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The Minnesota Twins were one of the most active sellers at the MLB trade deadline. They shed ten players, including closer Jhoan Duran and shortstop Carlos Correa, with the playoffs a long shot. Days later, the Pohald family announced they would not be selling the franchise. USA Today’s Bob Nightengale reported Sunday that the Twins’ […]

After a fire sale at the MLB trade deadline, the Minnesota Twins have a new look across their roster. Many young players have been promoted to the big-league roster in order to try and lock in spots for the future. Their most recent promotion? Outfielder James Outman, recently acquired from the Los Angeles Dodgers, was […]

Despite the Minnesota Twins being virtually out of the playoff picture, starting pitcher Pablo Lopez still wants back in. After being shut down in early June due to injury, Lopez is aiming to return to the mound this season. It’s a surprising return, for sure, as the pitcher would risk another injury even though they […]

The Minnesota Twins suffered another gut-wrenching loss on Thursday night, but it was manager Rocco Baldelli who stole the spotlight. In a dramatic extra-innings finish against the Detroit Tigers, Baldelli was ejected in the 11th inning and made sure everyone at Target Field saw his frustration — kicking dirt over home plate and tossing his […]

Potential ownership change has been looming over the entire 2025 season for the Minnesota Twins. They sold most of their valuable assets at the trade deadline, which made sense when the team was on the market. While the team flounders to the finish, there has been a change of heart in Minnesota. Twins ownership, led […]

At the end of the 2024 season, the Pohlad family announced they were looking into selling the Minnesota Twins despite owning the franchise for 40 years. However, with September right around the corner and the 2025 MLB season approaching the final stretch, the Pohlad family released a letter regarding the matter on Wednesday. “Over the […]

Despite being well behind in the playoff race, the Minnesota Twins managed to add some depth to their roster. Reports indicate that the front office agreed to a contract with a former relief pitcher of the St. Louis Cardinals. Genesis Cabrera, who is 28 years old, is officially signing a minor league deal with the […]

Despite the fact that 2025 has not gone to plan, there’s still plenty of time left for the Minnesota Twins. While the Twins will likely not return to the postseason, the team brass will love to see just how many of their young players can make a difference at the major league level. Before the […]

The Minnesota Twins made a pair of roster moves on Saturday ahead of their home matchup with the Kansas City Royals at Target Field, shaking up the outfield before Game 2 of a crucial AL Central divisional series. The team announced they have recalled Carson McCusker from Triple-A St. Paul and placed Matt Wallner on […]

The Minnesota Twins may be fighting to climb the AL Central standings, but rookie infielder Luke Keaschall is already winning over fans with both his play and his personality. Following a 9-4 win over the Kansas City Royals at Target Field Friday night, Keaschall delivered a short, heartfelt line that summed up his early experience […]

Minnesota Twins fans don’t have much to look forward to for the remainder of the 2025 season. After falling out of the playoff picture the Twins held a fire sale at the trade deadline. Minnesota moved Carlos Correa, Willi Castro, Harrison Bader, Jhoan Duran and Griffin Jax, among others. But Luke Keaschall has been a […]

The Minnesota Twins entered the Major League Baseball trade deadline on the fence. On one hand, players like Byron Buxton showed that this year’s team could contend. However, injuries to him and Pablo Lopez but the Twins in position to sell. Minnesota sent Carlos Correa to the Houston Astros in the biggest move of the […]

Amidst a disappointing 2025 campaign, the Minnesota Twins decided to sell the farm. The 2025 MLB trade deadline was transformed due to the Twins’ choice to trade 11 players to eight separate teams. Now that the deadline is a few days removed, it’s easier to judge just how well Minnesota did. While chief baseball officer […]

Ken Rosenthal is backtracking a bit on his report that the Boston Red Sox made a “feeble at best” attempt to pry starting pitcher Joe Ryan from the Minnesota Twins. “All right, I might have been too harsh when I said on my ‘Fair Territory’ show that the Boston Red Sox’s pursuits of Twins right-hander […]

The New York Yankees are turning to a veteran arm for rotational depth, signing right-hander Kenta Maeda to a minor league contract, the club announced Monday. The 37-year-old has been assigned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Maeda, a former AL Cy Young runner-up with the Minnesota Twins in 2020, has had a rocky two-year stint since signing […]

Minnesota Twins rookie Luke Keaschall appears to be nearing a return to the Major Leagues. Bobby Nightengale of the Minnesota Star Tribune noted before the Twins faced the Tigers in Detroit on Monday that Keaschall has a locker in the visitors’ clubhouse. “Likely a sign that he will be activated from the IL tomorrow,” Nightengale […]

The Minnesota Twins have struggled this season, prompting them to go into a full-scale rebuild at the trade deadline at the end of July. Just about any veteran contributor was up for grabs as the Twins loaded up on prospects and pieces for the future while sending a lot of their best current players to […]

It was the spark that turned the 2025 MLB trade deadline on its head: Carlos Correa, once the face of the Minnesota Twins, is back in Houston. But how exactly did the Astros convince the Twins to unload their franchise shortstop — and light the match on the most ruthless fire sale in modern baseball […]

The move that the Houston Astros made at the trade deadline wasn’t necessarily one that everybody expected, but it was one that got everybody’s attention. Carlos Correa is back in Houston after a huge trade with the Minnesota Twins that reunited the infielder with his old team. While a lot of the talk was around […]

Perhaps no team in the MLB had a busier trade deadline than the Minnesota Twins, who got rid of several key players in what was essentially a fire sale amid their disastrous 2025 season. All told, Minnesota traded ten active players from its MLB roster, including Carlos Correa, among many others. However, one move in […]

