Minnesota Twins News

It had been an awfully long time since Justin Morneau had hit a homerun for the Minnesota Twins this season; but on Wednesday night, all of that changed.

Last spring, Stephen Gonsalves was perhaps the best left-handed pitching prospect in major league baseball's 2013 draft class.

Before Tuesday's game against the White Sox, the Twins had been limited to just three hits in three of their last four games and were averaging just 3.4 runs in June.

Either the pitcher is too good and too vital to the organization to trade, take Glen Perkins for example, or the pitcher just So let's take every pitcher out of the equation right off the bat.

The Twins' Rookie level Elizabethton's team bus was involved in a fatal crash early Tuesday in Jacksonville, Fla., but no one on the bus was injured, the club announced Tuesday.

Looking around the Fort Myers Miracle clubhouse, catcher Matt Koch noted a lot of his former teammates have advanced to the next rung of the Minnesota Twins minor league ladder.

Much has changed for Brian Dozier this summer. But Dozier hasn't. Yes, he's flipped from shortstop to the other side of infield, holding down second base for the Minnesota Twins in what is expected to be his first, full season in the major leagues.

Ryan Doumit delivered a go-ahead two-out, two-run double in the eighth inning to help the Minnesota Twins beat the Chicago White Sox, 7-5, in the opener of a three-game set at Target Field.

Minnesota center fielder Aaron Hicks hits a solo home run against Milwaukee during a May 29 game at Target Field.

Pitchers and catchers were the primary theme for the Twins in this year's draft, and the top two high school arms that they selected are in Minnesota to take the first step of their pro career.

The Chicago White Sox will continue their 10-game road trip Tuesday with the first of three straight games against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field.

Minnesota's Justin Morneau congratulates teammate Trevor Plouffe on his two-run home run against the Detroit Tigers on June 15, 2013 at Target Field.

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On June 12, the Colorado Rockies designated outfielder and leadoff hitter Eric Young Jr. for assignment and recalled right-handed reliever Chris Volstad from the team's Triple-A affiliate.

JUNE 15: Anibal Sanchez #19 of the Detroit Tigers reacts to giving up a two run home run to Trevor Plouffe #24 of the Minnesota Twins during the fourth inning of the game on June 15, 2013 at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

So when asked if there's such thing as a closer's mentality, Perkins isn't quite sure what to say.

When the Twins and White Sox meet Tuesday at Target Field, they will compete to stay out of the bottom of the American League Central.

May 24, 2013; Detroit, MI, USA; Minnesota Twins relief pitcher Caleb Thielbar pitches in the ninth inning against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park.

Left fielder Josh Willingham had a cortisone shot in his left knee on Saturday night and was held out of the lineup on Sunday, but is hoping to return on Tuesday after the Twins' off-day on Monday.

Sunday being Father's Day meant rugrats were everywhere in the clubhouse and on the field as Twins dads shared a workday in the park with their children.