Ron Gardenhire

MINNEAPOLIS— David Ortiz insists he isn’t trying to do anything special to show the Minnesota Twins they made a big mistake by letting him go in 2002.    It just looks that way every time he crushes another ball into the Target Field seats. ...

Left-hander Wei-Yin Chen is hoping that the pain in his right side that caused him to leave Sunday’s 6-0 Orioles win after five shutout innings was a simple cramp and not a right oblique strain as it was initially diagnosed by the team. If it&...

Last week's ranking in parentheses 1. Rangers (1): Ran their top three pitchers at the Red Sox in an impressive weekend sweep started by Derek Holland and finished by Yu Darvish, with Alexi Ogando in between. Looking very smart for letting Josh Hamilton...

Down 2-0 to the Rays in the eighth inning Wednesday, the Rangers got runners to second and third with one out. Right-hander Joel Peralta was on the mound, and the Rangers had switch-hitter Lance Berkman and the left-handed-hitting A.J. Pierzynski on the...

The Minnesota Twins can sympathize with area high school and college athletic teams this spring. Four of the last eight Twins' games have been postponed due to weather - three of which were scheduled for the Twins' home Target Field, including Monday'...

The decision to postpone the Twins’ game against the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday at Target Field because of bad weather means the Twins will wind up with three off days in a five-day stretch.  The Twins’ game against the New York Mets on...

MINNEAPOLIS — Scott Diamond, the Twins most accomplished starter from a year ago, was back on the mound Saturday. He was healthy, stretched out and ready to pick up right where he left off from last season.  "My issue coming into the game was...

MINNEAPOLIS -- John Buck kept up his powerful start with a grand slam, his fourth home run in the last four games, and the New York Mets beat the Minnesota Twins 16-5 as snowflakes fell at Target Field on Friday night.   Buck became only the fourth...

BALTIMORE -- Minnesota Twins left-hander Tyler Robertson walked to the mound in the eighth inning of a tie game. The bases were loaded, and his task was a formidable one: retire Baltimore Orioles slugger Chris Davis, major league baseball’s...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Justin Verlander and the Detroit Tigers are restocked for a run at another World Series. Some cold air at the start of the season wasn't about to deter them. Verlander won on opening day for the first time in six tries,...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Batter up? More like bundle up. The Detroit Tigers open the season on Monday in frosty Minnesota, where forecasts call for temperature in the low 30s at game time at outdoor Target Field. The wind chill is expected to be...

Batter up? More like bundle up.  The Detroit Tigers open the season today in frosty Minnesota, where forecasts call for temperature in the low 30s at game time at outdoor Target Field. The wind chill is expected to be around 20 degrees. So the Tigers...