FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Byron Buxton has a message for his teammates: be careful what you wish for.

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Twins right-hander Joe Ryan is getting closer to a game appearance and, he hopes, also getting closer to receiving clarity on his status for the upcoming World Baseball Classic. Ryan was scratched from his scheduled Grapefruit League debut last Saturday due to inflammation in his lower

FORT MYERS, Fla. – There’s no denying Spencer Jones’ pure power, and he showed it again on Friday. Facing Twins right-hander Raul Brito in the fifth inning of the Yankees’ 17-5 win at Hammond Stadium, Jones obliterated a decent curveball on a 2-2 count, drilling it a Statcast-projected 427 feet

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- A day after Royce Lewis was scratched from the Twins lineup due to tightness in his right side, both he and the team got relief in the form of a clean MRI exam.

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Twins third baseman Royce Lewis, who was scratched from Thursday's game against the Pirates due to what the team called “tightness on his right side," underwent an MRI that came back clean. Lewis had made the trip from Fort Myers to Bradenton and went through some

It’s exactly one month until Opening Day, and MLB.com’s beat writers have been in camp for a couple of weeks now. So we decided to go around the division and ask some questions of the five American League Central beat writers about what they’ve seen in camp to this point.

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- There was good news and bad news on the injury front for the Twins on Thursday, as Pablo López’s surgery turned out better than expected but David Festa will be shut down for about two weeks due to a shoulder injury. Additionally, Joe Ryan continues to

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Twins right-hander Taj Bradley has elected to withdraw from the World Baseball Classic, choosing instead to focus on preparing for his first full season with the team. Bradley had been slated to pitch for Mexico in the upcoming event.

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- And finally we come to the end of Around the Horn 2026, with a unit that actually may still not be finished.

MINNEAPOLIS -- With Spring Training 2026 in full swing, the Twins face a slew of roster questions, most notably in the bullpen. But roster questions make for interesting camps, and the next month in Fort Myers, Fla., should be filled with intrigue from start to finish. Here’s an updated look

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Twins ace Joe Ryan played catch on Tuesday morning, an encouraging step forward as he looks to return to the mound quickly after dealing with lower back inflammation. Ryan was scratched from a scheduled start on Saturday shortly before first pitch due to what the club

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Hard as it is to believe, it’s been 14 years since Johan Santana pitched in a Major League game, and 19 years since he pitched for the Twins. Long enough ago that he never got to share clubhouse time with his son, Johan Jr., who is

LAKELAND, Fla. -- Not all Spring Training assignments are created equal, especially in February. Mick Abel pitched with the difficulty sliders turned up on Monday, and it didn’t faze him in the slightest. Facing something looking an awful lot like an Opening Day lineup from the Tigers, Abel was brilliant

FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Twins breathed a little sigh of relief Sunday morning after receiving encouraging news regarding right-hander Joe Ryan. The team’s expected Opening Day starter was scratched 15 minutes before his scheduled start Saturday due to back tightness, but an MRI revealed inflammation in Ryan’s back but

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Royce Lewis' offseason work is already paying off. Lewis homered in his first at-bat of 2026 on Saturday, pummeling a 2-2 pitch over the berm and onto the outfield concourse at Lee Health Sports Complex in the first inning of Minnesota's 7-2 loss in the Grapefruit

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- The Twins scratched ace Joe Ryan from his scheduled start against the Red Sox shortly before first pitch on Saturday due to what the club is calling “low back tightness in his right side.” Ryan began his warmups prior to the game but was replaced as

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Following a second opinion, Twins ace Pablo López has decided to undergo Tommy John reconstructive surgery on his right elbow. Further examination by Dr. Keith Meister confirmed the initial diagnosis of significant tearing in López’s ulnar collateral ligament (UCL). Meister will perform the operation on Wednesday

FORT MYERS, Fla. – So … what now? The Twins received just about the worst injury-related news they could get on Tuesday, when it was announced that Pablo López would almost certainly undergo right elbow surgery and miss the entire 2026 season. It was a gut punch before the first

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- The competition for the Twins’ starting rotation gets underway Friday, and you can watch.

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- A baseball lifer, LaTroy Hawkins had already held a wide range of roles over his more than 30 years in professional baseball -- player, front-office adviser and broadcaster foremost among them. He’s taking on a new one this year, though, as the Twins’ bullpen coach. He’s

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Twins ace Pablo López has “significant tearing” in the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow and will likely require Tommy John reconstructive surgery, the club said Tuesday. López left his live batting-practice session early on Monday due to elbow soreness. He underwent an MRI later

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Tom Pohlad is aware of the conventional wisdom regarding the 2026 Twins. He doesn’t buy it. When Pohlad took over from his brother Joe as the Twins’ primary owner, he said he expected to be aggressive in adding talent to the roster. Minnesota has added several

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Twins starter Pablo López was removed from his live batting practice session prematurely on Monday due to what manager Derek Shelton called “a little bit of elbow soreness.” Throwing on the main field of Hammond Stadium at Lee Health Sports Complex, López threw two-plus innings against

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FORT MYERS, Fla. – Byron Buxton had, by his own account, a “peaceful” offseason. That doesn’t mean it was without its frustrations. Buxton is in a good place as a new season begins – healthy, excited to play for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic and ready to help