The Twins will be without second baseman Alexi Casilla for a bit. Casilla’s hamstring injury from Wednesday’s game against the Rangers will knock him out for at least a week and is headed back to the Twin Cities, according to LaVelle E. Neal III of the Star Tribune. According to Twins trainer Rick McWane via Rhett Bollinger [...]
In 2006, White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen nicknamed the Twins the piranhas, the term specifically applied to shortstop Jason Bartlett, third baseman Nick Punto, outfielder Jason Tyner, and second baseman Luis Castillo. Well.. those players no longer play for Minnesota, but a new batch of Twins got Guillen a little frustrated after a rough loss against the Twins Thursday. After [...]
Twins manager Ron Gardenhire spoke all summer about how he wanted to get speed in the lineup, and he got just that from non-regulars filling in for injured players. Players that would normally be in different roles or were called up from Triple-A Rochester are playing the style Gardenhire has expected from day one. Outfielder Ben Revere, called [...]
Twins second baseman Tsuyoshi Nishioka suffered a fractured fibula and will be placed on the DL, according to Joe Christensen of the Star Tribune. Initial reports speculate he will be out at least a month – possibly 4-6 weeks at a minimum. Nishioka had to leave in the bottom of the seventh after being injured on a hard [...]
Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said last month that he wouldn’t mind bringing back infielder Nick Punto as a utility player. General Manager Bill Smith acknowledges the team had discussions, but a return of Punto doesn’t appear likely as the team looks at other internal options. “There’s been some discussion [about Punto], but we’ve got [Matt] [...]
As it stands right now, the Twins have Matt Tolbert and Trevor Plouffe (or Luke Hughes) as reserves for the infield. Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said Thursday that he would like to have infielder Nick Punto back as a utility player, according to La Velle E. Neal III of the Star Tribune. The versatile infielder became a free agent after [...]
The Twins agreed to a minor league deal with former Tigers prospect infielder Michael Hollimon, according to Jon Morosi of FOX Sports. This isn’t the only time the Twins have shown interest in Hollimon. The Twins drafted him in the 49th round of the 2003 June Amateur Draft, but he elected not to sign with the Twins and [...]
Minnesota Twins infielder Nick Punto has been activated from the disabled list, according to the Pioneer Press. According to the report, manager Ron Gardenhire doesn’t know whether Punto is 100 percent. With third baseman Danny Valencia producing at third base, don’t expect Punto to get much playing time even if he is 100 percent. Valencia [...]
The Minnesota Twins have placed infielder Nick Punto on the 15-day disabled list again because of a strained left hamstring. Infielder Matt Tolbert was recalled from Triple-A Rochester to take Punto’s place. That’s pretty much it.
Minnesota Twins’ shortstop J.J. Hardy should make a return to the Twins on Saturday, according to Jocelyn Syrstad of MLB.com. The report says the Twins will likely place infielder Matt Tolbert on the disabled list to make room for Hardy. “He’s moving along fine,” Gardenhire said. ”His hand feels good, his wrist feels good. He’s [...]
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