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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...

In general, it was a pretty disappointing day in the Twins organization, especially on offense. However, a couple of Kernels really put up some great at-bats on Saturday. And a lefty starter continues to be incredibly intriguing. There were some transactions to go with reports from six games. Fin...

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 ...

No-hitters are pretty cool. In the minor leagues, even near no-hitters can get some players' names on the watch lists of prospect fans. Tonight's name to know is Cesar Lares. Image courtesy of William Parmeter (photo of Cesar Lares) The Mighty Mussels have completed a couple of no-hitters in rece...

We are still incredibly early in the season. Over the rest of the week, there will be several pitchers making their first starts of the season for their Twins’ affiliate, but there are already lots of storylines to follow. While we don’t really have any reason to look at the standings for a coupl...

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...

CURRENT W-L Records Minnesota Twins: 10-13 St. Paul Saints: 9-13 Wichita Wind Surge: 4-13 Cedar Rapids Kernels: 8-8 Fort Myers Mighty Mussels: 7-10 Let’s get to the report. As always, please feel free to discuss and ask questions. TRANSACTIONS RHP Ty Langenberg was activated by the Mighty Mussels...

Lots of runs scored. Lots of runs given up. Several multi-hit games. A couple of really strong pitching performances mixed in too. Check out how the Twins minor-league affiliates did on Saturday, and how some of the top prospects performed on the field. Image courtesy of William Parmeter (photo o...