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TRANSACTIONS We heard about it more than 24 hours earlier, but officially Kody Funderburk was optioned to the Saints. The Twins selected the contract of veteran RHP Diego Castillo from the Saints. Josh Winder was reinstated from the 60-Day IL and optioned to St. Paul. RHP Jay Jackson cleared waiv...

Royce Lewis played. David Festa Dominated. DaShawn Keirsey continues to do DaShawn Keirsey things. Check out everything else that happened Saturday in the minor-league parks. Image courtesy of Ed Bailey, Wichita Wind Surge What a fun day Saturday was for the Twins and their minor-league affiliate...

Birthday boy Zebby Matthews gave up one earned run and struck out eight batters, and yet he wasn't named the Pitcher of the Day. Payton Eeles and Kyler Fedko each had three-hit games, but someone else was named Hitter of the Day. Find out how the four full-season Twins affiliates played on Wednes...

Today we conclude our series of April minor league awards by recognizing the top relief pitchers in the Twins minor leagues during the month. Image courtesy of David Malamut (@MWLArchives on X) Being a minor league relief pitcher can be a very difficult job. Often, the role is different from day ...

Being a minor league relief pitcher can be a very difficult job. Often, the role is different from day to day. At the same time, most relievers only pitch twice per week, so it can be hard to get into a routine. One day, a reliever could be used to get three outs in the ninth. Two days later, he ...

It was an interesting night in the Twins organization on Thursday. The Saints got a tremendous pitching performance from their pitching staff. The Wind Surge ended their road losing streak. The Kernels played two games against Beloit, and Zebby Matthews was the starter in one of them. And, what h...

The Twins, Saints, Wind Surge and the Kernels all played afternoon games on Wednesday. The Kernels played two games. There are still plenty of individual performances that are exciting. See how Gabriel Gonzalez did today. Which Mussels hitter showed of his muscles on Wednesday. Which pitchers did...

TRANSACTIONS RHP John Stankiewicz transferred from Cedar Rapids to Wichita OF Trevor Larnach assigned to Fort Myers on a rehab assignment SAINTS SENTINEL St. Paul 5, Iowa 2 Box Score Top prospect David Festa took the ball for St. Paul on Thursday and it wasn’t a lengthy outing. Working just 2 2/3...

Everything went as well as it could possibly go for the debut of Lucas Giolito in a Red Sox uniform Sunday against the Twins at JetBlue Park in Fort Myers. Bos

Everything went as well as it could possibly go for the debut of Lucas Giolito in a Red Sox uniform Sunday against the Twins at JetBlue Park in Fort Myers. Bos