Joe Mauer

Dempster, Cubs cruise past Twins, Liriano 8-2

MINNEAPOLIS — Francisco Liriano took another loss. But the Minnesota Twins didn’t mind too much. They saw another credible performance from their most mercurial pitcher, at least, despite the lopsided defeat. Ryan Dempster further raised his...

Tags: Josh Willingham, Minnesota Twins, Alfonso Soriano, Ryan Dempster, Chicago Cubs

Twins keep Phillies on the skids, 11-7

MINNEAPOLIS — Manager Charlie Manuel and his optimistic Phillies players keep speaking about rock bottom as if it has already happened in this charmless 2012 season. A week ago, Manuel said: “Hopefully that was tonight,” and his team has...

Tags: Lehigh Valley IronPigs, Trevor Plouffe, Denard Span, Charlie Manuel, Philadelphia Phillies

Source: Twins agree with No. 2 pick Buxton

Tags: Justin Morneau, Carlos Correa, Byron Buxton, Minnesota Twins, Ron Gardenhire

MLB: Thome powers Phillies past Twins

MINNEAPOLIS - Jim Thome drove in four runs against his former team, including a long homer to pad Philadelphia's lead, and the Phillies hung on for a 9-8 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday night. John Mayberry also had four RBIs, including a...

Tags: Jim Thome, Justin Morneau, Target Field, Trevor Plouffe, Josh Willingham

MLB: Twins fall to Brewers 5-3

MINNEAPOLIS - Francisco Liriano faltered again in a critical moment. Matt Capps followed suit. Capps yielded a tiebreaking two-run homer to Martin Maldonado in the ninth inning, sending the Minnesota Twins to a 5-3 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers on...

Tags: Jim Thome, Manny Parra, Trevor Plouffe, Denard Span, Josh Willingham

MLB: Milwaukee moves past Minnesota 6-2

MINNEAPOLIS - Trevor Plouffe is still getting used to the increased media attention that is coming as the result of an impressive homer binge. The only ones at Target Field on Saturday who didn't seem to want a piece of him were the guys on Milwaukee's...

Tags: Target Field, Trevor Plouffe, Aramis Ramirez, Manny Parra, Josh Willingham

Tags: Justin Morneau, Trevor Plouffe, Josh Willingham, Rickie Weeks, Baseball Statistics

Jones making push as All-Star starter

The Baltimore Sun

   Orioles center fielder Adam Jones is making a push to become a starter in theAll-Star game.    According to the most recent tally announced by Major League Baseball, Jones has moved from fifth to fourth among AL outfielders with 1,959,207 votes...

Tags: Baltimore Orioles, Nick Markakis, Matt Wieters, Robert Andino, Nelson Cruz

MLB: Twins shut out by Mariners

Tags: Justin Morneau, Josh Willingham, Dustin Ackley, Michael Pineda, Seattle Mariners

Tail-spinning Twins drop to worst record in majors

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Nick Blackburn kept Albert Pujols in the ballpark, which made him no different than any other pitcher the Los Angeles Angels' slugger has faced in his first month in the American League. The problem was Torii Hunter....

Tags: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Justin Morneau, Jerome Williams, Denard Span, Josh Willingham

Royals make it 3-in-a-row with wild 7-6 win over Twins

KWCH 12 Eyewitness Sports

Alex Gordon and Billy Butler each hit a two-run homer and the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 7-6 on Friday night for their third straight win. Mike Moustakas delivered the go-ahead single in the eighth inning and Alcides Escobar added an RBI...

Tags: Justin Morneau, Trevor Plouffe, Kansas City Royals, Alex Gordon, Sports

Newly Redesigned MLB Fan Cave Unveiled, with FREE Performances

PIX11.com

Far East Movement performed LIVE April 4, 2012 at 8pm at the MLB Fan Cave. The free concert is part of a series of fan events, concerts, MLB player and celebrity appearances, and much more. To see Far East Movement rock the stage and move the crowd,...

Tags: Caves and Caverns, Landforms, Josh Johnson (baseball), Entertainment, Sports