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First All-Star Ballot update: Close races and favorites emerging

@HarriganMLB
June 17, 2024

Read our story on the balloting format, which includes two phases of fan voting to determine the All-Star starters.

Martin makes unreal HR-robbing catch in statement return to Majors

@dohyoungpark
June 17, 2024

MINNEAPOLIS -- The reactions said it all, really. Austin Martin made one of those catches that words simply can’t fully describe on Sunday, when he jumped up and reached over the center-field wall to rob Shea Langeliers of a two-run homer in the second inning with what was certainly one

Watch Double-A prospects FREE in Tuesday matinee

@brendan_samson and @benweinrib
11:42 PM CDT

Once again in 2024, baseball fans can watch Minor League Baseball games across all of MLB's digital platforms. MLB.TV and At Bat subscribers can watch their favorite team's Minor League affiliates in the app at no additional cost, while all MiLB games will be available on MiLB.TV, on the web

'It's that much better': Correa's 2-HR game adds to sizzling stretch

@dohyoungpark
June 17, 2024

MINNEAPOLIS -- Carlos Correa played coy when asked earlier this week about what approach changes have helped him put together this torrid stretch -- but at this point, it feels like he really should share, because whatever is propelling this hot of a run might very well help solve some

Injuries & Moves: Varland brought up as 27th man for doubleheader

June 17, 2024

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LAST CHANCE: Get MLB.TV for half the price

@Theo_DeRosa
7:22 AM CDT

MLB.TV has just the deal for you, and Tuesday is the last day you can take advantage. During this sale, the All Teams Yearly package -- which enables you to stream every out-of-market game, live or on demand, on your favorite supported devices -- is now just $59.99. A Single

Jeffers' custom City Connect helmets exude 'Ripple Effect'

@dohyoungpark
June 16, 2024

This story was excerpted from Do-Hyoung Park’s Twins Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.

Kepler walks it off after becoming Target Field all-time HR leader

@dohyoungpark
June 15, 2024

MINNEAPOLIS -- The first homer that Max Kepler hit at Target Field came exactly eight years and two days ago, a walk-off blast against then-Red Sox reliever Matt Barnes, and the then-23-year-old had even been surprised that day that he’d actually been strong enough to get the ball over the

On the mend, Lee kick-starts homer barrage at Triple-A

@alyssam_gomez
June 14, 2024

Just six games after returning to Triple-A from injury, Brooks Lee provided a jolt to St. Paul’s lineup on Thursday night. MLB's No. 14 prospect swatted his first home run of the season during a three-hit performance, and his dinger opened up the floodgates as the Saints routed the Bats,

Correa debuts HR celebration honoring Prince as 'crazy' stretch continues

@dohyoungpark
June 13, 2024

MINNEAPOLIS -- Thursday was Prince Night at Target Field, so the stadium speakers blared “Let’s Go Crazy” as Carlos Correa continued his tear with a homer to the left-field upper deck, then ran into the dugout, where he put on a purple vest and a purple hat and started furiously

Kirilloff sent to Triple-A to try to sort through struggles 

@dohyoungpark
June 13, 2024

MINNEAPOLIS -- One of the biggest mysteries of this season for the Twins has been that they’ve never seen Alex Kirilloff struggle this much when healthy -- which they still believe he is. But those struggles have gotten to the point where the Twins can no longer let him figure

Twins bond over new 'Wheel of Fortune' victory celebration

@dohyoungpark
June 13, 2024

This story was excerpted from Do-Hyoung Park’s Twins Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. MINNEAPOLIS -- It seems that we’ve gone from the Twins' clubhouse’s cured meat story arc to the game show adaptation story arc. What exactly

College arm moves into No. 2 slot in latest mock draft

June 13, 2024

We’re still about a month away from the start of the 2024 Draft, and much like Jim Callis stated in his projection last week, we’re in a little bit of a calm-before-the-storm territory. With a few exceptions playing in the Men's College World Series, topped by No. 3 prospect Jac

Correa's career-high 5 hits highlight Twins' 24-hit win

@dohyoungpark
June 12, 2024

MINNEAPOLIS -- It had been a long while since the up-and-down Minnesota offense just piled on some early runs and had an all-around productive, sustained day at the ballpark -- and the Twins somehow got that, and so much more. They seemingly never stopped hitting in a wild game that

Prospects with the best power-speed combo -- one for each team

@SamDykstraMiLB
June 12, 2024

Two offensive skills will always stand out most to evaluators of all stripes, from the most veteran of scouts to the first-time fan in the stands -- power and speed. Players who can consistently make loud contact and send balls over outfield walls will draw plenty of wows, and those

'It's just been a battle': Thielbar continues to struggle in loss to Rockies

@dohyoungpark
June 12, 2024

MINNEAPOLIS -- Caleb Thielbar has about as discerning, self-aware, candid and thoughtful of a baseball mind as there is in the Twins’ clubhouse. That’s why he’s been able to resurrect his career in his late 30s following a four-year absence from the Majors to find a very late prime as

Paddack continues to boost fastball velocity in win over Rockies

@dohyoungpark
June 10, 2024

MINNEAPOLIS -- How exactly does a Major League pitcher add 3.5 mph of average velocity to his fastball in less than a week? Chris Paddack revealed after his start at Yankee Stadium last Wednesday that he owes much of that to a conversation on the airplane with one of his

New drip: Twins' City Connect unis inspired by 'Ripple Effect'

@dohyoungpark
June 10, 2024

MINNEAPOLIS -- The Minnesota Twins were the first North American professional sports franchise to name themselves after their home state, not their home city -- so, it should come as no surprise that the Twins used their “City Connect” jersey as more of a “State Connect” concept. The team representing

'The game is nuts': Twins' lineup shuffle pays off in wild rout

@WillAldrich_
June 9, 2024

PITTSBURGH -- When Twins manager Rocco Baldelli released his reshuffled lineup card for the series finale against Pittsburgh Sunday afternoon, there was one move that stood out the most. Carlos Santana, the 38-year-old first baseman, was penciled into the leadoff spot for the first time since he played for the

This prospect 'might be the hardest worker' in the Twins' system

@dohyoungpark
June 9, 2024

This story was excerpted from Do-Hyoung Park’s Twins Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.