Minnesota Twins News

Mets general manager Omar Minaya claimed outfielder Jason Pridie off waivers today.

Okay, so the Twins have finally stepped into their own in the one place they never have: the offseason.

Pohlad reiterates Twins desire to keep Mauer Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer, seen hitting a home run Sunday against Milwaukee, took off his first day in over two weeks Monday.

Joe Christensen of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that the Twins have inked Orlando Hudson to a one-year, $5 million contract.

S o much for waiting until next year - in free agency, that is. A 2011 class once expected to be flush with top-tier talent is now looking more like a repeat of this past winter, when the trio of Jason Bay, John Lackey and Matt Holliday cashed in, but most every other free agent ended up scrounging.

Disclaimer: I realize this qualifies as "old news" at this point, but I wrote this story and posted it here at Bleacher Report on Friday morning.

I am told that Joe Mauer's re-upping with the Twins -- which seems to be a done deal -- is a good thing for baseball because he's not necessarily making a dive for the Steinbrenner bankroll.

It was a tempting notion for the Tigers. They had played the Minnesota Twins to a standstill ahead of last season's playoff game at Minneapolis and, with the deep pitching Detroit stands to throw at the Twins and others in 2010, the Tigers dreamed of squeaking out a playoff spot even with a diminished offense.

The Minnesota Twins on Friday made their one-year contract with Jim Thome official, after the veteran slugger passed a physical.

The Minnesota Twins have a good team. Orlando Hudson could make them great. As it stands right now - two full months before Opening Day - the Twins are the favorite in the American League Central.

The $545 million spent to construct and sustain it, however, is already taking its toll.

A hometown hero with unlimited earning potential. A small-market team trying to sign him to a long-term deal.

Updated Feb 4, 2010 7:36 PM ET The Twins are in the final stages of negotiating a one-year, $5 million contract with free-agent second baseman Orlando Hudson , according to major-league sources.

Slugger Jim Thome has signed his contract with the Minnesota Twins and has been officially added to the team's 40-man roster.

A sign that spring training for the major league teams is just around the corner was evident at the Pelican Baseball Complex on Saturday morning.

News first broke of a possible extension between AL MVP Joe Mauer and the Minnesota Twins last Friday, when Dan "Common Man" Cole reported that sources close to Mauer's agent, Ron Shapiro, told Common that a deal would happen "sooner rather than later." Shapiro, who was also the agent for Hall of Famers Kirby Puckett and Cal Ripken Jr, is known for ...

The first official Major League Baseball game will be against the Boston Red Sox on Monday, April 12, 2010.

This time, for the first time in a long time, when reporters gathered around Francisco Liriano in a Metrodome locker room, the left-hander talked of his successes instead of his search for answers.

AL MVP stars on PlayStation Minnesota Twins' Joe Mauer hits a RBI double in the fifth inning scoring New York Yankees' Derek Jeter for the American League's third run of Major League Baseball's All-Star game in St.

Following an impressive high school career, the Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Jeff Manship in the 50th round of the 2003 draft.