Tag: Minnesota Twins

Pirates acquire Morneau from Twins

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Pittsburgh, PA (Sports Network) – Locked in a race for the NL Central crown, the Pittsburgh Pirates bolstered their roster on Saturday, acquiring veteran first baseman Justin Morneau from the Minnesota Twins. Outfielder Alex Presley is headed to the Twin […]

Twins place Ramirez, Deduno on DL

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Arlington, TX (Sports Network) – The Minnesota Twins placed outfielder Wilkin Ramirez and pitcher Samuel Deduno on the 15-day disabled list Friday. Ramirez suffered a fractured left tibia when he fouled a ball off his leg in the fifth inning […]

Twins OF Ramirez leaves game

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Minneapolis, MN (Sports Network) – Minnesota Twins outfielder Wilkin Ramirez left Thursday’s 3-1 loss against Kansas City with an apparent left leg injury. Ramirez was facing Royals starter Bruce Chen in the fifth, when he fouled an 0-1 pitch off […]

Mauer placed on concussion DL

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Detroit, MI (Sports Network) – Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer was placed on the 7-day concussion disabled list. Mauer experienced dizziness during batting practice and was a late scratch prior to Minnesota’s 6-3 win over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday. […]

Twins activate Doumit

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Minneapolis, MN (Sports Network) – The Minnesota Twins activated Ryan Doumit from the 7-day disabled list and he went 1-for-4 as the designated hitter in Friday’s 5-2 loss to the Chicago White Sox. Doumit, who has missed the Twins’ last […]

Twins activate OF Ramirez from DL

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Minneapolis, MN (Sports Network) – The Minnesota Twins activated outfielder Wilkin Ramirez from the disabled list on Monday. Ramirez missed 69 games with a concussion suffered in May. He was 9-for-49 during a minor league rehab assignment. Prior to the […]

Twins activate Willingham from DL, recall Hendriks to start

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Chicago, IL (Sports Network) – The Minnesota Twins made a trio of roster moves on Friday, most notably activating outfielder Josh Willingham from the 15-day disabled list. Willingham last played for the Twins on June 30. He underwent surgery three […]

Twins option Diamond, Hicks

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Minneapolis, MN (Sports Network) – The Minnesota Twins optioned pitcher Scott Diamond and center fielder Aaron Hicks to their Triple-A affiliate in Rochester following a 7-2 loss to the Kansas City Royals. Diamond surrendered seven runs — six earned — […]

Dodgers acquire Butera from Twins

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Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) – The Los Angeles Dodgers made a depth move at the trade deadline on Wednesday, picking up reserve catcher Drew Butera from the Minnesota Twins for a player to be named later or cash considerations. […]

Twins C Mauer placed on paternity list

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Anaheim, CA (Sports Network) – Twins catcher Joe Mauer was placed on the paternity list and Drew Butera was recalled from Triple-A Rochester on Wednesday. Mauer returned to the Twin Cities after being told during Tuesday’s batting practice that his […]