Twins’ Royce Lewis honors childhood idol Derek Jeter
Royce Lewis had a long journey to get to Yankee Stadium, but the Twins third baseman is making the most of it. Growing up as a shortstop with mixed-race parents in Southern California, Lewis idolized Derek Jeter, so on his way to the Bronx for the first time on Tuesday, Lewis was determined to honor […]
Yankees’ Carlos Rodon stymies Twins as redemption tour keeps rolling
Carlos Rodon’s final game of 2023 was emblematic of his lost season. He struggled to complete the first inning against the Royals, giving up eight runs without recording an out. He finished his first year with the Yankees with a 6.85 ERA. Carlos Rodon allowed just two runs over six innings in the Yankees’ 9-5 […]
Luis Gil dominates again to push Yankees past Twins for sixth straight win
After a highly successful West Coast road trip, the Yankees again displayed their recent dominance on Tuesday in the Bronx. The team’s newest star, Luis Gil, pitched another six scoreless innings, hitting another huge home run (this time to Giancarlo Stanton), and Aaron Judge added two hits and two RBIs. And of course, the Twins […]
What Twins had to say about Yankees’ Luis Gil
He has a fastball in the high 90s mph and a sharp slider. Both are quality pitches that have improved Luis Gil. But the Twins, the team he last held scoreless, believe his changeup has been the reason they’ve had trouble hitting the 26-year-old right-hander so far this season. Yankees pitcher Luis Gil allowed just […]
Cavinder twins praise Caitlin Clark as generational player
Basketball twins Hailey and Hannah Cavinder have hailed WNBA star Kaitlyn Clark as a generational athlete, bucking the trend among WNBA players and critics to bury Clark in controversy. The basketball sisters recently announced they will be playing their fifth and final NCAA season with the Miami Hurricanes. Despite their tendency to downplay Clark’s popularity, […]
Clarke Schmidt gem leads Yankees to sweep over Twins
MINNEAPOLIS — Clark Schmidt finally reached the promised land Thursday for the first time in his career, also known as a seven-inning completion. Then he stepped into the unknown of the bottom of the eighth inning, breezed through the game, and thwarted that milestone along the way. Schmidt pitched a career-high eight innings, at which […]
Aaron Judge stays hot with huge night to lead Yankees over Twins
MINNEAPOLIS — In recent weeks, as Aaron Judge has started to emerge after a slow start to the season, the consensus around the Yankees has been that he’s not set in stone yet. The Yankees captain hasn’t admitted it yet, but his recent at-bats suggest otherwise, and Wednesday provided the latest evidence. Judge hit a […]
Carlos Rodon, bats lead Yankees to road win over red-hot Twins
The Yankees faced the hottest team in baseball on Tuesday, and they dealt with it with a fiery left arm and some red-hot bats. The entire starting lineup had a hit through the fifth inning, Carlos Rodon showed off another quality pitch, and the Yankees defeated the Twins 5-1 at Target Field. The Twins (24-17) […]
Derek Falvey talks Twins’ strong start, ‘Rally Sausage’
Derek Falvey joins “The Show.” new york post There are a lot of interesting stories happening in MLB right now. The Dodgers have two National League MVP candidates in Mookie Betts and Shohei Ohtani. The Orioles and Yankees may have a tough race ahead of them in the American League East. Will the Astros be […]
This Is So Baseball: Twins Are Getting Win After Win Off Completely Accidental Sausage Superstition
It’s hard to get better baseball than this. When it comes to being a baseball player, there are usually a lot of superstitions involved. That’s the way the sport works. Check out this article today about the lucky sausage in the dugout that helps you win. I said this is a “very baseball” story. So […]