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Four takeaways from Twins' start as calendar turns to May

April 30, 2025

CLEVELAND -- Following their hottest streak of the year, the Twins limped a little bit to the end of April, taking their second straight loss in a 4-2 defeat to the Guardians on Wednesday at Progressive Field. They finished the season’s first full month at 13-18 for the season, still

New for 2025 -- TWINS.TV -- how to stream, watch games in Twins Territory

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TWINS.TV presented by Progressive is officially available for purchase. The team announced on Feb. 11 that its direct-to-consumer streaming subscriptions for the 2025 season are now on sale, at a price of $89.99 for the full season or $19.99 per month. The package will bring every Twins game that is

Twins Reddit AMA: Are team's injuries out of the ordinary?

April 30, 2025

On Wednesday, MLB.com Twins beat reporter Matthew Leach held an Ask Me Anything on Reddit with Twins fans at r/MinnesotaTwins. This mailbag features questions and answers from there. The full AMA can be read here. Questions and responses have been lightly edited for clarity.

Latest Twins injuries & transactions

April 28, 2025

This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest Twins injury news and transactions.

April's hottest hitting prospects -- one for each organization

@SamDykstraMiLB
April 30, 2025

The Minor League season is a month old and several of the game's best hitting prospects are off to fast starts. Red Sox outfielder Roman Anthony is tearing up Triple-A (just like he did at the end of last year), Padres shortstop Leo De Vries is leading the High-A Midwest

Paddack's quiet turnaround settling early-season doubts 

April 30, 2025

CLEVELAND -- When Chris Paddack took the mound on April 12 against the Tigers, he lugged around an ERA approaching 15.00. He had more walks allowed than strikeouts and had yet to record an out in the fifth inning.

Twins' top prospect Jenkins (left ankle) sidelined until at least end of May

April 29, 2025

CLEVELAND – The Twins announced Tuesday that Walker Jenkins, the organization’s No. 1 prospect and Pipeline’s No. 3 prospect in MLB, has lingering left ankle soreness and will remain out for at least a few more weeks.

Jeffers' change in approach now paying dividends in power

The Twins backstop's goal of becoming 'the best hitting catcher in baseball' now closer than ever
April 28, 2025

CLEVELAND -- Ryan Jeffers was a good Major League player in 2024. He was a league-average hitter who hit 21 home runs while serving primarily as a catcher, and that’s a valuable player. But for Jeffers, good is not good enough.

NEW! Top 150 Draft Prospects: Major changes, big jumps highlight list

April 29, 2025

The Washington Nationals are on the clock. OK, not quite yet, but they do have the No. 1 pick in this year’s Draft, and MLB Pipeline has an updated and expanded Draft Top 150, ranking the players all 30 teams are criss-crossing the country to see to line up their

Twins head trainer: Keaschall, Wallner expected to miss extended time 

Plus: Twins hopeful that Lewis and Castro could return by early May
April 28, 2025

CLEVELAND -- Royce Lewis and Willi Castro are inching closer to returning to the Twins’ active roster, but Matt Wallner and Luke Keaschall are both weeks away from playing in games, the team’s head athletic trainer said Monday.

'It's just a good pitch': Ryan (11 K's, 7 scoreless) leans on 4-seamer to blank Halos

April 27, 2025

MINNEAPOLIS -- As baseball has evolved in recent years, extreme velocity has become one of the defining traits of the era. That doesn’t mean it’s the only way to succeed. One of the best fastballs in baseball clocked in at about 94 mph on Sunday, and it belongs to Joe

This unranked Twins prospect's hot bat is turning heads

April 27, 2025

This story was excerpted from Matthew Leach's Twins Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.

No. 4 prospect Culpepper has a career day at the plate at High-A

April 27, 2025

The prospect performances that stood out Sunday across the Minor Leagues involved big names (like Marcelo Mayer and Matt Shaw) going yard and big arms (like Jacob Misiorowski) racking up a lot of strikeouts. Not to mention Arjun Nimmala, who has put a little home run streak together at High-A.

'We've got to win some, too': Twins feeding off Minnesota playoff fever

April 26, 2025

MINNEAPOLIS -- While Minnesota’s winter sports teams -- the NBA’s Timberwolves and the NHL’s Wild -- are generating excitement with their performance in their respective league's playoffs, it might be easy to overlook the Twins. But after Saturday’s 5-1 victory over the Angels at Target Field, the Twins are 4-1

Twins acquire Clemens from Phils following Keaschall injury

April 26, 2025

MINNEAPOLIS -- Less than 24 hours after Luke Keaschall suffered a nondisplaced fracture of his right forearm, the Twins acquired utility man Kody Clemens from the Phillies in exchange for cash considerations on Saturday morning. Clemens, who is the son of Roger Clemens, was designated for assignment by Philadelphia on

Lewis 'felt really good' in first rehab game after hamstring strain

April 26, 2025

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- There was to be no easing into things for Royce Lewis. In the first game of the slugger’s rehabilitation assignment on Friday night, Lewis found himself facing one of the toughest pitchers in the Minor Leagues, and he was repeatedly challenged on the defensive side. •

Keaschall hit by pitch, suffers nondisplaced fracture of right forearm 

Twins' No. 3 prospect, according to MLB Pipeline, has had hot start to his MLB career
April 26, 2025

MINNEAPOLIS -- Everything went right for the Twins in Friday night’s 11-4 victory over the Angels. Well, almost everything. Rookie designated hitter Luke Keaschall suffered a nondisplaced fracture of his right forearm in the first inning and will spend the immediate future on the injured list.

What has been Buxton's best career catch? Twins weigh in

April 24, 2025

This story was excerpted from Matthew Leach's Twins Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.

5 steals in 1st 5 games? Keaschall joins elite speedsters in historic start

April 24, 2025

MINNEAPOLIS -- It took an improbable series of injuries for Luke Keaschall to make his Major League debut last week. But with the way the Twins' No. 3 prospect has played since his arrival, it’s hard to imagine him being sent back to Triple-A anytime soon. Keaschall remained a sparkplug

Twins Hall of Famers Oliva, Hrbek recovering from recent strokes

April 24, 2025

MINNEAPOLIS -- The Twins confirmed Wednesday that franchise greats Tony Oliva and Kent Hrbek have both suffered recent strokes, but that both are recovering well. Oliva, 86, is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame as well as the Twins Hall of Fame. He played his entire career with

Lewis (hamstring) hoping his next step is rehab assignment

April 23, 2025

MINNEAPOLIS -- Twins third baseman Royce Lewis went through a workout on Wednesday that he hopes constitutes his final tests before a Minor League rehabilitation assignment. Lewis ran the bases and practiced sliding, and if he recovers well from the activity, his next step should be to appear in a

The fastest prospects in the game -- one for each team

@SamDykstraMiLB
April 23, 2025

When discussing the fastest prospects (and frankly, all players) in baseball, there’s the Rays’ Chandler Simpson and then there’s everyone else. Now in the big leagues, Simpson has led scouts to say that he should get at least a 90 run grade on the 20-to-80 scouting scale. Watching him do