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Twins Rained/Snowed Out; Doubleheader Tuesday

Jay Caldwell — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:24:38 +0000

The Twins have postponed tonight's game with Miami due to expected rain/snow in tonight's forecast. The game tonight will be made up as part of a day/night doubleheader Tuesday.

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Mets Pound Twins 16-5

Jay Caldwell — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 14:50:01 +0000

The Twins lost 16-5 to the New York Mets Friday night on a cold snowy night at Target Field. Vance Worley threw just 1 inning with 7 hits and 7 earned runs allowed to take the loss.

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Royals Beat Twins 3-0 in Kansas City

Jay Caldwell — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 12:06:20 +0000

The Twins lost 3-0 at Kansas City to the Royals and were swept in the series this week., Wade Davis combined with 2 relievers on a 7-hit shutout for the Royals. Davis threw 5 innings with 4 hits allowed to get the win.

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Minnesota Bundles Up for Twins Home Opener [PHOTOS]

Tim Lyon — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 17:55:43 +0000

Minnesota Twins fans didn't mind the cold too much. They were at Target Field Monday for the earliest -- and maybe the chilliest -- Home Opener in club history. Alas, the Twins lost the opener, 4-2 to the Detroit Tigers.

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Red Sox Beat Twins 6-1

Jay Caldwell — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 12:25:24 +0000

The Boston Red Sox downed the Twins 6-1 in Fort Myers, Florida Thursday night. Kevin Correia made his last start before the regular season starts. He allowed 5 hits and 1 earned run in 5 innings.

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Twins Sign Davies to Minor League Contract

Jay Caldwell — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 16:59:13 +0000

The Twins have signed righthanded starting pitcher Kyle Davies to a minor league contract. The 29-year old has a 5.59 ERA in 7 major league seasons. He last pitched in the major leagues in 2011 with Kansas City and was 1-9 with a 6.75 ERA in 13 starts with the Royals.

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Twins Pitchers and Catchers Report

Jay Caldwell — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 19:35:42 +0000

It's a sign of spring when pitchers and catchers are asked to report to Fort Myers, Florida for spring training. Pitchers and catchers are reporting to spring training this week. Many pitchers are already there.

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Thousands Visit TwinsFest At Metrodome Over Weekend

Dave Overlund — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 15:49:03 +0000

Over 25,000 fans packed the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome over the weekend to meet and great their favorite Twins players including Joe Mauer, Josh Willingam and Justin Morneau. TwinsFest is an annual event that has been held at the Metrodome since 1991

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Twins Have 4 Players Playing in World Baseball Classic

Jay Caldwell — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 13:20:06 +0000

The Twins have 4 players selected to play in the World Baseball Classic. The four are catcher Joe Mauer (USA), relief pitcher Glen Perkins (USA), first baseman Justin Morneau (Canada) and catcher Drew Butera (Italy). The World Baseball Classic will be played in March of 2013.

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Twins Caravan Brings out Loyal Fans

Jay Caldwell — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 13:52:04 +0000

The Twins Winter Caravan brought approximately 200 fans to Rivers Edge Convention Center in downtown St. Cloud. Twins relief pitchers Glen Perkins and Brian Duensing met fans, signed autographs and fielded questions.

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Twins Winter Caravan In St. Cloud Tonight!

Jay Caldwell — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:34:47 +0000

The Twins Winter Caravan will be in St. Cloud tonight (Tuesday) at Rivers Edge Convention Center in downtown St. Cloud at 6:30, doors open at 5:00.

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Twins Winter Caravan Coming to St. Cloud Tuesday

Jay Caldwell — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 14:10:03 +0000

The Twins Winter Caravan comes to St. Cloud Tuesday night at Rivers Edge Convention Center in downtown St. Cloud.

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Twins Sign Harden to Minor League Deal

Jay Caldwell — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 02:01:49 +0000

The Twins signed 31-year old veteran righthander Rich Harden to a minor league contract. Harden didn't pitch at all in 2012 as he recovered from shoulder surgery.

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Twins Interested in Freddy Garcia

Jay Caldwell — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 13:35:36 +0000

The Twins are reportedly interested in free agent starting pitcher Freddy Garcia. The 36-year old Garcia pitched 30 games for the Yankees in 2012 including 17 starts. He was 7-6 with a 5.20 ERA for New York.

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Twins Sending Perkins, Duensing to St. Cloud on Caravan

Jay Caldwell — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 13:43:41 +0000

The Twins Winter Caravan will be coming to St. Cloud Tuesday January 15 at Rivers Edge Convention Center. Current Twins players relief pitchers Brian Duensing and Glen Perkins will be coming to St. Cloud for the event along with assistant coach Joe Vavra, Assistant General Manager Rob Antony and Kris Atteberry from the Twins Radio Network.

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Twins to Sign Pitcher, Mike Pelfrey

Jay Caldwell — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 14:09:59 +0000

The Twins have agreed to sign right-handed starting pitcher Mike Pelfrey to a 1-year $4 Million contract with a possibility to earn another $1.5 Million in incentives. Pelfrey is coming off Tommy John surgery and is expected to be ready to return during spring training.

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Twins Agree to Sign Kevin Correia

Jay Caldwell — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 13:44:06 +0000

The Twins have agreed to sign free agent right-handed starting pitcher Kevin Correia to a 2-year $10 Million contract. Correia is a 32-year old who pitched for Pittsburgh in 2012. Correia was 12-11 with a 4.21 ERA with the Pirates.

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Twins Re-Sign Burton; Grab Pitcher In Rule 5 Draft

Jay Caldwell — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 13:48:51 +0000

The Twins re-signed righthanded relief pitcher Jared Burton to a 2-year $5.5 Million contract extension Thursday. Burton had 5 saves, 55 strikeouts, 16 walks and a 2.18 ERA in 62 innings for the Twins in 2012. Burton will make $2.05 Million in 2013 and $3.25 Million in 2014.

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Twins Trade Revere to Phillies for Pair of Pitchers

Jay Caldwell — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 18:32:32 +0000

The Twins traded centerfielder Ben Revere to the Philadelphia Philllies to righthanded starting pitchers. The two pitchers are Vance Worley and prospect Trevor May. Worley is a 6'2 230 pound 25-year old who's pitched parts of 3 seasons in the major leagues for the Phillies.

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Twins Trade Span to Nationals

Jay Caldwell — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 22:27:05 +0000

The Twins have traded centerfielder Denard Span to the Washington Nationals for minor league righthanded pitcher Alex Meyer. Meyer is a 22-year old who was drafted 23rd overall in the 2011 draft.

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