Brian Buscher News

All four spent extensive time at the big league level in 2009. Buscher, 28, split the 2009 season between AAA Rochester and the Minnesota Twins.

Posted on November 18th, 2009 8:42 AM By Joe Christensen The AL Manager of the Year announcement comes today atA 1 p.m. , and though Twins manager Ron Gardenhire will be in the mix again, the leading candidateA is Angels manager Mike Scioscia.

The Minnesota Twins have moved third baseman Brian Buscher off their 40-man roster and assigned him to Triple-A Rochester.

After the painstaking offseason Joe Mauer had last year, Twins General Manager Bill Smith seemed thrilled to report Tuesday that Mauer is expecting some normalcy this winter.

The Minnesota Twins have put third baseman Matt Tolbert off their division series roster with a strained a left oblique muscle.

The Boston Red Sox had history on their side going into their AL division series with the Los Angeles Angels.

The Twins put third baseman Matt Tolbert on the disabled list today and will activate third baseman Brian Buscher, manager Ron Gardenhire said.

Ron Gardenhire needed eight pitchers in Tuesday night's tiebreaker game, and that changed his playoff roster plans.

A rundown on how major-league ballplayers with connections to the First Coast fared during the 2009 season, including four who are expected to play key roles for their teams in the playoffs and a rising star who had a breakout year with the Royals.

During the regular season, teams are limited to 25 players on their roster, but effective Sept.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- Nick Punto had three hits and two RBIs, and the Minnesota Twins gained ground in the AL Central with a 5-4 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday night.

If the Twins are going to track down Detroit in the American League Central, they'll have to do it without their best slugger.

Years removed from the days when the word "ace" might have accompanied his name, Carl Pavano had a flashback Wednesday night at the Rogers Centre.

The Minnesota Twins have reinstated third baseman Joe Crede from the 15-day disabled list.

Wednesday update: Dangerous high fives, etc. Posted on September 2nd, 2009 10:15 AM By Joe Christensen Can't count how many times I've wondered what Twins players thought of the crushing high fives Michael Cuddyer gives after big moments on the field.

Major league rosters expand today, but one day after saying with certainty that the team would add Matt Tolbert, Brian Buscher and Anthony Swar-zak, Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said that, as of Monday afternoon, that was no longer the case.

The Minnesota Twins recalled third baseman Brian Buscher from Triple-A Rochester on Tuesday.

With the Twins still chasing the Tigers in the American League Central, this year's September callups should provide depth to Minnesota's bench for a potential late-season push.

The Athletics retired Rickey Henderson's No. 24 on Saturday night, honoring the prolific leadoff hitter less than a week after he was inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame.

Cincinnati Reds right-hander Edinson Volquez is scheduled to undergo elbow surgery Monday.