballer in a blockbuster swap of arms.
The Minnesota Twins have been nearly silent so far this winter but have reportedly entered the sweepstakes for a hoped-for future superstar.
The New York Yankees may look to the Minnesota Twins in desperation after the loss of Juan Soto to their crosstown rivals.
The Twins could make an impactful addition to their bullpen.
Despite being in financial flux due to a prospective sale of the team, the Minnesota Twins are tabbed to land one of the biggest names available in free agency.
The Twins could take a flier on a struggling veteran.
The Minnesota Twins are shutting down speculation that the team is interested in trading a franchise centerpiece this winter.
The Minnesota Twins' new president of baseball operations is "open-minded" to proposals for one of the team's top stars this winter.
The Twins could add some offense this winter.
While it is widely assumed that the Minnesota Twins' relationship with a 15-year veteran was to be one-and-done, recent events may be steering the team toward a comeback for 2025.
Facing a possible ownership change, the Minnesota Twins are expected to be mostly silent in free agency but are predicted to bring in an available two-time Gold Glover this offseason.
Why did Alex Kirilloff decide to retire at 26?
Teddy Ricketson
The Twins could add a key slugger to their mix for 2025 in a blockbuster trade.
The Minnesota Twins ownership announced intentions to sell the team on Thursday. Could a 14-time All-Star be interested in buying the team he once tormented?
The Minnesota Twins could be in the market for a big offensive upgrade.
The Minnesota Twins could bring back a familiar face to bolster their rotation for 2025.
The AL Central race is over, but more than half the teams in the division are still fighting for a postseason berth. Here's how each team's chances look.
Dan Treacy
The Minnesota Twins made a move to shore up their pitching depth over the final two weeks of the season by claiming a player who was recently designated for assignment.
Vinnie Portell
Derek Bender, a 2024 draft pick, lasted less than a season in the Twins organization before he was cut.
Bryan Murphy
The Minnesota Twins are activating one of their best players this weekend during a tight American League Wild Card race.
The Minnesota Twins have plenty of young players battling for spots on the roster heading into 2025. As such, they may let go of a veteran slugger who was signed last winter.
Time, TV schedule, live stream for MLB Friday Night Baseball game between Twins and Royals
Time, TV schedule, live stream for MLB Friday Night Baseball game between Cardinals, Twins
The Minnesota Twins reportedly are calling up one of the most exciting prospects in baseball top add pitching help.
Patrick McAvoy
Minnesota will soon have to decide what to do with a key reliever.
Time, TV schedule, live stream for MLB Friday Night Baseball game between Guardians, Twins
The Minnesota Twins are adding a little pitching depth to their system.
The Minnesota Twins were quiet at the trade deadline this year. An insider gave them praise for making the most of what they had to work with.
The Minnesota Twins didn't do much at the trade deadline this year. However, they came close to adding a key piece to their starting rotation.
The St. Louis Cardinals were ultimately the ones to land Erick Fedde in a trade with the Chicago White Sox. However, another team came very close to getting it done.
The Minnesota Twins don't have much more time to make a move ahead of the 2024 Major League Baseball trade deadline.
The Minnesota Twins are in need of some starting pitching help this year at the deadline. Anthony Castrovince of MLB.com expects them to pursue right-hander Cal Quantrill of the Colorado Rockies.
The Minnesota Twins are in a good spot with the 2024 Major League Baseball trade deadline coming up but should be looking to add.
Jose Miranda tied a record that no MLB player had achieved in 72 years.
Jacob Camenker
Here's how you can listen to the radio broadcast of the Rockies vs. Twins game on Wednesday afternoon for just $1.
Sloan Piva
Time, TV schedule, live stream for MLB Friday Night Baseball game between Twins, Pirates
Time, TV schedule, live stream for MLB Friday Night Baseball game between Guardians and Twins
Sporting News breaks down the story behind the sausage, including how the celebration started — and how long it can last.
Nick Brinkerhoff
What can Twins fans expect from the team in an AL Central that appears open for the taking? The Sporting News looks into how to watch Twins games without cable.
Daniel Yanofsky
Here's all the information you need to watch the Twins take on the Astros in the 2023 ALDS.
Edward Sutelan
Gray and Correa said the crowd noise from Target Field prevented the Blue Jays' baserunners from hearing their third-base coach.
The decision immediately backfired against the Twins, with Kikuchi allowing a pair of hits, a walk and two runs.
Here's all the information you need to watch the Twins take on the Blue Jays in the 2023 wild-card series.
