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Umps oddly let the Yankees’ Domingo Germán stay in the game despite him failing substance check

He got caught cheating and didn't get ejected.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Apr 16, 2023

Twins’ Baldelli Blasts Umpires for Controversy With Yankees’ German

Minnesota’s manager wasn’t happy after he was tossed in the team’s loss to New York.

Sports Illustrated · Apr 15, 2023

Twins’ Baldelli Tossed After Yankees’ German’s Sticky Substance Check

The incident occurred before the fourth inning of the game.

Sports Illustrated · Apr 15, 2023

Twins continue strong start to season with 11-1 romp over Miami

They opened the retractable roof on a rare occasion at Miami's tropical loanDepot Park — and it poured homers and runs in the Twins' 11-1 victory over the Marlins.

Tribune News Service · Apr 4, 2023

Twins keep rolling to open season, post second consecutive shutout against Royals

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – "You might never see the same lineup out there two games in a row," Rocco Baldelli said of his versatile Twins roster during spring training, a pledge that he broke just two games into the season.

Tribune News Service · Apr 2, 2023

Chip Scoggins: Here are two things Twins need to do less often in 2023

Sonny Gray unwittingly became the most popular Twins player in uniform last week, a hero to many before even throwing his first pitch of the season.

Tribune News Service · Mar 29, 2023

La Velle E. Neal III: Loss of dead weight means the Twins will win 90-plus games

FORT MYERS, Fla. – One equipment truck has departed for the Twin Cities. Another is being loaded as the Twins prepare to break camp and head for a regular season that will be better than the clunker of 2022.

Tribune News Service · Mar 28, 2023

Baseball brings its dramatic new look: Faster games, more action, kill off the 'dead time'

FORT MYERS, Fla. — A clock ticking backwards isn't only the newest and most significant change to the way baseball is played in the major leagues — it's also a metaphor for what the national pastime is trying to accomplish.

Tribune News Service · Mar 26, 2023

La Velle E. Neal III: Buxton will start season as DH after smashing spring training debut

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Byron Buxton announced his arrival to spring training on Tuesday with a loud crack of the bat, rifling a double to the right-center field wall in his first plate appearance in a major league spring training game this season.

Tribune News Service · Mar 22, 2023

Kenta Maeda’s PitchCom inadvertently tipped off Rays batters in a spring training game

PitchCom's ability to prevent sign stealing has an obvious fatal flaw

USA Today Sports Media Group · Mar 3, 2023