Twins' Rich Hill returns to live pitching, questions MLB's Covid-19 testing process

Rich Hill got on the mound Monday and pitched in a competitive environment, facing live batters, for the first time in about eight months after off-season elbow surgery.

Takeaways: MLB releases Minnesota Twins 60-game schedule

The Twins learned their 60-game schedule Monday night, and it’ll be a sprint to the playoffs with those 60 games played in a 66-day stretch. They’ll have 40 games against the American League Central Division, with the other 20 against the National League Central Division.

Minnesota Twins slugger Miguel Sano ‘feel great’ despite testing positive for Covid-19

Minnesota Twins slugger and first baseman Miguel Sano is in self-isolation after testing for Covid-19, team officials said Saturday. Sano said he "feel great" in a social media video posted by the Twins on Sunday.

Breaking records in a 60-game MLB season

The shortened-nature of the 2020 season gives increased opportunity for some of baseball’s cherished records to fall. Counting stats that accumulate throughout the season are obviously safe, but stats such as Batting Average or Earned Run Average are very susceptible to the small sample size of just 60-games.

Twins return to Target Field for training camp Friday ahead of shortened season

Months after the Major League Baseball season was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Minnesota Twins will be back at Target Field Friday. 

The Minnesota Twins starting rotation: What it looks like after Jose Berrios

With a baseball season shortened to 60 games, it's imperative the Minnesota Twins get good starting pitching right from Opening Day if they aim to defend their division title.

Roster decisions, player development for the Minnesota Twins

The Minnesota Twins will have roster decisions to make with 59 players coming to the Twin Cities for summer training and a 60-game season starting around July 23.

'Minnesota is not there yet': Twins unlikely to have fans at Target Field when MLB starts

Major League Baseball has not finalized the 60-game schedule for all teams, but Twins President Dave St. Peter said Monday it’s highly unlikely there will be fans at Target Field when the team takes the field for its Opening Day.

'Difficult conversations': Twins sideline Bill Evers, Bob McClure for games due to Covid-19 concerns

Minnesota Twins President of Baseball Operations Derek Falvey confirmed on Monday that Bob McClure and Bill Evers will not be allowed to work games during the 2020 season, due to health and safety concerns related to the Coronavirus pandemic.

Projecting the Minnesota Twins' 30-man Opening Day roster

With baseball back on the horizon and an Opening Day set for the end of July, Rocco Baldelli’s Minnesota Twins will return with high expectations. Coming off a 101-win campaign a year ago, and entering a season with lots of unknowns, who fills out the 30-man roster?

How each Twins' off-season move is affected by a short season

Baseball is back! Let’s get a little refresher on everything that happened leading up to spring training. I’ll also look at how each move is affected by a 60 game season. The Twins did a lot, will it pay off for this short season?

Falvey: 'A few' Twins players test positive for Covid-19, Sano accusations dropped

At least “a few” Minnesota Twins players have tested positive for Coronavirus within the last few days, Chief Baseball Officer Derek Falvey said Thursday.

'You've got to be on your game': Twins pitcher Taylor Rogers talks 60-game MLB season

Minnesota Twins players and team officials found themselves in a bit of a scramble mode Wednesday, in the hours after players and owners finally came to an agreement on a 60-game season.

Get ready for a 60-game sprint, Twins fans

The Minnesota Twins will report to Spring Training 2.0 at Target Field next week, with a 60-game season set to start July 24. It's imperative for the Twins to get off to a fast start if they intend to defend their division title.

MLB and a 60-game season: How it might look for the Minnesota Twins

The MLB Players Association agreed Tuesday to report to Spring Training by July 1 to prepare for a 60-game season, which would start July 24. The Minnesota Twins would likely hold Spring Training at Target Field, with Covid-19 seeing a spike in Florida.

Twins' Nelson Cruz wins 2020 Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award

The honors just keep piling up for Minnesota Twins Designated Hitter Nelson Cruz. Last month, he was named a finalist for the Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award. Sunday night at the ESPYs, he was named the winner.

Can college bats succeed for Twins over arms?

There were plenty of college arms available in the 2020 draft and plenty of Twins fans were clamoring for the Twins to go all in on college pitchers. Minnesota’s brain trust presumably believes that college bats have a better chance of succeeding than college arms. But is it so?