The Blue Jays and Twins continue their playoff series with Game 2 on Wednesday, Oct. 4.
The Blue Jays and Twins open up their playoff series with Game 1 on Tuesday, Oct. 3.
Lopez was accepted to medical school when he was only 16 years old. He decided instead to pursue baseball.
Both teams bound for the playoffs, the Marlins and Twins can each look back on this deal as a clear win-win move.
The Twins have not won a playoff game since 2004. They will have at most two chances to snap that run in 2023.
Bohm was livid at a called strike three that would have forced a score home and brought Bryce Harper to the plate. Instead, the call ended the scoring threat and the inning.
Zac Al-Khateeb
Everything you need to know to watch Friday's exclusively streamed game between the Orioles and Twins.
How to watch Guardians vs. Twins on "Friday Night Baseball."
Kevin Skiver
Carlos Correa is battling plantar fasciitis in his left foot.
Julien is an on-base machine and offers the ability to play several different positions.
It's deja-vu all over again for Correa.
Joe Rivera
Rocco Baldelli got ejected debating the rule after Aaron Sanchez was removed from the game.
Rocco Baldelli was not at all happy with the New York replay center's decision to overturn an out call in the Twins' 3-2 loss to the Blue Jays.
The Yankees and Twins shored up their bullpens, whereas several teams added some key positional pieces.
Here's everything you need to know about the deal that brought Tyler Mahle to Minnesota.
David Suggs
Some of the top home run hitters in the American League turned down an invite to the Home Run Derby.
The White Sox were poised for a big inning until Byron Buxton and Gio Urshela took advantage of poor baserunning by Yoan Moncada and Adam Engel.
Kirby Puckett was forced to retire because of problems with his vision in 1996. Five years later, he would be a part of the 2001 Hall of Fame class and, sadly, 10 years later he would be dead, at 45.
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Twin Cities icon Harmon Killebrew was voted by fellow AL players as The Sporting News' AL Player of the Year, presented in the Oct. 25, 1969, issue of TSN.
Jim Kaat said in passing during Thursday's broadcast that his nickname for Nestor Cortes is 'Nestor the Molester'.
Carlos Correa left Minnesota's game in Baltimore after being hit in the hand by a pitch.
Tom Gatto
Jose Miranda cousin is acclaimed Hamilton playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda. He hasn't seen the play, though.
"A comedy of errors" doesn't come close to describing the Tigers' error-filled flop against the Twins on Tuesday.
Minnesota added much-needed rotation depth, while San Diego improved the back end of its bullpen.
Minnesota swoops in to sign the free-agent slugger 2 1/2 weeks before the start of the season.
The Yankees and Twins agreed on a blockbuster trade on the eve of spring training.
Ortiz's reaction to being inducted into the Hall of Fame on Tuesday was posted by the Red Sox Twitter account.
Trevor Booth
If it's possible for the best parts of a World Series to come after it has ended, 1991 offered a glimpse of what it might look like.
Jason Foster
Former major leaguer Todd Jones describes how playing for the first time after 9/11 — and the genuine support everyone showed one another — was one of his proudest moments as a player, and an American.
Todd Jones
Berrios isn't some schlub, and he's under team control for another year.
Tampa Bay picks up a big piece for the stretch run.
The White Sox and Twins are grilling up a delicious beef this year.
The Twins third baseman responded to the White Sox ace calling him a "f—ing pest."
Josh Donaldson is continuing his quest against sticky stuff, and he may have found a repeat offender.
Josh Naylor suffered a terrible-looking injury against the Twins on Sunday. The outfielder was carted off the field.
Round 1 goes to Gerrit Cole.
A look at the numbers behind Gerrit Cole's first appearance since he was asked if he used illegal substances while pitching.
Rob Refsnyder apparently forgot where the wall was while playing center field in the Twins vs. Orioles game on Monday.
Bad job having your player's back, Tony.
Mercedes hit a 3-0 count home run against the Twins on Monday. They clearly didn't like that.
Instead of complaining about an opposing team's home run, La Russa focused his disappointment on a player from his own team.
Floyd's death in May 2020 prompted a national social justice movement.
Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, was killed on Sunday afternoon.
Here's what you need to know to watch opening weekend of the 2021 MLB season, including a full TV schedule with start times and TV channels.
Major League Baseball is returning to a full 162-game slate in 2021 after a shortened season last year. Here's everything to know about Opening Day, including the full TV schedule with start times for all 30 teams.
Mike Bell was part of a three-generation baseball family and had earned the respect of many people in the game.
