Twins' Doumit Not On DL, But Blackburn Is
Minnesota catcher Ryan Doumit is not on the disabled list, and Twins manager Ron Gardenhire says the team's announcement that he had been put there was incorrect.
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Minnesota catcher Ryan Doumit is not on the disabled list, and Twins manager Ron Gardenhire says the team's announcement that he had been put there was incorrect.
Minnesota's Justin Morneau is coming off the 15-day disabled list and is hitting fifth for the Twins on Wednesday night against the Detroit Tigers.
Minnesota Twins first baseman Justin Morneau remains on track to be reinstated from the disabled list.
Derek Lowe pitched his first shutout in nearly seven years, throwing a six-hitter Tuesday and leading the Cleveland Indians over the Minnesota Twins 5-0.
Ryan Doumit's two-run blast sailed into the upper deck in left field, and he was swarmed by his teammates as he hit the dugout to celebrate his game-tying, eighth-inning home run.
Justin Morneau took some swings in early batting practice on Monday and says his sore left wrist is feeling good as he gets closer to being eligible to come off the disabled list.
Scott Diamond has been with the Minnesota Twins for less than a week, and he already has accounted for one-fifth of the team's wins.
It's difficult to find many things to smile about when the Twins are 9-24 overall in 2012, and 1-8 on games where I've been out at the ballpark.
Target Field is No. 13 for Reggie Deal. Deal, who's blind, made Minnesota's ballpark the 13th venue he's visited en route to hanging out in all 30 ballparks in just 30 days.
Darin Mastroianni got his first major league hit and drove in three runs to help the Minnesota Twins overcome Jose Bautista's two homers in a 7-6 victory over Toronto on Friday night.
He's arguably been the most popular player with the Twins for the last decade, but he's never been in the starting lineup.
Twins shortstop Brian Dozier has stepped into a big league uniform and a big league stadium for the first time.
Jered Weaver allowed three hits over six innings in his first start since no-hitting the Twins last week to lead the Los Angeles Angels to an 8-3 victory over Minnesota on Monday night.
Minnesota Twins slugger Josh Willingham was scratched from the lineup on Monday night because of an illness.
Only Ryan Doumit was able to keep the Minnesota Twins from adding to a historic week of offensive futility.
Rookie slugger Jesus Montero lined a two-run double in the first inning to get Seattle on the board, Mike Carp added his first homer of the season and the Mariners cruised to a 5-2 win over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday.
The slumping Minnesota Twins are calling up prized infield prospect Brian Dozier and left-hander Scott Diamond from the minors.
Felix Hernandez and Steve Delabar combined on a one-hitter and the Seattle Mariners shut out the Minnesota Twins 7-0 on Saturday.
The Minnesota Twins will place designated hitter Justin Morneau on the 15-day disabled list because of a sore left wrist.
It took 25 innings for the Minnesota Twins to finally snap their scoreless skid. And when they did, the Twins took advantage of the kind of break they haven't been getting during a rough start.
The Minnesota Twins have claimed outfielder Erik Komatsu off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals.
Jered Weaver pitched a no-hitter Wednesday night as the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim beat the Minnesota Twins 9-0 in California.
The Minnesota Twins had no answer for Los Angeles Angels right-hander Jerome Williams. The Twins managed just three hits against Williams, who retired 18 of his last 19 batters and struck out six in a dominating 4-0 victory on Tuesday night.
The Minnesota Twins are recalling catcher Drew Butera from the minors to add some depth behind banged-up Joe Mauer, and designating third baseman Sean Burroughs for assignment.
Nick Blackburn kept Albert Pujols in the ballpark, which made him no different than any other pitcher the Los Angeles Angels' slugger has faced in his first month in the American League. The problem was Torii Hunter.
