Twins outfielder Martin dealing with concussion after diving play
Twins outfielder Austin Martin was removed from Monday’s game against the Pirates due to a concussion, a team official said. Martin, playing right field, dove for a ball hit by Henry Davis in the third inning and appeared to land awkwardly trying to make the play. He singled in the
Bradley. Woods Richardson. Matthews. Abel. Who makes Twins' rotation?
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Following Zebby Matthews’ start against the Red Sox on Sunday, every contender for the Twins’ starting rotation has made four appearances against professional teams. And with a little more than a week left in camp, each of them has one more scheduled start, though Mick Abel
Notes: Ryan to start Monday, lined up for Opening Day nod
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Joe Ryan will start on Monday against the Pirates, the Twins announced Sunday, setting him up to be available to pitch Opening Day. Ryan, who missed the first 17 days of Grapefruit League play due to back inflammation, will be making his second start of camp.
Why, how and when Ryan's Classic decision was made
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Joe Ryan not expected to pitch in Classic for Team USA
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Joe Ryan is not expected to pitch in the World Baseball Classic after all, the Twins confirmed on Saturday. The club learned Friday night that Ryan would not be added to Team USA as previously expected. Instead, Blue Jays reliever Jeff Hoffman was added. Ryan, who
Ryan heading to Miami for Team USA; Ober, Festa in good spots
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- The next step for Joe Ryan is clear: He’s throwing a bullpen session on Saturday. After that? The possibilities are, if not endless, certainly wide open. Ryan still hopes to make an appearance for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic. At this point, it is
Projecting the Twins' Opening Day roster a month into camp
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- We’re a month into camp and less than two weeks from Opening Day, and plenty of mysteries still linger regarding the roster the Twins will take to Baltimore for the March 26 lid-lifter. Pablo López’s season-ending right elbow injury opened a rotation spot, and multiple bullpen
7 takeaways from first month of Twins' Spring Training
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Greetings from sunny Florida. As I write this on Wednesday, it’s exactly one month since my first day in Spring Training, so it seemed like a good time to take stock. Here are seven thoughts on what I’ve seen in camp so far.
Twins rotation taking shape as Ryan makes spring debut
FORT MYERS, Fla. – It’s been a long first month of camp, and it’s still more than two weeks till Opening Day. But with March 26's Opening Day in Baltimore growing ever larger on the horizon, the Twins cleared a key hurdle on Tuesday when Joe Ryan made his Grapefruit
Plethora of Twins' top prospects among roster cuts
NORTH PORT, Fla. – For the first time this spring, the Twins cut players Monday who might very well be on the Major League roster before 2026 is over. Minnesota sent out four of its top 10 prospects and six of the top 13, a list that included numerous players
Ryan set for belated spring debut on Tuesday
NORTH PORT, Fla. -- More than two weeks after he was initially scheduled to start, Joe Ryan will make his 2026 Spring Training debut on Tuesday. Ryan suffered some lower back inflammation in February, causing him to be scratched from his planned Grapefruit League debut on Feb. 21. He’s now
Answering your Twins Spring Training questions
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Here's the Twins' player pool for their Spring Breakout game
The third annual Spring Breakout is coming up fast, and the Twins figure to field an intriguing roster this year. With four prospects in MLB Pipeline’s Top 100, plus a compelling arsenal of young arms, the home game against Phillies prospects on March 19 figures to be worth watching. Here’s
Explore Augusta's SRP Park
Welcome to SRP Park, where Braves prospects get their first taste of full-season pro ball. The home team nods to The Masters, but baseball is king.
Ryan gets special visitor at latest tune-up: his infant son
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- He probably won’t remember it, but Joe Ryan’s infant son saw his dad pitch in person for the first time on Wednesday. Ryan threw a live batting practice session, most likely the last hurdle he’ll have to clear before appearing in his first game of the
Stop, drop and ... challenge that ball? 'Just an average, everyday strike'
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- It’s the old fall down and challenge play. Oldest trick in the book. Or, as Twins right-hander Andrew Morris said, “it’s one of the greatest things I’ve ever seen.” Minnesota catcher Ryan Jeffers caught a pitch from Morris on a double steal, tumbled to the ground,
Ober builds on rigorous offseason work with live BP session
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- It wasn’t quite game action yet, but Bailey Ober faced a string of legitimate Major League hitters in a live batting practice session on Sunday, and he liked what he saw. Ober pitched two simulated innings, getting up over 40 pitches, against a group that consisted
Ryan (back inflammation) hopeful to pitch for Team USA at knockout stage
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Joe Ryan will not pitch during pool play of the World Baseball Classic, but remains eligible and hopeful to pitch if Team USA advances to the knockout stage. That had appeared to be the most likely scenario for Ryan, who has not appeared in a Grapefruit
What skill would Twins players steal from a teammate? There was an 'easy answer'
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Byron Buxton has a message for his teammates: be careful what you wish for.
Ryan nearing game action; Classic status still up in air
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
Yanks' Jones reaches batter's eye with third Spring Training blast
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
Lewis, Twins receive welcome good news as MRI on right side is clean
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.
Twins get good news as Lewis' MRI comes back clean
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
Inside the AL Central's early spring storylines a month from first pitch
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.
Twins optimistic after López's UCL surgery; Festa (shoulder) endures setback
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