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MINNEAPOLIS -- Joe Ryan wanted this game. He gave it everything he had, and he had a lot. But he didn’t quite have enough after a week where he battled an illness to stave off a 4-3 Twins loss to Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers on Wednesday night.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Twins right-hander Mick Abel will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his injured right elbow, the team announced Wednesday. Abel first suffered elbow inflammation in April after a strong start to the season that seemed to herald a breakout for the former top prospect. On two separate occasions, he was

MINNEAPOLIS – You can put those Byron Buxton trade rumors to rest. Twins general manager Jeremy Zoll flatly said before Tuesday's 12-3 loss to the Dodgers that the club has no interest in trading its signature player after rumors swirled recently regarding his potential availability.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Joe Ryan and the Twins would obviously prefer that Ryan not have gotten sick this week. Ideally, he would have stayed on turn to make his scheduled start Tuesday night against the Dodgers. But the consolation prize is not too bad.

MINNEAPOLIS – It’s hard to look at Zebby Matthews’ start Monday night in a 2-1 loss to the Dodgers as anything but a success. After all, he reached a career high in pitches, escaped from multiple jams, and kept one of the game’s most dangerous offenses to two runs over

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ARLINGTON, Texas – Kody Clemens never wondered if he could produce in the big leagues. He just wondered if he’d ever get the opportunity. Sometimes opportunity takes strange shapes.

ARLINGTON -- While the Twins were enjoying one of their best nights of the year in a 12-2 win against the Rangers, they got some more good news from about 850 miles to the north.

ARLINGTON – Josh Bell has always hit well in Arlington, whether it’s Globe Life Field or its predecessor just across the street. But as much as he’s always thrived on home cooking, there’s one thing the Dallas-area native had never done: homer in his hometown. On Monday, Bell -- who

ARLINGTON – Kyler Fedko just wanted to sleep another half-hour. The Twins had other plans. Late on Sunday morning, Fedko’s manager at Triple-A St. Paul, Brian Dinkelman, came knocking on the outfielder’s hotel room door in Toledo. Fedko wanted to ignore the noise. It’s best that he didn’t. Dinkelman was

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MINNEAPOLIS – When the Twins’ 6-5 loss to the Royals came to an end on Sunday afternoon, an unusual sight greeted the team’s players and staff: an off-day on the calendar. Sunday ended a run of 17 consecutive games, a stretch that started with a trip to Boston, Chicago and

MINNEAPOLIS -- Byron Buxton sat out another day Sunday after suffering a shoulder injury in Friday night’s win over the Royals. The decision on Buxton’s lineup status came down to a couple of hours before the game. He went through pregame workouts, but manager Derek Shelton decided to hold him

MINNEAPOLIS -- Once Royce Lewis started obliterating baseballs at Triple-A St. Paul, it became clear that he at least had a chance to be back in the Major Leagues sooner rather than later. What would have been hard to envision as recently as a week ago was what position he’d

MINNEAPOLIS – On what was overall a frustrating defensive night for the Twins, a career utility man playing first base made all the highlight plays. Kody Clemens hit two home runs and made a pair of nifty defensive plays in the 8-6 loss to the Royals. It was a continuation

MINNEAPOLIS -- The last time Mick Abel faced hitters, it was a lot cooler. Other than that, though, it kind of seemed like the right-hander never left when he pitched live batting practice on Thursday afternoon. Abel, recuperating from right elbow inflammation, faced hitters for the first time since the

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MINNEAPOLIS – Royce Lewis isn’t just working on his swing at Triple-A St. Paul. He’s getting work at different positions.

MINNEAPOLIS -- As they navigate Connor Prielipp's first year in the Major Leagues, the Twins find themselves in a curious spot. On one hand, Prielipp is as green as a Major League starting pitcher can possibly be, with 195 2/3 innings pitched since he finished high school in 2019. On

MINNEAPOLIS -- The Twins are taking a flyer on a high-octane arm, acquiring right-handed reliever Justin Lawrence from the Pirates on Monday night in exchange for cash considerations. To make room on the 26-man roster for Lawrence, left-hander Kody Funderburk was optioned to Triple-A St. Paul on Tuesday.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Sequencing matters, and if you need proof, look no farther than the 2026 Twins. Minnesota enjoyed another successful night with the bases loaded, highlighted by Tristan Gray’s second grand slam, en route to a 9-6 win over the White Sox that snapped a five-game losing streak. The Twins

MINNEAPOLIS -- Amid a steady drip of new injuries, the Twins are getting closer to getting one of their key players back. Right-handed reliever Cole Sands will begin a Minor League rehabilitation assignment at Triple-A St. Paul on Tuesday. Sands has been out since late April due to a right