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Twins minor league bus involved in fatal crash
A black Honda Civic going the wrong way down Interstate 295 struck a bus carrying members of a Minnesota Twins minor league team.
The crash took place at 4:30 a.m. and shut down I-295 just past Pritchard Road in Jacksonville, FL.
Thirty players and a coach were aboard the bus for the Twins minor league affiliate in the Appellation League. Based in Elizabethon, TN the team had been...
Bus of Twins' minor-league affiliate involved in fatal crash
The bus of a Minnesota Twins minor-league affiliate was involved in a fatal crash early Tuesday morning in Florida, according to Jacksonville.com.
The bus, which was taking players from Fort Myers, Fla., to Elizabethton, Tenn., collided with a car driving the wrong way on the interstate in Jacksonville. Both vehicles swerved to avoid the collision, according to the report, but the...
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Twins' Josh Willingham eyeing Tuesday return
Minnesota Twins outfielder Josh Willingham has been hampered by a sore left knee for the entire season. The ailment held him out of Sunday's lineup, but Willingham is hoping to return Tuesday after the Twin's off day today, according to Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com.
Willingham received a cortisone injection on Saturday to help him with the pain he's experiencing in...
Josh Willingham receives cortisone shot on left knee
MINNEAPOLIS -- Twins left fielder Josh Willingham had a cortisone shot Saturday night for his balky left knee but hopes to be back in action Tuesday.Willingham, 34, has been bothered by a sore knee for most of the season but he couldn't pinpoint when exactly it started hurting. He said it's been lingering since before he stole his first (and only) base of the season on April...
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Plouffe has big return for Twins
Trevor Plouffe had three hits, including a two-run homer, in his return to the Twins lineup, and Sam Deduno held Detroit in check over seven innings in Minnesota's 6-3 victory over the Tigers on Saturday night.
Plouffe, back after missing 22 games because of a concussion and left calf strain, was a triple shy of the cycle. He drove in three runs in support of Deduno, who has...
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Twins Saturday: Minnesota tries Clete Thomas at top of order
MINNEAPOLIS -- Just when Trevor Plouffe was ready to play again, the Twins third baseman caught another bout of bad luck.
Plouffe had just come off the 7-day concussion disabled list in late May and was doing his pregame warm-ups for a game against Milwaukee at Target Field. That's when Plouffe tweaked his calf and wound up missing more time on the 15-day disabled list.
Finally...
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Joe Mauer plays catch with 5-year-old twins born with cerebral palsy (videos)
On Wednesday, as part of the community outreach Minnesota Twins players have been involved in as part of “Hope Week” during a “Picnic at the Park” event at Target Field, Twins catcher and hometown hero Joe Mauer had the opportunity to meet Braden and Dathan Miller, five-year-old twin brothers from Iowa who made the trip [...]The post Joe Mauer plays catch with 5-year-old...
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Twins fan celebrates 102nd birthday at game
Your browser does not support iframes.Not very many people get to actually celebrate a 102nd birthday.However, one longtime Twins fan got to exactly that Thursday night as she celebrated the momentous occasion by taking in a Phillies-Twins game at Target Field.Unfortunately, "Bert" was treated to a 3-2 Twins loss, however, the fact that she has lived beyond triple digits...
Twins boasting a much-improved defense in 2013
MINNEAPOLIS The Minnesota Twins turned in a handful of nice defensive plays in Tuesday's 3-2 win over Philadelphia. Shortstop Pedro Florimon led the way with a gem up the middle of the infield for the first out of the game, and outfielders Oswaldo Arcia and Clete Thomas followed suit with nice catches of their own.
Yet, while those types of defensive plays are the ones that...
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Despite power outage, Justin Morneau leads Twins in RBI
MINNEAPOLIS Even though Justin Morneau hasn't homered in over 160 at-bats, the Twins first baseman has still been a big part of Minnesota's offense.
Such was the case Tuesday, when Morneau went 3-for-4 with a double and drove in the go-ahead run in the bottom of the sixth inning to help Minnesota top Philadelphia by a 3-2 final at Target Field. Morneau's single with...
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Minnesota Twins Prospect Byron Buxton Makes Spectacular Catch
Minnesota Twins super prospect Byron Buxton made a fantastic grab last night. Playing for the Twins Class-A affiliate Cedar Rapids Kernels, Buxton robbed Kane County’s David Bote of a hit in the seventh inning. Keep an eye on the upper right corner of the video.
Buxton was taken number two overall by the Twins in last year’s draft. Twins fans are surely salivating at the thought...
Was this year's draft a good one for the Twins?
Twins #1 pick Kohl Stewart
Pitching, pitching and more...catchers...?
The 2013 draft saw the Minnesota Twins doing some of the predictable by picking up a bunch of pitching prospects. It also saw some of the unpredictable with them going with some catching prospects as well.
It's obvious that the Twins need pitching as game in and game out, it seems to be their achilles...
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Twins' Byron Buxton makes incredible catch
When the Minnesota Twins made Byron Buxton the No. 2 pick in the 2012 MLB Draft, they knew they were getting a supremely athletic, toolsy high school outfielder who could play some incredible defense. Buxton also had the added value of being a guy who will likely stick in center field. So far, the kid has lived up to the hype. On Monday night, Buxton made one of the better catches...
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Joe Mauer casually makes amazing grab
Does Joe Mauer have eyes in the back of his head? The below video might show proof of it... It happened during Sunday's Nationals/Twins game and keep an eye as the ball deflects off the Nationals Park backstop and Joe somehow snags it with his glove: Your browser does not support iframes. (Courtesy of Sports Grid)
Watch Twins catcher Joe Mauer make this nifty behind-the-back grab
Twins catcher Joe Mauer went 3-for-5 with a home run in Saturday’s 4-3 win over the Nationals, but Mauer’s most impressive move of the day might have been this behind-the-back catch of a Denard Span foul tip that caromed off the backstop before Mauer deftly snagged the one-hopper behind-his-back like it was no big thing…
To get a better appreciation of Mauer’s hand-eye...
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