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What to know about Royals Opening Day

Photo by LG Patterson/MLB Photos via Baseball begins Thursday! Baseball season is back and Royals fans have reason to be hopeful for the first time in several years with a legit MVP candidate in Bobby Witt Jr., a Cy Young Award candidate in Cole Ragans, and one of the bigger spending sprees in free agency this off-season. The Royals will begin the 2024 season on Thursday, March 28 at 3:10 CT against the Minnesota Twins at Kauffman Stadium. Here’s what you need to know about Opening Day. Team Workout First, there will be a team workout open to the public at Kauffman...

Twinkie Town

Duran, Thielbar, DeSclafaini all injured; Buxton sore but OK

This man performed the first Tommy John surgery. If you see him, something is wrong with you. | Photo by Bob Riha, Jr./ The two relievers are expected to be out for a little while, and DeSclafani possibly much longer. Per Steve Adams at MLB Trade Rumors, Jhoan Duran has been diagnosed with a “moderate” oblique strain, and Caleb Thielbar with a strained hamstring. The Twins hope these injuries won’t last much longer than the first few weeks to the first month of the regular season. Anthony DeSclafani, however, hasn’t pitched once in a Spring Training game, and...

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Two trades that defined 2004

Photo by BRUCE BISPING/Star Tribune via Terry Ryan dives deep into his bag of tricks With back-to-back AL Central banners hoisted, it would have been easy for Minnesota Twins GM Terry Ryan to rest on laurels in 2004. In two calendar years, he brought the team back from the brink of contraction and turned it from laughingstock to legitimate contender. But with a generational talent ready to hit The Show and a few broader boxes to be checked, Ryan pulled off two of the greatest—at very least most substantial—trades in franchise history in hopes of a three-peat. ...

Pinstripe Alley

NYY News: A surprise second-place finish

Photo by Chris Coduto/MLB Photos via Kiké Hernandez was down to Yankees or Dodgers before signing in LA; profiling the newest Yankees analyst making the numbers more palatable; Poteet leans on fellow UCLA alum in finding his footing; Mets considered signing former Yankee closer. MLB Trade Rumors | Darragh McDonald: Kiké Hernandez finalized a deal to return to the Dodgers this week after LA managed to move Manuel Margot’s contract to the Twins, and it was the destination he clearly wanted to go to all along. What was surprising, however, was who came in as the...

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Twins Reacts Survey: Grading Minnesota’s Offseason

Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/ Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Minnesota Twins fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. With the acquisition of Manuel (don’t call him Manny) Margot, Derek Falvey has indicated that the roster is all but set in stone. Last week, I broke down any potential Spring Training battles, but welcome health and the Margot trade ends any debate, barring Spring injuries (please god no). With all...

Matt Belisle is set to enter free agency in 2019

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Zach Duke hits free agency again in 2019

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Veteran 2B Brian Dozier enters free agency

31-year-old second baseman Brian Dozier enters free agency after splitting the 2018 season between the Twins and Dodgers About Major League Baseball: Major League Baseball (MLB) is the most historic professional sports league in the United States and con