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Frustrated Glen Perkins struggles as Minnesota Twins lose
3 hours ago - twincities.com
... Sports Complex in Ft. Myers, Fla. on Saturday February , . (Pioneer Press: Richard Marshall) (Richard Marshall) PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. Minnesota Twins left-hander Glen Perkins, trying to prove he's past the shoulder issues that jumbled his season and tarnished his relationship with the team, summed up his /-inning outing in today's - loss to Tampa Bay simply. "Frustrating, is the way Id put the outing in one word," Perkins said after giving up two runs on five hits and a walk during his fourth appearance and first start this spring. "I felt good and didn't get good ... Read More »
3. Rangers manager Ron Washington tested positive for cocaine last season
3 hours ago - twincities.com
... for that and Im sorry." Washington said he used cocaine only once and called it "stupid behavior." The -year-old manager met with his players earlier in the day and told them about testing positive in July. Washington said he offered to resign after the drug test. He said he was grateful team president Nolan Ryan and Jon Daniels kept him. Washington's contract was extended last year for before the drug test. His contract expires after this season, which will be his fourth with Texas. The Pioneer Press is happy to host community conversations about news and life in the Twin ... Read More »
5. Not yet 18, but part of the family
10 hours ago - startribune.com
... are banking on a fast learning curve on the baseball field. Sano, from the Dominican Republic, and Kepler, from Germany, represent the first wave of top international talent to be brought into the Twins farm system. It's long been the Twins' goal to land high-profile international players, and team officials hope that the signings of Sano and Kepler lead to increased respect from other top international prospects. The Twins outbid several teams for Sano, signing him to a $. million bonus that is the most ever paid to a Latin position player not from Cuba. Kepler, whose mother is from ... Read More »
6. HBT: Mauer will be Yankees next catcher, scout says
10 hours ago - hardballtalk.nbcsports.com
... AM ET Ah, he's just a random scout. May not even be a Yankees scout. Given that a scout isn't very high on the org chart I don't think him voicing opinions is all that significant as far as tampering stuff goes. - Wed Mar , : AM ET Only way he becomes the Yankees catcher (or any other teams catcher) is if they Yankees move to Minnesota and wear the uniforms of the Twins. Neither will happen. He is not going anywhere. He is the exact opposite of a Scott Boras client. Doesn't seem like a whore and does not seem to be controlled by a pimp. He'll be signed before opening day. ... Read More »
8. MLB Notebook: Mauer returns, Nathan in doubt
19 hours ago - post-gazette.com
... surgery. Former Padres general manager Kevin Towers has been hired as a special assignment scout by New York. Towers was fired by the Padres after years as their GM. Reliever Cory Wade will have surgery on his right shoulder and is expected to miss at least three months, another blow to the team's bullpen plans. The Nationals , who led the majors last year with losses, ended an - skid with two split-squad victories. The first was against the Marlins , -, with four home runs, including a grand slam by Willie Harris. In the second, Ivan Rodriguez drove in three runs to beat ... Read More »
11. Twins have high hopes for a healthy Baker
19 hours ago - startribune.com
... And this year, Im going to make sure I have the mindset to be able to pitch in a regular season big league game." "Live and learn," Baker added. "I'll definitely be a better pitcher because of it." Gardenhire: What next, the flu bug? - Twins manager Ron Gardenhire tried making light of the team's injury situation Tuesday. He was updating the status of first baseman Justin Morneau (general soreness) and J.J. Hardy (strained quadriceps). Neither has played since Saturday, and Gardenhire said the team plans to "see where everybody's at on Thursday." More Comment on this story | ... Read More »
12. Tom Powers: Twins fans want Joe Mauer to sign anytime, as long as it&# ...
21 hours ago - twincities.com
... he said with a smile. "You get a lot of different responses. The majority of people want me to stay and play here. But they're so worried about what's going to happen down the road. Im worried about . I come into the clubhouse every day trying to prepare for this season. What happens with the team is much more important than what happens with me as an individual. "They (fans) want to get it done. But I learned a long time ago that I can't please everybody. I like playing the game and not thinking about it, really. I think we can do great things this year." Meanwhile, his teammates are ... Read More »
13. Gardenhire: What next, the flu bug?
21 hours ago - startribune.com
... Twins blog posts Latest Sports News Gardenhire: What next, the flu bug? Related Content Ron Gardenhire FORT MYERS, FLA. - Twins manager Ron Gardenhire tried making light of the team's injury situation Tuesday. He was updating the status of first baseman Justin Morneau (general soreness) and J.J. Hardy (strained quadriceps). Neither has played since Saturday, and Gardenhire said the team plans to "see where everybody's at on Thursday." Then Gardenhire looked at his ... Read More »
14. Minnesota Twins reliever Jesse Crain would welcome chance to take closer role
1 day ago - twincities.com
... sure of that timetable. "He's not throwing Saturday," Gardenhire said. "He was (figuring) two weeks from when he hurt his arm. He was. Maybe he'll throw Sunday who knows? Maybe Monday. There is no guaranteed schedule." Gardenhire and pitching coach Rick Anderson will get input from Nathan and team doctors. Baker hot, Twins not: Scott Baker pitched four scoreless innings against the Baltimore Orioles at Hammond Stadium, but the Twins lost -. Joe Mauer and Ben Revere each had two of the Twins' eight hits. Former Twin Chad Moeller hit a two-run homer off of Clay Condrey in the seventh. ... Read More »
18. Mauer returns from 4 days off for sore shoulder, gets 2 hits in Tw ...
1 day ago - startribune.com
... shutout innings, before Chad Moeller put the Orioles ahead with a two-run homer in the sixth against reliever Clay Condrey. Moeller, the front-runner to back up young star Matt Wieters, was drafted by the Twins in and made his major league debut with them in . The Orioles are his seventh team. The Orioles left most of their regulars in Sarasota for an intrasquad game. Justin Turner hit an RBI single in the fifth and Jeff Salazar made two over-the-shoulder catches in center field to rob Michael Cuddyer of a pair of extra-base hits. Twins prospect Ben Revere went for , though he ... Read More »
19. Nathan to test elbow in 'near future'
1 day ago - mlb.mlb.com
. -- Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said Tuesday that closer Joe Nathan will test his right elbow soon, but it's not necessarily going to happen on Saturday, as was originally planned. Read More »
20. Pitching, defense lead Orioles to 3-1 win over Twins
1 day ago - baltimoresun.com
. Salazar, a veteran signed to play center in Triple-A Norfolk, made several strong running catches in the Orioles' - win before an announced , at Hammond Stadium, including an over-the-back snag of a soaring fly ball by Michael Cuddyer to end the first inning. Read More »
Shields sharp again as Rays down Twins
