MLB Apr 7, 2022
Seattle's rookie outfielder Julio Rodriguez and Minnesota's new star shortstop Carlos Correa will look to spark their respective teams to a hot start in 2022.
Baseball / MLB Sep 2, 2021
Twins ace Kenta Maeda out for season after Tommy John surgery
Maeda underwent Tommy John surgery on his pitching arm Wednesday, ending his season prematurely and shelving him well into the 2022 campaign.
MLB Aug 15, 2021
Kenta Maeda earns sixth win; Shohei Ohtani belts MLB-leading 39th homer
The Twins pitcher allowed just three hits and one walk against the AL-East-leading Rays, while Ohtani's blast came in a loss to the Astros.
MLB Apr 28, 2021
Right-hander Kenta Maeda gave up three homers in taking his second loss of the season as the slumping Minnesota Twins were beaten 7-4 by the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday. Maeda (1-2) was charged with five runs, including two homers by Franmil Reyes and a homer ...
Baseball / MLB Apr 22, 2021
Shohei Ohtani hits 100th pro home run during Angels' loss to Rangers
Ohtani batted second as the designated hitter and hit a solo shot off Texas starter Mike Foltynewicz in the third inning.
Sports Apr 13, 2021
Professional sports in Minneapolis were effectively suspended on Monday following the fatal police shooting of a 20-year-old Black man in the suburb of Brooklyn Center and subsequent outcry. Major League Baseball's Minnesota Twins, the National Basketball Association's Minnesota Timberwolves and the Minnesota Wild of the ...
Baseball / MLB Apr 8, 2021
Twins' Kenta Maeda helps hold down Tigers for first win of 2021
Maeda earned a win before any other Japanese pitcher in MLB this season
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Dec 24, 2020
The DeNA BayStars have acquired former Minnesota Twins right-hander Fernando Romero on a one-year deal worth a reported ¥75 million ($724,000), with a team option for a second year, the Central League club said Thursday. A native of the Dominican Republic, Romero spent two years ...
MLB Sep 29, 2020
Twins' Kenta Maeda aiming to be pitch-perfect in playoff opener
The 32-year-old right-hander will start against the Astros on Tuesday in Game 1 of a best-of-three wild-card series.
Baseball / MLB Feb 11, 2020
Twins finalize deal to acquire pitcher Kenta Maeda from Dodgers
The Minnesota Twins said Monday they have officially acquired Kenta Maeda from the Los Angeles Dodgers after a reported three-team trade involving the Boston Red Sox was reconfigured into two separate deals. The Dodgers are sending the veteran right-hander, catching prospect Jair Camargo and ...