The Minnesota Twins were one of Major League Baseball’s biggest sellers at the trade deadline. Rocco Baldelli saw many of his main contributors sent to other teams. Minnesota sent Carlos Correa to the Houston Astros in one of Thursday’s biggest moves. While their roster was gutted, Byron Buxton and Joe Ryan remain, despite trade rumors […]

The Minnesota Twins’ roster has undergone drastic changes over the last 72 hours. Twins manager Rocco Baldelli saw his team trade away Carlos Correa and other major contributors. However, Joe Ryan and the rest of the starting rotation made it through the Major League Baseball trade deadline. Now, Minnesota welcomes back Bailey Ober against the […]

The Minnesota Twins baseball team got picked apart at the MLB trade deadline, with several players getting dealt from the club. One player who didn’t get traded is pitcher Joe Ryan. Ryan is admitting though he thought he was headed out the door, to the Boston Red Sox. “Joe Ryan saw a now-deleted Fox Sports […]

The Major League Baseball trade deadline saw a few blockbuster deals completed. However, the Minnesota Twins stole the show. The Twins sent Carlos Correa back to the Houston Astros in one of the day’s biggest MLB trades. Minnesota team president Derek Falvey spoke to Correa about the deal before it went down. However, the trade […]

When all was said and done on Thursday’s trade deadline, Carlos Correa was back in Houston — and for the first time in his big-league career, he’s switching positions. In a blockbuster deadline deal that stunned much of the baseball world, the Astros reacquired Correa from the Minnesota Twins. But this time, he’s not returning […]

The Toronto Blue Jays made a calculated move at the MLB trade deadline, acquiring right-handed reliever Louis Varland and first baseman Ty France from the Minnesota Twins. The Varland trade strengthens a shaky Blue Jays bullpen, while France adds a veteran right-handed bat as Toronto prepares for the final two months with postseason positioning and […]

The Houston Astros approached the Major League Baseball trade deadline with multiple goals. Losing Isaac Paredes for the season leaves a big hole at third base. Luckily for Houston, they were able to address that issue in a big way by reuniting with a former champion. The Astros were able to trade for Minnesota Twins […]

The Chicago Cubs have made their big MLB trade deadline acquisition. They picked up Kyle Tucker in the offseason, making this an important deadline for them ahead of his free agency. The Cubs picked up Twins utility infielder Willi Castro ahead of the deadline, filling out their infield depth. “Willi Castro to Cubs for prospects,” […]

Carlos Correa is back in Houston! On Thursday, ahead of the 2025 MLB Trade Deadline, the Astros decided that they wanted to bring back Correa for a reunion as they aim to win another World Series. This was a blockbuster trade, and the rest of the details are still unknown. Houston also traded for Jesus […]

The Minnesota Twins are big-time sellers at the 2025 MLB trade deadline. They made a stunning trade that sent Carlos Correa back to the Houston Astros, which is the headliner. But they made another trade that kept thinning out their bullpen. The Texas Rangers have picked up Danny Coulombe from the Twins. “The Texas Rangers […]

The Houston Astros have reunited with a franchise legend. Carlos Correa has been traded from the Minnesota Twins back to the Astros ahead of the MLB trade deadline. After leaving Houston in free agency before the 2022 season, Correa had an up-and-down run in the Twin Cities. Now, he is back with his original team […]

The Minnesota Twins made headlines Wednesday by dealing closer Jhoan Duran to the Philadelphia Phillies, signaling a shift in strategy as the MLB trade deadline approaches. But the movement might not stop there. The Twins are now fielding increased interest in top setup man Griffin Jax, according to MLB Network’s Ken Rosenthal. Activity around Griffin […]

The Philadelphia Phillies and Minnesota Twins have connected on another MLB trade deadline deal. First, Jhoan Duran went from Minnesota to Philly to be their closer. Then, on Thursday, the Phillies filled a big need in the outfield by picking up Harrison Bader, per ESPN’s Jeff Passan. “The Philadelphia Phillies are finalizing a trade to […]

As the 2025 MLB trade deadline approaches, the St. Louis Cardinals’ direction has become clearer: after moving closer Ryan Helsley and lefty Steven Matz, the organization is signaling a full-scale reset and is willing to consider bold changes to reshape its core. While frontrunners like the Mets and Red Sox aggressively hunt for October glory, […]

The MLB trade deadline market is heating up with less than 12 hours to go. Eugenio Suarez is off the market, returning to the Seattle Mariners, putting all eyes on the pitching market. The New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies made trades for much-needed relievers and paid a lot to get them. Buster Olney has […]

The Seattle Mariners and the Houston Astros have both been very active around the trade deadline this season, and now the two division rivals are going after another key player. The two contenders, who are both locked in a battle at the top of the AL West, are targeting Minnesota Twins infielder Willi Castro in […]

The Detroit Tigers were in the midst of an awful slump recently as they had lost 12 of 13 games. It was clear that the team needed some pitching help as the bullpen was struggling, and they lost another starter to a season-ending injury. The Tigers traded for starting pitcher Chris Paddack from the Minnesota […]

The Philadelphia Phillies have World Series aspirations in 2025. If they want to achieve that goal, everyone around baseball knew that they were in need of some pitching help, particularly in the bullpen. On the eve of the MLB trade deadline, they took one step closer to making a championship run a reality. The Phillies […]

The Major League Baseball trade deadline looms large over the whole league. Even the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers have been active. The Dodgers have plenty of players to move, including Dustin May. Their top targets in the MLB trade market are relief pitchers. Los Angeles has its sights set on Minnesota Twins relievers Jhoan […]