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    June 21, 2018
    COMMENTARY: Brian Murphy: Twins' snakebit season eroding one battered player at a time
    MINNEAPOLIS — Eduardo Escobar was down in the dirt writhing in pain in the first inning Thursday, June 21, after being drilled in the right elbow by a pitch from Boston's Rick Porcello, a direct hit that probably kept the Twins third baseman from being decapitated. Manager Paul...
    sports/baseball12 hours 38 min ago
    Jun 21, 2018; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Minnesota Twins third baseman Eduardo Escobar (5) is attended to by manager Paul Molitor (4) after being hit by a pitch from Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Rick Porcello (not pictured) during the first inning at Target Field. Mandatory Credit: Jeffrey Becker-USA TODAY Sports
    Boston's Porcello knocks Twins' best hitter out of game, cruises from there
    MINNEAPOLIS — Eduardo Escobar was mostly smiles Thursday after a high, inside fastball knocked him out of a 9-2 loss to the Boston Red...
    sports/baseball12 hours 44 min ago
    Eddie Rosario
    Twins scratch Rosario with shoulder discomfort
    MINNEAPOLIS — With a fractious lineup decimated by injuries to key players, the Twins have ridden the bats of Eduardo Escobar and Eddie...
    sports/baseball13 hours 21 min ago
    June 18, 2018
    Minnesota Twins outfielder Eddie Rosario (20) celebrates his walk off home run in the ninth inning against Cleveland Indians at Target Field on June 3. Brad Rempel / USA TODAY Sports
    For Twins' Rosario 2018 shaping up to be his year
    For Eddie Rosario, the routine is always the same. Ten minutes before the game's first pitch, you will find him in the nearest indoor batting...
    sports/baseballJune 18, 2018 - 8:38pm
    June 17, 2018
    Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Jake Odorizzi reacts during a mound visit in the third inning against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field on Sunday, June 17. David Richard / USA TODAY Sports
    Indians avoid sweep by Twins with 4-1 win
    CLEVELAND — Yan Gomes hit a bases-clearing double, and the Cleveland Indians got a strong start from Triple-A call-up Shane Bieber to avoid...
    sportsJune 17, 2018 - 4:09pm
    June 16, 2018
    Aaron Lavinsky / Minneapolis Star Tribune Maple Lake outfielder Ben Goelz was out at first after getting caught in a rundown by Duluth Marshall's first baseman Cole Maccoux in the first inning.
    Prep baseball: Marshall falls in Class AA title game
    MINNEAPOLIS — Duluth Marshall baseball coach Joe Wicklund knows where his program sits in the Northland sports food chain, especially this...
    sports/baseballJune 16, 2018 - 9:14pm
    Minnesota Twins catcher Bobby Wilson lays down a sacrifice bunt during the sixth inning against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field on Saturday, June 16. Ken Blaze- / USA TODAY Sports
    Twins beat Indians for second straight day
    CLEVELAND — Eddie Rosario went 4-for-4, with a home run, a double and four runs scored, and Logan Morrison had three RBIs as the visiting...
    sports/baseballJune 16, 2018 - 7:48pm
    Byron Buxton
    Buxton set to begin rehab stint at Triple-A Rochester on Tuesday
    CLEVELAND — Twins center fielder Byron Buxton flew back to the Twin Cities after another productive on-field batting practice session on...
    sports/baseballJune 16, 2018 - 5:08pm
    Minnesota Twins pitching coach Garvin Alston, left, in a 2015 courtesy photo, location unknown, with, from second left, his son Garvin Alston Jr., Herbert Alston Sr., Herbert Alston Jr. and Herbert Alston Jr.'s son. (Courtesy of Garvin Alston)
    For the Alston family, love of baseball began at Brush Park
    Major League Baseball has a mound-visit counter for the first time this season, but in the South Carolina home of Rosa and Herbert Alston Sr....
    sports/baseballJune 16, 2018 - 4:45pm
    June 15, 2018
    Minnesota Twins second baseman Brian Dozier hits a home run during the fourth inning against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field on Friday, June 15. Ken Blaze / USA TODAY Sports
    Gibson outpitches Kluber as Twins down Indians, 6-3
    CLEVELAND — Kyle Gibson won for the first time in 2 1/2 months Friday night, June 15, and Minnesota took advantage of a rare hiccup by...
    sports/baseballJune 15, 2018 - 9:54pm
    Marshall School baseball head coach Joe Wickland coaches his team during the Section 7AA championship game at Wade Stadium. Wickland is the chairman of the board of directors of Grandma's Marathon and will not be at the race this year because his team is in the state championship game Saturday. --- Clint Austin / caustin@duluthnews.com
    Marshall baseball coach thankful to miss marathon
    ST. CLOUD — For the second consecutive year, Duluth Marshall baseball coach Joe Wicklund has found himself in quite the predicament. Not only...
    sports/baseballJune 15, 2018 - 6:45pm
    Minnesota Twins first baseman Joe Mauer felds a ground ball May 15 at Target Field. Brad Rempel / USA TODAY Sports
    Twins activate Mauer after 25-game absence
    The Minnesota Twins activated first baseman Joe Mauer from the disabled list prior to Friday's game against the Cleveland Indians. Mauer had...
    sports/baseballJune 15, 2018 - 1:47pm
    June 14, 2018
    Minnesota Twins manager Paul Molitor (4) takes the ball to relieve starting pitcher Lance Lynn (31) in the seventh inning against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park on Thursday. Rick Osentoski / USA TODAY Sports
    Lynn admits he blew it in 7th as Tigers rally past Twins
    DETROIT -- Lance Lynn could not believe it when Twins manager Paul Molitor ambled to the mound with two outs in the seventh inning after the...
    sports/baseballJune 14, 2018 - 6:26pm
    June 13, 2018
    Derrick Winn (2) of Duluth Marshall runs past third base during the Section 7AA championship game against Esko at Wade Stadium. Clint Austin / caustin@duluthnews.com
    Prep baseball: Marshall has a Winn-ing attitude
    Growing up on the west side of Duluth, Marshall senior Derrick Winn spent a lot of time at Valley Youth Center — a neighborhood after-school...
    sports/baseballJune 13, 2018 - 8:31pm
    June 11, 2018
    Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Shohei Ohtani delivers a pitch June 6 against the Kansas City Royals at Angel Stadium of Anaheim. Jayne Kamin-Oncea / USA TODAY Sports
    Report: Angels two-way star Ohtani likely out until 2020
    Los Angeles Angels rookie two-way phenom Shohei Ohtani is expected to undergo Tommy John surgery and be sidelined until the 2020 season, according...
    sports/baseballJune 11, 2018 - 9:56am
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