Minnesota Twins Rumors & News
Minnesota Twins promote 3 pitchers, including starter for tonight
St. Paul Pioneer Press — The Minnesota Twins have promoted right-handed pitchers Matt Fox, Rob Delaney and Alex Burnett from Class AAA Rochester, and Fox will start tonight for the pitching-depleted team against Texas at Target Field, the Twins announced today.
4 hours agoTigers 10, Twins 9: Pitching staff a mess after 13-inning loss, so who will start tonight's game?
St. Paul Pioneer Press — RECAP: An ugly ballgame came to a merciful if undesirable end for the Twins when Nick Blackburn — who was supposed to start tonight's game against Texas — gave up a tiebreaking home run to Gerald Laird in the 13th inning.
15 hours agoNow Twins have it ... and now they don't
Minneapolis Star-Tribune — The Tigers overcame gaffes of their own, winning it on their fifth homer, leaving the Twins pitching staff in disarray.
16 hours agoFan jam downtown
Minneapolis Star-Tribune — The Vikings and the Twins played in Minneapolis at the same time for the first time ever. It was plenty crowded, but the night went smoothly.
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Jason Kubel likely to have sore wrist tested further
St. Paul Pioneer Press — Jason Kubel's left wrist was bruised and still quite sore Thursday after Phil Coke hit the Twins outfielder with a pitch Tuesday night. Kubel did not take part in baseball activities before Thursday night's game against Detroit, and manager Ron Gardenhire said the team likely would send the slugger to undergo further tests on his wrist this morning.
22 hours agoShooter Now: Twins won't 'cash in our chips' just because Manny Ramirez joined White Sox
St. Paul Pioneer Press — Minnesota Twins first baseman Michael Cuddyer says he wasn't surprised that the Chicago White Sox acquired eccentric slugger Manny Ramirez from the Los Angeles Dodgers for their pursuit of the Twins the final month of this season. Ramirez will cost the White Sox about $4 million in salary.
September 2, 2010Next game vs Texas Rangers on Fri, Sep 3 8:10 pm EDT
Opponent news and rumors snapshot:
- Rangers agree to terms with Mark Prior Fort-Worth Star Telegram
- Rangers Mailbag: Readers looking toward playoffs Fort-Worth Star Telegram
- Cliff Lee: "I should have said something sooner" Rangers Blog | Dallas Morning News
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- Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera to sit out against Royals Detroit News Cabrera was not in the Tigers' lineup Friday night at Kansas City because of left biceps tendinitis. He left in the sixth inning Thursday at Minnesota due to the injury.
- Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera not in tonight's lineup with biceps tendinitis Grand Rapids Press Cabrera, the major league leader with 108 RBIs, said he would be able to pinch-hit tonight against Kansas City. Miguel CabreraKANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Detroit Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera is out of the starting lineup for just the fourth time this seas
- September is a critical month for Jensen Lewis: Cleveland Indians briefing Plain Dealer Manager Manny Acta says Jensen Lewis needs to pick up some big innings for his tired bullpen.
- Hurricane Earl forces postponement of White Sox-Red Sox game Chicago Sun-Times Due to severe weather on the East Coast from Hurricane Earl, tonight's series opener between the White Sox and Red Sox in Boston has been postponed.
- Manny shifts gears one more time Chicago White Sox Blog | ESPN Chicago BOSTON – Manny Ramirez met with the Boston media for the second time this season and this time he was more contrite. Now Ramirez is saying his shuffle out of Boston in 2008 was all his fault. That’s right, in a single week, Ramirez has gone from wearing sunglasses during press conferences and speaking Spanish, to admitting that he has made some mistakes ... in English, by the way. “I think everything was my fault but hey, you have to be a man and realize that when you do wrong,” Ramirez said Friday, not long after the game was postponed and rescheduled for Saturday a...