La Velle E. Neal III Star Tribune NEW YORK -- This was a punch-in-the-gut loss. Bernie Williams clobbered an Aaron Fultz pitch over the left-center field fence...
La Velle E. Neal III Star Tribune NEW YORK -- Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said Class AAA pitching coach Bobby Cuellar will work with struggling lefthander...
Sid Hartman Star Tribune In Minnesota, we can't get any sort of a stadium built. But there is no such problem in Washington, D.C. The Montreal Expos are moving...
By Jim Souhan Star Tribune LHP Terry Mulholland (5-9, 5.34) vs. RHP Scott Elarton (3-5, 4.64) RHP Carlos Silva (14-8, 4.16) vs. RHP Jake Westbrook (14-9, 3.28)...
Yankees win the East, but Twins aren't awed BY GORDON WITTENMYER Pioneer Press NEW YORK -- With one swing of the bat against Aaron Fultz in the bottom of the...
BY GORDON WITTENMYER Pioneer Press NEW YORK -- Other than ongoing health issues of a few key players, the Twins' biggest concern with three games left before...
Jim Souhan Star Tribune Friday afternoon, the Twins unveiled their division championship banner. Friday night, they refused to unveil their first-round playoff...
Jim Souhan Star Tribune The Twins have set their pitching staff for the divisional playoffs, according to a team official. The staff will be Johan Santana,...
Patrick Reusse Star Tribune The Twins returned Friday morning from a 10-game road trip in which they went 3-7, including three consecutive losses in Yankee...
Chris Snow Star Tribune BALTIMORE -- Johan Santana's challenger for the American League's best pitcher said Friday that Santana "absolutely" deserves to win...
Koskie fuels rally as quest for home field stays on track BY JASON WILLIAMS Pioneer Press Wait just a New York minute. At least for a day, the Twins kept their...
BY JASON WILLIAMS Pioneer Press As the Twins' team bus headed toward the airport in New York late Thursday, right fielder Jacque Jones called to check on his...
La Velle E. Neal III Star Tribune Now, about that home-field advantage ... The Twins don't have it. And, suddenly, they don't need it. "It don't mean a thing,"...
La Velle E. Neal III Star Tribune Twins reliever Joe Roa is proud that, after 16 seasons, he was finally able to spend a full season in the majors. But he...
La Velle E. Neal III Star Tribune The Twins were concerned that Luis Rivas' sore elbow would knock him out of the playoffs. But team officials decided Sunday...
Sid Hartman Star Tribune Even though the Twins have not had a good record playing the Yankees in the past, Torii Hunter believes this year's playoffs will be...
Patrick Reusse Star Tribune Ron Gardenhire became the Twins manager for the 2002 season. This created a need for a third base coach. Al Newman was promoted to...
Richard Meryhew Star Tribune NEW YORK -- There is no ivy creeping up the outfield wall here, no Green Monster standing tall beyond the grass in left. There is...
By RON HARTMAN Naples Daily News That long-awaited Cubs-Red Sox World Series will have to wait at least another year. Barry Bonds and the Giants were a day...
La Velle E. Neal III and Patrick Reusse Star Tribune NEW YORK -- Twins manager Ron Gardenhire faces a game-day decision on Jacque Jones, who will join the team...
La Velle E. Neal III Star Tribune NEW YORK -- Twins center fielder Torii Hunter hasn't forgotten the looks on his teammates' faces, the comments they made --...
Patrick Reusse Star Tribune NEW YORK -- Michael Cuddyer was demoted from the Twins to Class AAA Rochester in May 2003. His summer was interrupted by a serious...
Jim Souhan Star Tribune Staff Writer There they were, the alpha and omega of the league's best pitching staff, contorting their faces and bodies in all-out,...
BY GORDON WITTENNMYER Pioneer Press This is the year. The year they're no longer underdogs, no longer America's little team that could. This time, the Twins...
La Velle E. Neal III Star Tribune NEW YORK -- No, Johan Santana was not as scintillating Tuesday as he was during the second half of the season. He didn't have...
Paul Levy Star Tribune NEW YORK -- As the sellout crowd in baseball's most hostile stadium went suddenly silent Tuesday night, Krista Jones leapt to her feet...
Patrick Reusse Star Tribune NEW YORK -- The Twins had defeated the New York Yankees 2-0 in Tuesday night's opening game of this first-round playoff series. The...
La Velle E. Neal III Star Tribune His fastball touches 90 miles per hour. His control is impeccable. He'll give up hits, but not many big ones. And he's the...
La Velle E. Neal III and Jim Souhan Star Tribune NEW YORK -- Twins manager Ron Gardenhire once again proved he's not afraid to stir up his lineup by making the...
La Velle E. Neal III Star Tribune NEW YORK -- For 12 tumultuous innings on Wednesday, the Twins displayed all the reasons why they can beat the Yankees in this...