Twins

With two weeks of nothing but Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox behind them, the Minnesota Twins opened up perhaps the franchise's most pivotal two week stretch in nearly a decade tonight in Boston. The Twins appeared to be sailing to an easy victory, with an early 6-0 lead, however, a couple of Red Sox home runs made things very interesting. In the end, the Twins walked away with their second one-run victory in as many days, and extended their lead in the American League Central to 6.5 games.

With two starting pitchers now in the mix who will not be available until well after the season starts, it's increasingly likely the Twins will open with at least one young internal option in the rotation. Among MLB-ready arms, Lewis Thorpe might be most intriguing.

With two parts complete in the Women in Baseball series a third new perspective gets brought in relation to the game. Having checked in with a beat reporter and broadcaster, now we go under the hood and behind the scenes with a Major League Baseball licensed agent.

With today's move has the Twins' pitching staff been finalized? How did Josmil Pinto feel about his second game back from the concussion? Read about these and more at today's Report From The Fort.

With three games in the books, the Twins are off to a strong start to the season, but there are still 57 games remaining in the shortened season. A hidden aspect from this weekend’s series was the influence of three players that were projected to be bench players. Who are these players and how did they impact the series against Chicago? Let’s find out…

With this lineup, you can never count out the Twins. They fell behind 4-1 tonight, but rallied back to tie the game in the fifth and took the lead in the sixth. Working with just a one-run lead over the final three innings, the bullpen not only got the job done, but even managed to pitch around a couple of errors.

With this being the final installment in the Women in Baseball series I wanted to make sure we could wrap it with a nice bow. Moving from a beat writer to a broadcaster and then an agent, Emily Waldon represents something reflective of a perfect combination. One of the biggest names in the industry, she’s more than paving a path.

With their second pick in the 2017 Major League Baseball draft, the Minnesota Twins selected Brent Rooker from Mississippi State. He's one of the most exciting hitters in the country, and he's a guy the Twins targeted in 2016 as well. I had the opportunity to catch up with him, and get a little more insight into the process and his game.

Rooker was absolutely incredible for the Bulldogs this season. He batted a robust .387/.495/.810 along with 30 doubles, three triples, 23 homers, 82 RBI, and a solid 58/48 K/BB rate. Playing in the SEC, he was raking against some of the best pitchers in the nation on a nightly basis. After heading back to college following a 38th round selection by Minnesota a year ago, he became a Twin this year with the 35th overall pick.

With their flexible and exceptionally deep pitching staff, and in an expanded playoff format, the Twins are in better shape than ever for 2020—if they play.

With their epic two-week road trip in the rear-view mirror, the Saints settled back into CHS field on June, 12 to face the Sioux City Explorers for three games. Back-to- back awards, a series victory and some fancy singing made the quick stop at home not feel as short.

With the winter months dominating the calendar at the present time, one of the highlights of the offseason has been the Hall of Fame voting. With Ken Griffey Jr. being a guaranteed lock heading into the reveal (even despite three clueless voters), it was a question of who would join him during enshrinement in Cooperstown this summer. After the dust settled, we now know that honor will go to Mike Piazza.

With the Washington Nationals throwing Stephen Strasburg up against Martin Perez for the Minnesota Twins and their depleted lineup, it was going to be a tough test to secure the second win in as many nights for the Twins. The Twins had a few chances as the game went on, but failed to come through with any clutch hits, as they fell to the Nationals by a score of 6-2.