Luis Arraez, Twins Agree To 1-Year, $2,125,000 Contract, Avoid Arbitration
Luis Arraez and the Minnesota Twins agreed Sunday to a one-year contract worth $2,125,000, avoiding a salary arbitration hearing that had been scheduled for June 10.
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Luis Arraez and the Minnesota Twins agreed Sunday to a one-year contract worth $2,125,000, avoiding a salary arbitration hearing that had been scheduled for June 10.
Jorge Polanco drove in four runs with a pair of doubles, Carlos Correa had his fourth straight multi-hit game and the Minnesota Twins beat the Tampa Bay Rays 9-3 on Sunday.
Carlos Correa broke out of a slump with three hits and three RBIs and the Minnesota Twins completed a three-game sweep of the Detroit Tigers with a 7-1 victory on Thursday.
Joe Ryan threw seven innings of one-hit ball and Max Kepler stayed hot with a pair of home runs as the streaking Minnesota Twins defeated the Detroit Tigers 5-0 on Wednesday night.
Detroit catcher Eric Haase made a throwing error on a botched rundown, capping a chaotic play that gave the Minnesota Twins two runs for a wild 5-4 win over the Tigers on Tuesday night.
Byron Buxton hit his second homer of the game, a 469-foot, three-run drive that overcame a 10th-inning deficit and lifted the Minnesota Twins over the Chicago White Sox 6-4 on Sunday.
Anderson made his sixth error in three games when he skipped a throw to first on Carlos Correa's two-out infield single that scored Ryan Jeffers from third.
Joe Ryan had just pitched six innings of two-hit ball, helping the Minnesota Twins hold off the Kansas City Royals 1-0 on Thursday, when the California kid spotted a poster of Nolan Ryan hanging in the visiting clubhouse at Kauffman Stadium.
The Twins say Byron Buxton will return to the lineup for Thursday's game against the Kansas City Royals.
Daniel Lynch was pitching so well into the sixth inning Wednesday night that Royals manager Mike Matheny would've left him in the game against Minnesota had the Kansas City offense provided a little more support.
Salvador Perez homered twice and Hunter Dozier hit anther go-ahead home run to lift the Kansas City Royals over the Minnesota Twins 4-3 on Tuesday night.
Jorge Polanco and Kyle Garlick hit early two-run homers over the Green Monster to back Dylan Bundy, carrying the Minnesota Twins past the Red Sox 8-3 in Boston's annual Patriots' Day game on Monday.
Michael Wacha pitched five shutout innings in his Fenway Park debut with Boston and Trevor Story drove in his first two runs in his new ballpark, leading the Red Sox to an 8-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday.
Sonny Gray will be replaced by Cody Stashak, who's returning from his own stint on the injured list.
Alex Verdugo and Xander Bogaerts each hit two-run home runs, Tanner Houck held the Twins scoreless over five-plus innings, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 4-0 on Saturday.
Clayton Kershaw was in prime form — call it perfect — in his season debut for the Los Angeles Dodgers, leaving no concern about his health after facing no resistance from the Minnesota Twins.
The Twins announced Wednesday that outfielder Alex Kirilloff is headed to the 10-day injured list with "right wrist inflammation."
Trea Turner and the Los Angeles Dodgers broke open a tie game with a six-run eighth inning, then waited out the rain to take a 7-2 victory Tuesday night in their series opener against the Minnesota Twins.
The Minnesota Timberwolves began the postseason and took on the Los Angeles Clippers in the NBA's play-in game Tuesday night at Target Center. But that wasn't the only show in town.
Byron Buxton and Luis Arraez each had three hits and Dylan Bundy earned his first win in a Twins uniform as Minnesota won its series finale against the Seattle Mariners 4-0 on Monday night.
The team announced Sunday that upper deck tickets to most weekday games will only cost $4. Lower deck seats are $25. The games have to be from Monday through Thursday.
Gary Sánchez hit a grand slam into the third deck and Byron Buxton had two of Minnesota's six home runs as the Twins slugged their way past the Seattle Mariners 10-4 on Sunday for their first victory of the season.
In the mere three weeks since the end of the lockout, no major league team has altered its outlook more than the Minnesota Twins.
The Minnesota Twins signed veteran right-hander Chris Archer to a one-year contract Monday, a potential boost for their rotation with a two-time All-Star who's coming off an injury-ruined season.
The story of Twins' spring training so far has been star free agent signing Carlos Correa.
