MINNEAPOLIS -- A week after the shortest non-injury-affected start of his career, Joe Ryan acknowledged that he still wasn’t functioning at peak efficiency. Ryan, who was clearly hampered by illness seven days earlier against the Royals, pitched four effective but inefficient innings, allowing two runs on four hits while striking

MINNEAPOLIS -- He hasn’t put on a Twins uniform since early August, but Christian Vázquez hasn’t given up on this season. Vázquez has missed five weeks with an infection in his left shoulder, but told reporters on Friday that he hopes to return to the lineup in time for the

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ANAHEIM -- Right-hander David Festa might be one step closer to finding out the cause of his nagging pain in his throwing shoulder. Festa, who was shut down on Sept. 2, met with Dr. Keith Meister on Tuesday. After an MRI and a clinical evaluation, Meister believes Festa has neurological

KANSAS CITY -- Byron Buxton was able to smile following the Twins’ 5-1 win against the Royals, and that’s a very good sign. Buxton was removed due to a left knee contusion, but was optimistic that he will not miss much, if any, additional time. That meant he was able

KANSAS CITY -- The Twins placed Ryan Jeffers on the 7-day concussion injured list on Sunday, three days after he was struck in the face mask by two foul tips. Jeffers had not played since suffering the injury and is not currently participating in any baseball activity. There had been

KANSAS CITY -- The Twins elected not to make a roster move with catcher Ryan Jeffers on Friday ahead of their 2-1 loss vs. the Royals, but the club did bring in a reinforcement, just in case. Jeffers was removed from Thursday night’s game with what the club called a

MINNEAPOLIS -- Twins catcher Ryan Jeffers was removed from Thursday's 11-8 loss to the White Sox in the fourth inning with what the team called a head contusion. Jeffers took two foul tips to the mask in the top of the third inning. On one, a Taj Bradley pitch came

MINNEAPOLIS – David Festa has been shut down and is unlikely to pitch again in 2025. The Twins revealed prior to Tuesday's 12-3 loss to the White Sox that Festa, who has not pitched since July 21 due to right shoulder inflammation, has suffered a recurrence of the symptoms. He

MINNEAPOLIS -- Traditionally, Sept. 1 means bringing up players from the Minor Leagues for roster expansion. This year, the most notable move the Twins made prior to their 6-5 loss to the White Sox at Target Field was in the other direction. Minnesota optioned right-hander Mick Abel to Triple-A after

MINNEAPOLIS -- Thanks to injuries and trades, the Twins don’t currently have enough starting pitchers to fill out a regular rotation. Before long, they may have too many. Pablo López, who has been out since June 3, will make his first Minor League rehabilitation start on Thursday at Triple-A St.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Pablo López was so happy to be back on the Target Field mound on Friday that he didn’t even mind getting squeezed by the umpire. Of course, the umpire was his own pitching coach, Pete Maki, so López wasn’t about to complain. López threw two simulated innings --

DETROIT -- Byron Buxton had a smile after his pregame work on Wednesday. He’s not ready to be activated just yet, but he’s taken a big step forward in the last couple of days. “I’m hitting now,” Buxton said. “Definitely in good spirits when I can swing a bat.”

DETROIT -- The Twins placed Simeon Woods Richardson on the injured list on Monday as the right-hander continues to battle an illness. Woods Richardson was initially slated to pitch Sunday in Cleveland, then pushed back three days. On Monday, the Twins formally sidelined him, and he did not join the

CLEVELAND -- If you just look at the box score, you might miss it. But if you watched Bailey Ober throw the ball on Saturday afternoon, you’d know there was plenty to be encouraged by in the starter’s return from the injured list.

CLEVELAND -- In the wake of a seismic Trade Deadline sell-off that saw franchise cornerstone Carlos Correa waive his no-trade clause to return to Houston, Byron Buxton made something clear Saturday: he has no intention to follow suit.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Unlike many players, Carlos Correa has full say over where he will be playing after Thursday's 5 p.m. CT Trade Deadline. And as of now, he expects he will still be a Minnesota Twin. Correa, the subject of trade rumors on Wednesday morning after the Astros inquired about

MINNEAPOLIS -- The roster churn continues for the Twins, and it shows little sign of stopping before at least Thursday’s Trade Deadline. Minnesota placed Byron Buxton on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with left ribcage inflammation ahead of the Twins’ 8-5 loss to the Red Sox at Target Field, three

MINNEAPOLIS -- The Twins received good news regarding Byron Buxton on Sunday afternoon following the star center fielder’s MRI exam earlier in the day. Buxton, who experienced left side soreness on Saturday and was removed from the game that night, has been diagnosed with cartilage irritation and is day to

MINNEAPOLIS -- It was a bad night all around for the Twins, and their sloppy 9-3 loss to the Nationals was only a small part of that. Star center fielder Byron Buxton was removed from the game in the seventh inning due to what the club called “left side soreness,”

MINNEAPOLIS -- The results didn’t look all that much different between Bailey Ober’s first and second Minor League rehabilitation starts. As for how Ober felt? The improvement was real. Ober came out of his five-inning appearance for Triple-A St. Paul feeling encouraged, and that has the Twins expressing some optimism

MINNEAPOLIS -- Pablo López has not yet begun throwing off a mound, but that doesn’t mean he’s just playing catch. López said Friday that he’s throwing on flat ground at about 100 feet, and he’s been throwing all of his pitches during his sessions. The next step is to throw

LOS ANGELES -- A complicated season for the Twins’ starting rotation continued on Wednesday when the club placed right-hander David Festa on the 15-day injured list with what it called right shoulder inflammation. Festa becomes the third Minnesota starter currently on the IL. Righty Travis Adams took Festa’s spot on

MINNEAPOLIS -- Just as he hoped, Carlos Correa returned to the lineup Sunday after missing just one day with a sprained right ankle. Correa suffered the injury on Friday night when Tommy Pham’s helmet hit his right leg on a close play at second base.

MINNEAPOLIS -- The Twins breathed a sigh of relief Friday night after learning that Carlos Correa was diagnosed with a mild right ankle sprain following a scary play at second base. With one out in the seventh inning of Minnesota’s 2-1 win against the Pirates, Tommy Pham hit a line