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The 2016 Twins and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad start

In 2015, the Minnesota Twins re-invigorated the fanbase with a season of contention right down to the wire. In fact, the organization was so enamored by the breakouts of Brian Dozier, Eddie Rosario, Byron Buxton & Miguel Sano that aside from taking a gamble on KBO slugger Byung Ho Park, they didn’t do much in […]

Carter Jensen was scratched from the lineup for oversleeping

Ever oversleep and miss something important? It has happened to the best of us. And today, it happened to Royals rookie Carter Jensen. The 22-year-old catcher was supposed to be in the starting lineup for the series finale Thursday afternoon against the Twins. With Salvador Perez catching in wet conditions last night, typically teams like […]

Twins 5, Royals 1: Bradley shines, bats pull away late

The Twins got on the board early in this game, but not with the need of bats. In the 2nd inning, after Victor Caratini singled, Kody Clemens singled and moved to 2nd after Caratini tried going 1st to 3rd and was thrown out. Clemens would later score on a throwing error by Salvador Perez in […]

Little offense, barrage of late Minnesota homers doom Royals in 5-1 loss

Well, that didn’t go well. The Royals lost the third game of a three-game series against the Minnesota Twins, squandering a fine start by Cole Ragans. For the Royals, quiet bats doomed them. The Royals made things interesting in the later innings. After going down 2-0, Maikel Garcia led off the eighth with a single […]

Game thread Six—Twins at Royals

Hey, what’s up, I’m Cullen, and I’ll be your regular Thursday gameday threader and recapper this season. I dabbled a bit in Spring Training with the game thread, but this is my first one for a regular season game. And it comes for a game in which the Royals look to sweep the Twins to […]

Game 6: Twins at Royals

First Pitch: 1:10 PM CST TV: Twins.TV Radio: TIBN, WCCO 830, The Wolf 102.9, Audacy App Know thine enemy: Royals Review The Twins are up against their worst enemy once again, a left-handed pitcher. Cole Ragans is a formidable foe, garnering Cy Young votes a couple of years ago but battled injuries in 2025. However, […]

Royals 13, Twins 9: It wasn’t that close

Standin’ in the rain, in a frigid pour;Couldn’t start the hittin’; it was a wretched score.There at Kauffman was loud, from the bleachers they scream;KCR gave their all, they’ve got a better team.It was one to twelve, just blew us away;There were stars on the rise, but not for Minny today: They came to beat […]

Game thread V – Twins at Royals

After the day off following the home opening win, the Royals are hopefully not going to get rained out for their second game in the Twins series. A win tonight would mean that Kansas City would win their first in division series of 2026 with a potential sweep set up for tomorrow. Standing in the […]

Game 5: Twins at Royals

Game night, all night;Here we go; I don’t know what to feel.Been a long flight, an early-spring blightIn the Show where they go out with zeal. Long time under the lightTo watch a flailing team of the sorriest sight;Goodbye, nine; when crossing the line,Should we start up this game or go down in flame? Bored […]

Should the Twins extend Walker Jenkins before he debuts?

Over the past 24 hours, two top-50 MLB prospects have agreed to major contract extensions before playing a game. Infielder Colt Emerson of the Seattle Mariners agreed to an eight year, $95M contract with a team option on year nine and escalators the can max the contract out at $130M. Fellow infielder Cooper Pratt is […]

Where are you on the Rockies “Hope-o-meter”?

Yesterday, The Athletic published their yearly survey of MLB fandoms and where they are on the “Hope-o-meter.” (Gift link here.) The Colorado Rockies finished 27th, ahead of the Washington Nationals, Los Angeles Angels, and Minnesota Twins. Some 25.3% of fans said they felt “optimistic.” (Surprising no one, Los Angeles Dodgers fans are 99.7% optimistic.) Here’s […]

Royals do not need new fences to hit homers in 3-1 win

I did NOT have that on my bingo card. In the game preview for today’s home opener, I wrote that the unusually warm March weather, pushed-in fences, and fly-ball prone Twins pitcher could result in a little fun for the fans. I did not expect that fun to come from Kyle Isbel and Isaac Collins. […]

Royals 3, Twins 1: BREAKING — Twins Still Bad Against Southpaws

After showing some good life in games two and three against the Orioles, the bats fell silent once again with left-handed Kris Bubic on the mound. For seemingly the 10th season in a row, the Twins simply can’t manage to string together any offense left-handed starting pitchers. The Twins had some early traffic with a […]

