The Minnesota Twins on Tuesday named Matt Borgschulte as their hitting coach for the 2025 season. Borgschulte, 33, spent the past three seasons as a co-hitting coach for the Baltimore Orioles.
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Some thoughts on Provus & Atteberry
The Minnesota Twins came into the 2024 season having massively shook up their broadcast structure. Longtime “voice of the Twins” Dick Bremer retired—or was that persuaded to convalesce to MN’s 10,000 lakes?—and was replaced by Corey Provus, the team’s radio play-by-play announcer since 2012. This opened the lead audio gig for longtime studio host Kris Atteberry.
Sadly, many Twins fans did...
The Toronto Blue Jays have hired David Popkins as their new hitting coach. He will replace Guillermo Martinez, who the team fired on September 30th. Popkins is a former hitting coach for the Minnesota Twins, spending three seasons with the team before they parted ways on October 1st.
After parting with several coaches, the Minnesota Twins have found their new hitting coach in Baltimore Orioles coach Matt Borgschulte. Borgschulte brings a familiar face to the Twins.
The Minnesota Twins have been in offseason mode for a few weeks now. The only significant changes they made to the coaching staff impacted the hitting instructional staff.
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Not much happening in Twins Territory
The Past Week on Twinkie Town:
After a very busy week, it was a quiet week in Twins Territory as the Championship Series wrapped up in both leagues. The only notable Twins news was that Carlos Santana and Willi Castro were both named as Gold Glove finalists. Ben Jones has more on the two well-deserved nominations. John Foley dives into why Jhoan Duran had a worse-than-expected season, due to...The Minnesota Twins season has been over for three weeks now. In that time they have made some significant changes. Ownership is exploring a possibility to turn things over, and the coaching staff has brought in one new hire.
The Minnesota Twins are up for sale. After a failed season full of budget cuts, angry fans, bad baseball and worse ownership, the Pohlad family is calling it quits.
The Twins are poised to enter the coming offseason with one of the deepest groups of position players in the majors.
When a professional sports franchise is put up for sale, many fans in the region are rightfully concerned that their favorite team could be relocated if a certain ownership group takes over.
The Minnesota Twins signed Carlos Santana to a one-year deal last offseason. His addition invited questions as to where Alex Kirilloff would play. It turns out there wasn’t much need to worry about that in 2024.
The Minnesota Twins have already started their offseason. The biggest news thus far has been the announcement of a potential sale. While the Pohlad family is seeking an opportunity to move on, they may still invest a bit in their product this offseason.
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Personal highlights from the ‘24 season
Following the excitement of the Minnesota Twins 2023 postseason run, I entered 2024 with renewed vigor. It should come as little surprise that I achieved a personal best 30 live games. Though the results weren’t always rosy, it was still a fun summer at the ballpark…
Tale of the Tape 14 wins, 16 losses (10-13 at Target Field; 4-3 on the road) Simeon Woods-Richardson: 7 starts seen (who would...Spoiler Alert: Not the Twins | Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images
Money talks. Which MLB team got the most bang for their buck in 2024?
Which MLB Teams Got the Most for Their Money in 2024?The 2024 regular season has come to a close, and the Twins were Squidward-Window-Meme-ing while their AL Central foes were running around having fun (briefly, anyway) in the postseason (besides the White Sox, of course). After the most successful Twins postseason in over two...
The Minnesota Twins roster is going to look different in 2025. Although ownership has said that they won’t further decrease payroll, they are currently in the process of selling the team.
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Duran’s release was slightly different, which made impacts throughout his arsenal
By most metrics, and the eye test, Twins’ reliever Jhoan Duran was not as effective in 2024 as he had been. His 3.64 ERA, 1.66 win probability added (WPA), .231 batting average against, and 28.9% strikeout rate were all the worst of his career. It’s not that those are necessarily *bad* numbers — among 169 qualified relievers in 2024, Duran tied for...
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In team history, which numbers are Twins wearing for the first time... and which are still to come?
On social media, the account NumbersMLB has been tracking the jersey numbers worn by every active MLB player for seasons. At the end of the year, they provide several recapping updates, including numbers worn for the first time in a franchise.
The Twins had three new ones in 2024:
and finally, the list of esteemed players who were given the honor of wearing a...
The Minnesota Twins have a couple of players up for Major League Baseball-wide awards. Both Carlos Santana and Willi Castro are in play to win their first Gold Gloves.
With the postseason push reaching its climax, the Minnesota Twins have entered an offseason of introspection, watching rival teams vie for championship glory in the American and National League Championship Series.
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The Twins’ first baseman will try to make MLB history.
Rawlings announced the 2024 Gold Glove finalists this morning in a graphic format that only be described as “stupidly organized.” Never fear though, your friendly neighborhood Twins blog has the relevant information for you. First baseman Carlos Santana and utility man Willi Castro have both been named Gold Glove finalists.
The 2024 Rawlings Gold Glove Award Finalists ...