MINNESOTA TWINS NEWS

St. Louis Cardinals reach multi-year agreement with Diamond Sports Group to continue airing games

Diamond Sports Group announced Thursday that it has a reached a multi-year agreement with the St. Louis Cardinals to continue broadcasting their games

NOVEMBER 7 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Report: Twins No. 2 prospect Emmanuel Rodriguez underwent thumb surgery The outfielder dealt with multiple injuries last season.

NOVEMBER 7 • SACBEE.COM

Baseball agent Scott Boras: New Twins ownership should bring in a 'very refreshed view' The Pohlad family has the team up for sale, and Carlos Correa’s agent has some advice for whoever buys the team.

NOVEMBER 7 • STARTRIBUNE.COM

Calling Soto 'Mona Lisa of the museum,' Boras indicates client may try to top Ohtani's record $700M

Agent Scott Boras indicated Juan Soto may be seeking to top Shohei Ohtani’s record $700 million contract because he is three years younger than the Japanese two-way star was when h...

NOVEMBER 6 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Emmanuel Rodriguez - Undergoes thumb surgery Rodriguez recently underwent surgery to repair a ligament tear in his right thumb, Bobby Nightengale of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

Impact Twins president of baseball operations Derek Falvey indicated Wednesday it was a cleanup procedure that Rodriguez had and the expectation is the young outfielder will be ready for spring training. Rodriguez was limited to just 47 games in 2024 due to the nagging thumb issue. The 21-year-old ended the season at Triple-A St. Paul and is already on the 40-man roster, so he could push to debut in 2025.

NOVEMBER 6 • ROTOWIRE

Royce Lewis - Could see more action at keystone Lewis could be used more at second base next season, Bobby Nightengale of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports.

Impact Lewis made one start at the keystone for the Twins in September, his first there at the major-league level. The 25-year-old has graded out well in terms of range at third base but has struggled with his throwing, so second base could be a better fit. How much time Lewis ultimately spends at second base in 2025 might depend on how roster movement for the Twins shakes out over the winter.

NOVEMBER 6 • ROTOWIRE

Twins expected to be active on the trade market during offseason The Twins don’t have a glaring positional roster hole besides first base. Jose Miranda and Edouard Julien are the leading internal candidate...

NOVEMBER 6 • STARTRIBUNE.COM

Twins pick up $1.5 million option on reliever Jorge Alcala for next season

The Minnesota Twins have exercised their $1.5 million club option for reliever Jorge Alcala

NOVEMBER 5 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

As Pohlad family explores sale, it's 'business as usual' for Twins front office 'My job is to continue to try to build the team the best we can,' Derek Falvey, the Twins’ president of baseball operations, said as basebal...

NOVEMBER 5 • STARTRIBUNE.COM

2 Minnesota Twins named Silver Slugger finalists Santana and Castro were also finalists for a Gold Glove, which Santana won Sunday night.

NOVEMBER 4 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Jorge Alcala - Option exercised The Twins exercised Alcala's $1.5 million club option for 2025, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

Impact Alcala spent some time in the minors in 2024 but pitched well over 58.1 innings with the Twins, posting a 3.24 ERA and 58:20 K:BB over 58.1 frames. He'll be used in middle relief in 2025.

NOVEMBER 4 • ROTOWIRE

Josh Winder - Outrighted to Triple-A The Twins outrighted Winder to Triple-A St. Paul on Monday, Bobby Nightengale of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

Impact Winder, 28, spent the bulk of the 2024 season at St. Paul posting a 6.15 ERA but a 47:13 K:BB over 41 innings. He will remain in the organization as bullpen depth.

NOVEMBER 4 • ROTOWIRE

Yunior Severino - Sent outright to Triple-A The Twins outrighted Severino to Triple-A St. Paul on Monday, Bobby Nightengale of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

Impact Severino is no longer on the 40-man roster but will stick around in the organization. He slashed .254/.342/.434 with 21 homers over 128 games this season with St. Paul.

NOVEMBER 4 • ROTOWIRE

Daniel Duarte - Removed from 40-man roster The Twins outrighted Duarte (elbow) to Triple-A St. Paul on Monday, Bobby Nightengale of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

Impact Duarte underwent UCL revision surgery in May and will be sidelined at least until midseason. He'll remain in the Twins' organization while rehabbing.

NOVEMBER 4 • ROTOWIRE

Randy Dobnak - Jettisoned from 40-man roster The Twins outrighted Dobnak to Triple-A St. Paul on Monday, Bobby Nightengale of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

Impact It's not the first time Dobnak has been outrighted, so he has the option to elect free agency. If he doesn't he'll represent rotation depth at St. Paul, where he held a 4.25 ERA and 1.45 WHIP with 134 strikeouts over 133.1 innings in 2024.

NOVEMBER 4 • ROTOWIRE

Scott Blewett - Outrighted to Triple-A The Twins outrighted Blewett to Triple-A St. Paul on Monday, Bobby Nightengale of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

Impact He's been outrighted before, so Blewett could elect free agency if he wants. The reliever made 12 appearances for the Twins in 2024, posting a 1.77 ERA and 18:8 K:BB over 20.1 frames.

NOVEMBER 4 • ROTOWIRE

Minnesota Twins first baseman Carlos Santana wins Gold Glove Award He’s the first Twins first baseman to win the award in over 20 years.

NOVEMBER 4 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM

Twins have 13th-best odds to win World Series in 2025 Minnesota will look to rebound after last year’s collapse.

NOVEMBER 2 • KANSASCITY.COM

Kyle Farmer and Manuel Margot become free agents after Twins decline options

Infielder Kyle Farmer and outfielder Manuel Margot became free agents after the their 2025 options were declined

NOVEMBER 1 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Max Kepler, Carlos Santana among Minnesota Twins to enter free agency Caleb Thielbar and Anthony DeSclafani are also hitting the free-agent market.

NOVEMBER 1 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Report: Twins moving on from Kyle Farmer, Manuel Margot Minnesota’s roster will surely look a bit different next year.

NOVEMBER 1 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Jim Souhan: When you rank the top young athletes in Minnesota sports, there's a new leader MINNEAPOLIS - In June, when Royce Lewis looked like he was incapable of hitting anything less than a...

NOVEMBER 1 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM

Twins first baseman Alex Kirilloff retires from baseball at age 26 MINNEAPOLIS - Alex Kirilloff, once considered the top prospect in the Twins’ organization, announced...

OCTOBER 31 • SACBEE.COM

Twins' Alex Kirilloff retires, citing mental, physical toll of injuries Minnesota Twins first baseman/outfielder Alex Kirilloff is retiring from baseball after four injury-plagued seasons.Kirilloff, 26, was once...

OCTOBER 31 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM

Alex Kirilloff retires from baseball at 26 after an injury-ravaged career with the Twins

Minnesota Twins outfielder Alex Kirilloff has announced his retirement at age 26 after a series of injuries kept the 2016 first-round draft pick from fulfilling his potential

OCTOBER 31 • ASSOCIATED PRESS