Orioles-Rangers Monday Game Thread

Tyler O’Neill earned another appearance in the lineup after smacking a momentum shifting three-run home run Sunday against the Twins. O’Neill will serve as the designated hitter and bat fifth tonight against the Rangers. Taylor Ward (left), Colton Cowser (center) and Dylan Beavers (right) will handle the outfield duties. Samuel Basallo will begin the game […]

Monday Morning Minnesota: The “Royce Power” Edition

Is Royce Lewis fixed? Who knows for sure, but he at least looks the part, with two homers over the weekend against the Orioles. The Twins dropped two out of three, but looked relatively competitive in each game. The pitching is still suspect, and the bats have still been relatively quiet, but we’re at least […]

Royals vs. Twins, Game 4 Gamethread

Baseball returns to Kansas City today as the Royals host the Twins for their 2026 home opener. After going 1-2 over the weekend against the Braves, the Royals will look for a win today to reach .500, as sort of meaningless as it is this early in the season. Max has you covered on the […]

Game 4: Twins at Royals

First Pitch (CT): 3:10 PMTV: Twins.TVRadio: TIBN/830 WCCO/102.9 The Wolf /Audacy AppKnow Yo’ Foe: Royals Review After a back-and-forth game against the Orioles, the Twins are back in action this afternoon against Bobby Witt Jr. and the Kansas City Royals. The Royals are running back largely the same squad as 2025 and banking on better […]

Twins series preview: A retooling squad?

The Twins won the division in 2023, and appeared to be on their way to a playoff spot in 2024 before the bottom fell out and they finished with 82 wins. Things went even worse last year, and they traded away several key players, losing 92 games, their worst season since 2016. The Royals took […]

Perfectly reasonable reactions to the Royals’ Opening Weekend

For the third straight season, the Royals opened the year by dropping two out of three in their first series. In 2023, they were swept by the Twins to open the year. In each of the past two years, they have ultimately won more games than they lost and stayed in the playoff hunt until […]

What to know about the Royals 2026 home opener

The boys are back in town! The Royals come home from their season-opening series in Atlanta to begin the home portion of their schedule. They will host the Twins for a three-game set, beginning on Monday, March 30 at 3:10 CT. Here is what you need to know! Heading out to the K today? Parking […]

Orioles news: A wild win salvages the opening series

Good morning, Camden Chatters. Let me tell you — around the fourth inning of yesterday’s game, I was feeling a little grumpy. And I know I wasn’t the only one. The Orioles were in a 4-0 hole to the Twins in the rubber game of the season-opening series. The offense had continued its early doldrums […]

Orioles 8, Twins 6: Un-Abel to take the opening series

Despite collecting twelve hits and plating six runs, the Minnesota Twins could not finish off an Opening Series victory in Baltimore this afternoon. Battles against the robots (ABS) and a shaky appearance from Mick Abel were the primary culprits in defeat. Twins bats quickly built a second-inning rally: Matt Wallner 1B, Josh Bell HBP (Wally […]

Game 3: Twins at Orioles

First Chuck: 12:35 PM CDT (click here each week for a new anthem!) The Tube: Twins.TV The Dial: Treasure Island Baseball Network Spies ‘R Us: Camden Chat So, uh, remember the thread intro for Thursday’s Opening Day? That was here—until it wasn’t. As such, a fun fact instead of a long intro today: Recently—March 22—actor/entertainer/noted […]

Orioles Sunday afternoon game thread: vs. Twins, 1:35 ET

The Orioles and Twins close out the opening series this afternoon at Camden Yards, with first pitch scheduled for 1:35 p.m. ET. The series is tied 1-1 after Baltimore won a dandy Opening Day opener 2-1 before the Twins took Game 2, 4-1, with Kyle Bradish allowing a two-run Royce Lewis homer in his debut […]

Twins 4, Orioles 1: Royce and the Bois Make Some Noyce

The Twins only tallied four hits — fewer than in their season-opening loss — but were able to manufacture four runs against the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday afternoon. Combined with a strong performance from Shelton’s Magical Arm Barn, and Minnesota was able to earn their first win of the 2026 season, a 4-1 victory that […]