Minnesota Twins News

Joe Mauer returned to the Twins’ lineup following a leg injury as Minnesota completed spring training by beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-4 Saturday. Minnesota’s catcher had been sidelined since March 22 with a stress reaction in his left leg, a precursor to a stress fracture. He hit a three-run double in the third that scored [...]

Twins right-hander Ramon Ortiz is learning from the best, and it shows. Ortiz allowed one hit in four scoreless innings in Minnesota’s 5-3 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday. He said he relied on a changeup taught to him by teammate Johan Santana, the reigning Cy Young Award winner. “I have another grip, another [...]

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Carlos Silva followed his worst performance of spring training with his best, pitching five shutout innings Thursday night during the Minnesota Twins’ 10-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. Silva is in line to be the Twins’ fifth starter despite his poor spring training. He gave up nine runs in only 3 1-3 innings against Pittsburgh [...]

Phil Niekro floated around the display cases like one of his dancing knuckleballs. The Hall of Fame pitcher was on hand Thursday for a ceremonial preview of “Baseball as America,” a traveling collection of artifacts, photographs and other memorabilia celebrating the national pastime that will call Cleveland home until Sept.

With the first pitch ready to be thrown, we take a look at who will shine and who will flop in 2007.

The Minnesota Twins gave Carlos Silva a spot in their rotation Wednesday and sent Matt Garza to Triple-A Rochester, leaving the promising right-hander unhappy and out of the big leagues for at least the start of the season. Garza, the team’s first-round draft pick in 2005, appeared upset upon arriving in a golf cart at [...]

The Minnesota Twins have high hopes for Matt Garza this season. But the talented righthander will have to begin his breakthrough campaign in the minors.

Cristian Guzman is doing what he can to put a certain number behind him, a number that defines his Washington Nationals career so far: .219. That was his 2005 batting average, and, because he missed all of last season after shoulder surgery, it’s the most recent number in the “AVG” column under his name.

Carl Pavano’s latest outing might make the New York Yankees’ decision about their opening day starter a little easier. Pavano allowed two runs and six hits over six innings in the Yankees’ 4-3 loss to the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday. If Pavano gets the ball against Tampa Bay on April 2, it will complete a [...]