Spoiler: It's mostly bad, especially the potential ban on shifts and the limits on teams' ability to control the running game.
Houston is resentful of the hate it's received from opposing fans since its cheating scandal was exposed.
Dan Bernstein
Minnesota's third baseman was upset with a strike called on him earlier in the at-bat.
Royals pitcher Josh Staumont delivered a beautiful fast ball down the middle of the plate, but was robbed of a strike.
Jordan Heck
Max Kepler never swung his bat, and he was smart not to. However, the umpire saw things differently.
The game was held up for about 15 minutes as players tried pelting the drone with baseballs.
There are 26 MLB teams starting their quest for a World Series appearance today. Sporting News will be tracking highlights, scores, updates and more.
Here's what you need to know to watch opening weekend of the 2020 MLB season, including a full TV schedule with start times and TV channels.
MLB's 60-game season should create some wild playoff races within the six divisions.
Bill Bender
Statues of Calvin Griffith and George Preston Marshall have been removed from the grounds at Target Field and RFK Stadium.
Scott Garbarini
Baseball can at least use a nixed year as an opportunity fix its woefully short supply of competition.
Mike DeCourcy
The Minnesota outfielder says he was unaware of the movement's story because police don't wear blue in his native Germany.
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos are doing what they can to attract business without games.
Teams have a lot to unpack. MLB is trying to cover every potential coronavirus hazard.
Big-market teams are spending the most, but the league overall has been careful to keep a lid on expenses.
July opening? November ending? That's the latest speculation. Some thoughts on those rumors.
It's already like that in the baseball world. Hey, games are games and stats are stats.
The Astros are obviously the biggest storyline of spring action, but all teams carry compelling narratives worth fan attention.
The Red Sox reportedly balked at Brusdar Graterol's physical.
J Crabtree-Hannigan
Patrick Mahomes' father, Pat, pitched more than two decades in professional baseball, with half of those years in MLB.
A big free agent splash will have ripple effects around MLB.
Alex Romero took two hacks at Gabriel Lino after being thrown at intentionally. Twins utilityman Willians Astudillo was also ejected, for delivering a flying leg kick.
Wheeler is 29 and feels like one of the more underrated pitchers in baseball. Here are five teams that should line up to sign him.
Kepler's good season did get some attention, but not enough for the kind of numbers he put up.
Jared Wyllys
Minnesota is celebrating its 60th season in style.
Costello, 23, was taken No. 31 in the 2017 draft.
There's certainly going to be a big market for the big lefty. Here are six sensical new teams for MadBum.
Cruz enjoyed arguably his best MLB season at age 39, hitting 41 home runs with a career-high 1.031 OPS.
Arthur Weinstein
Cruz, 39, hit 41 homers and slashed .311/.392/.639 with 108 RBIs at the relatively bargain-basement price of $14 million in 2019.
Bob Hille
Chapman hurt his hand on a bottle during the team's postgame festivities after the Yankees swept the Twins in the ALDS.
Thomas Lott
The Yankees advance to the ALCS for the second time in three years with a sweep of the Twins.
Minnesota and New York begin their 2019 playoff journeys against one another in a likely high-scoring ALDS. Here's everything you need to know about the Yankees vs. Twins series, including TV channel and first-pitch times for every game.
Making fun of someone who is trying to an honest living didn't sit well with people on Twitter.
The Yankees trounced the Twins in Game 2 of the ALDS. Here's what we learned.
Is Didi's slump busted? Should we care about Masahiro Tanaka in the regular season? And should we always pay attention to matchups?
The Twins opted to start rookie Randy Dobnak over Jake Odorizzi in Game 2 of the ALDS on Saturday. We asked what you probably asked: Who?
Minnesota turns to rookie pitcher Randy Dobnak after losing the opener of its American League Division Series to the Yankees in New York.
Ameer Tyree
This was exactly what Minnesota wanted to avoid.
The Yankees take Game 1 in the ALDS. Here's what we learned.
Much of the roster won’t surprise the casual baseball fan, but manager Aaron Boone did have to make some tough calls for the 25-man group.
Travis Durkee
The veteran's shoulder didn't respond well after a relief outing last week, Aaron Boone said Thursday.
Marc Lancaster
We now know the Astros will face off with the Rays while the Twins will take on the Yankees.
Encarnacion’s bat will be important in ALDS, especially if Luke Voit (1-for-32 in his last 10 games) continues to struggle.
Find everything you need for the baseball postseason in this comprehensive guide to October.
