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    February 15, 2019
    Texas Rangers starting pitcher Martin Perez throws out a pitch against the Seattle Mariners in a game last season at Safeco Field. Jennifer Buchanan / USA TODAY Sports
    Martin Perez ready to move forward with Twins
    FORT MYERS, Fla.— Martin Perez isn’t interested in talking about 2018. The starting pitcher for the Texas Rangers spent time dealing with...
    sports/baseball12 hours 59 min ago
    Minnesota Twins shortstop Jorge Polanco (11) is congratulated by right fielder Max Kepler (26) after scoring against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park On Aug. 10, 2018. On Friday, Kepler inked a five-year, $35 million deal with an option for a sixth year and Polanco signed a five-year deal for $25.75 million with up to two options. Rick Osentoski / USA TODAY Sports
    Once teenage roommates, Kepler, Polanco ink long-term deal with Twins
    FORT MYERS, Fla. — For nearly 10 years now, Max Kepler and Jorge Polanco have been on a journey together, and on Friday that journey reached...
    sports/baseball14 hours 41 min ago
    February 14, 2019
    Twins put new spring training format into motion
    FORT MYERS, Fla. — For months, manager Rocco Baldelli and his staff have been working to tweak the way the Twins run spring training, an effort...
    sports/baseballFebruary 14, 2019 - 8:17pm
    Minnesota Twins center fielder Max Kepler (26) leads off first base during the second inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at Target Field in Minneapolis on July 12, 2018. Marilyn Indahl / USA TODAY Sports
    Twins start extending ‘core’ players: Jorge Polanco, Max Kepler
    FORT MYERS, Fla. — Before TwinsFest came to a close in late January, general manager Thad Levine told a crowd of fans the Twins would like...
    sports/baseballFebruary 14, 2019 - 4:20pm
    February 13, 2019
    Twins still listening but happy with current group
    FORT MYERS, Fla. -- The Minnesota Twins clubhouse in Fort Myers has become more lively with each passing day as players continue to report to spring training. Some players had physicals on Tuesday, Feb. 12. On Wednesday, pitchers and catchers had their first official workout. The...
    sports/baseballFebruary 13, 2019 - 6:03pm
    Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Kyle Gibson (44) delivers a pitch to the Oakland Athletics during a game last season at Oakland Coliseum. Neville E. Guard / USA TODAY Sports
    Twins’ Kyle Gibson will start slowly after bout with E.coli
    FORT MYERS, Fla. — For most of January, Kyle Gibson couldn’t do much in the way of workouts, sidelined by a bout of E. coli. And there wasn’t...
    sports/baseballFebruary 13, 2019 - 5:59pm
    Photographers and the TV crew work during the first inning during a 2017 game between the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals at Wrigley Field. Patrick Gorski / USA TODAY Sports
    Chicago Cubs launching TV network in 2020
    Tuning in to Chicago Cubs baseball will be simplified by this time next year. The team announced at the outset of spring training the launch...
    sports/baseballFebruary 13, 2019 - 1:24pm
    February 12, 2019
    Fans watch the action during the 2017 state amateur baseball tournament at Cadwell Park in Mitchell. (Matt Gade / Republic)
    Mitchell awarded 2020 state amateur baseball tourney
    Mitchell's Cadwell Park was awarded the 2020 state amateur baseball tournament at the recent South Dakota Amateur Baseball Association meeting...
    sports/baseballFebruary 12, 2019 - 3:16pm
    February 9, 2019
    Minnesota Twins outfielder Byron Buxton (25) high fives third baseman Miguel Sano (22) after beating the Baltimore Orioles during a 2018 game. Evan Habeeb / USA TODAY Sports
    Five things to know as Twins spring training begins
    The past two weeks have brought bitter cold and waves of snow to the Twin Cities. But as winter continues to drag along in Minnesota, the Twins...
    sports/baseballFebruary 9, 2019 - 6:41pm
    February 7, 2019
    Frank Robinson stands onstage with the trophy after Game 7 of the 2017 ALCS playoff baseball series between the Houston Astros and the New York Yankees at Minute Maid Park. Troy Taormina / USA TODAY Sports
    Frank Robinson, MLB's first black manager, dies at 83
    Frank Robinson, who in 1975 became Major League Baseball's first African-American manager and is considered one of the game's greatest players,...
    sports/baseballFebruary 7, 2019 - 4:01pm
    February 6, 2019
    David Richard / USA TODAY Sports
    MLB proposals: Expand DH, add pitch clock but not ban infield shifts
    Major changes to baseball's rulebook could be in the offing as Major League Baseball and its players association engaged in talks about rules...
    sports/baseballFebruary 6, 2019 - 2:53pm
    February 5, 2019
    General overall panoramic view Dodger Stadium. Kirby Lee / USA TODAY Sports
    Report: Foul ball killed woman at Dodger Stadium, MLB's third-ever incident
    A woman died after being struck by foul ball at Dodger Stadium last August, but her cause of death was not revealed until Monday. ESPN's "Outside...
    sports/baseballFebruary 5, 2019 - 12:51pm
    January 31, 2019
    Minnesota Twins minor leaguers attend academic classes at the Minnesota Twins’ Dominican Republic academy in Boca Chica, working toward earning the equivalent of a GED degree of a high school education. Amanda Daley / Minnesota Twins
    Twins’ Dominican academy produces first graduating class
    When workouts are done for the day, players at the Minnesota Twins’ Dominican Republic academy often find themselves retreating to classrooms....
    sports/baseballJanuary 31, 2019 - 8:28pm
    January 27, 2019
    Fans grill Twins execs on 'hot' issues
    MINNEAPOLIS -- Fans took the microphone Sunday afternoon, Jan. 27, at TwinsFest to grill Twins officials on a host of issues, ranging from where...
    sports/baseballJanuary 27, 2019 - 5:29pm
    USA right fielder Alex Kirilloff (19) hits a single in the second inning against the World Team during the 2018 All Star Futures Game at Nationals Ballpark on July 15. Kirilloff, 21, is among the Twins’ non-roster invites to big-league camp this spring. Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports
    Twins' Royce Lewis, Alex Kirilloff excited for big-league camp
    MINNEAPOLIS -- At every step along the path, there’s a new, important lesson to be learned in the minor leagues. That’s no different for...
    sports/baseballJanuary 27, 2019 - 5:21pm
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