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Catching is one of the most demanding positions in baseball, with players taking a beating behind the plate. Many catchers are forced to move to other positions before their careers end. So, how does Joe Mauer rank compared to the other top catchers from his era?

You can believe the Jets can play — and beat — teams that have Super Bowl aspirations and Super Bowl pasts.

The Minnesota Twins have looked for offense from a handful of different places this season, and often it has come from the youngsters in their lineup. As they fell flat against the Houston Astros in Game 3 of the ALDS, it was the youth that cost them most.

On Tuesday, the Twins topped the Blue Jays 3-1 in Game 1 of the Wild Card round of the playoffs. In case you hadn’t heard, the Minnesota Twins were on an 0-18 streak in postseason games. We must travel back to 2004 to remember what that a postseason win was like. It's a win that we, as fans, hope...

The streak began on Oct. 6, 2004.

Wainwright strikes out in cameo to end career as Cardinals beat Reds, Votto ejected

If Sunday winds up as Joey Vottos final game with the Cincinnati Reds, it was a short one.

The 16-year veteran is in the final guaranteed year of his contract.

Adam Wainwright made one final appearance in his 18-year big league career, striking out as a pinch hitter Sunday in the St. Louis Cardinals’ 4-3 season-ending win to the Cincinnati Reds. “When I left the dugout today for the last time ever with a bat and wearing my spikes, that’s a pretty good way for me to go out,” Wainwright said.

Jomboy breaks down the absolutely hysterical exchange between ump Phil Cuzzi and the Houston Astros dugout. A high fastball (that should have been a ball) was all it took to bring out the curse words.