Gerardo Parra hit a grand slam in a whopping nine-run second inning to highlight the victory, which is Washington's seventh consecutive win.
Alexis Mansanarez
The Nationals topped the Phillies 4-1 before beating them 6-5 later on in the day.
The Rays sit in the second spot in the wild-card race, with a one-game lead over the Indians, after a 5-4 win over the Red Sox.
The right-hander has his opponents flailing side to side behind his refined pitch mix.
Chicago's Kyle Schwarber only went 1 for 4, but hit a home run and tallied three RBIs on the night.
Milwaukee (80-69) is one game back of the Cubs, who hold the National League second wild-card spot.
Rajai Davis hit a three-run double in the eighth inning to give his team the lead, helping keep the Mets' postseason hopes alive.
Dyson, who was acquired from the Giants at the trade deadline, was supposed to play a key role in the Twins' bullpen but has been hurt.
He has converted 34 of 39 save chances, but Hand's ERA in his last 19 games is 6.00. Terry Francona: "It's just kind of a tired arm."
Arizona has gone 11-1 in its last 12 games with its most recent win Saturday over Cincinnati.
"This was shocking for me to hear. I never intended to cheat the system, other players or opposing teams," Pineda said.
Rosters are expanding in Major League Baseball, and many call-ups will be able to have an impact on teams in the hunt for postseason spots.
The Rangers' pitching staff handed New York its first shut out in 220 games to break the second-longest streak in MLB history.
Verlander struck out 14 and walked only one in the Astros' 2-0 win over the Blue Jays and is now 17-5 this season.
How would the 2019 Twins stack up against other slugging lineups in MLB history?
Minnesota has 141 long-balls away from Target Field in 2019.
E.Jay Zarett
The Astros' offense has quietly been on par with the best in MLB all season
"It doesn't matter what you did the day before," Turner told reporters after the game. "You gotta show up the next day at 0-0. "
Rather than laugh about an incident at Target Field, we've decided to point out an animal kingdom hypocrisy.
Dakota Hudson pitched 6 2/3 no-hit innings before he handed it over to the bullpen
The feat came exactly one year and one day after Justin Verlander joined the 200 club.
Seager became the 11th Mariner in team history with three home runs in a single game.
Let's take a step back and realize how rare Lindor's body of work continues to be.
The ace pitched six innings, allowing five runs off seven hits while striking out two and walking two in his debut.
"I just asked (manager) Joe (Maddon) to be patient with me. Just give me a shot and here we go," Heyward said.
The 11-8 Atlanta victory came a day after Washington won with a similar margin of victory, 6-3, and was led by the efforts of Adam Duvall.
"All our goals are still here," J.T. Realmuto said after the game. "We feel like we have a team here to do something special."
The Blue Jays trailed the Rays by four runs entering the ninth inning, but rallied to tie it up and win it in extra innings.
The Red Sox had this game locked up in the first inning.
In the latest edition of Baseball Moments Go Right, brought to you by State Farm, "ChangeUp" hosts Adnan Virk and Scott Rogowsky analyze Nelson Cruz's first career three-home-run game and the Twins' love of the long ball.
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The New York center fielder made one of the best plays of the season at one of the most important moments of the season.
Minnesota turned a 5-4-3 triple play in the first inning against New York.
The Cardinals topped the Reds 12-11 at Great American Ball Park, despite trailing 7-0 entering the sixth inning.
The Giants have shaken things up massively with their recent trip to Coors Field in Colorado.
Tampa Bay was close to pitching the first combined perfect game in MLB history.
People seem to be forgetting that Oakland nearly won 100 games last year.
Between Pat Sajak and Orson Wells, the murdered teen was shown as part of Chicago's native celebrities.
Gabrielle McMillen
The second half of the season will tell whether the Twins’ resurgence is real, but everything they’ve done through the first three months points to yes.
Didi Gregorius added an insurance run in the eighth and extended the team's home run streak to 31 consecutive games.
"It was fun to watch,'' Rays manager Kevin Cash said. "Just the way he carried himself, it was kind of unflappable.''
The Twins and Rays were tied 2-2 after the top of the second, but followed with 31 consecutive scoreless half innings.
Rosario is a big reason the Twins lead MLB in runs scored and home runs, leading the team in home runs (20) and RBIs (60).
Madison Bumgarner has a career-high 4.21 ERA in 2019, but his 2.11 ERA in 102 1/3 postseason innings is extremely enticing to teams.
Although the Marlins are last in the NL East standings, they beat the second-place Phillies three times in a row this weekend.
