Michael Cuddyer News

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Michael Cuddyer had one of the bigger comeback seasons in the American League this year, and on Saturday the Twins rewarded him by picking up his $10.5 million option for 2011.

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Michael Cuddyer #5 of the Minnesota Twins bats against the New York Yankees on May 17, 2009 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York City.

The move relieves a crowded outfield for the Twins, who also have Delmon Young , Denard Span and Michael Cuddyer .

As much as three-time American League batting champ Joe Mauer is being pushed for the league's Most Valuable Player honors, in actuality Minnesota Twins outfielder Denard Span is the team's MVP - Most Versatile Player.

Joe Mauer is more than the heartbeat of the Twins, the frontrunner for the American League Most Valuable Player award and Baseball America's 2009 Major League Player of the Year.

We don't know yet whether Joe Mauer will be selected the American League's Most Valuable Player.

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It was merely minutes before David Robertson's Houdini act in the 11th inning last Friday, when Robertson jumped out to a 1-2 count on Twins slugger Michael Cuddyer.

It would be difficult to find a team in 2009 that was affected more positively by its late-season additions than the Twins.

As they grope for answers, preparing for an uncertain future, the Blue Jays know they never will be like the Yankees.

At about 11 a.m. Monday, a sleepy, sore, bespectacled Joe Mauer ambled into the Twins clubhouse to do some packing, say some goodbyes and, to his chagrin, field a stream of questions about his hours-old offseason.

Here's a trivia question for Twins fans: Who was the last Twins pitcher to earn a playoff victory at the Metrodome? If you answered Joe Mays, you are correct -- and have a great memory.

As Twins players drove to the Metrodome on Monday morning to clean out their lockers, the unseasonably early snowfall was a reminder of just how quickly things can change.

After the Yankees left the field and before workers arrived to dig up home plate late Sunday night, Twins closer Joe Nathan walked, head down, from the dugout and swiped two handfuls of dirt from the Metrodome mound.

Melky Cabrera goes after a ball hit by Joe Mauer in the 11th inning that was called foul.

Joe Mauer had caught 10 innings for Minnesota on Friday night as he stood on second base, representing the go-ahead run in the 11th inning.

6, 2009 one of the greatest moments in the history of the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome? The answer is definitely YES.

They sprayed champagne. They looked at the clock. They poured beer. They looked at the clock.