A well-deserved nomination
In the last game of the 1st half of the 2025 season, the Twins injected some hope into the season, winning their third straight series, taking two out of three from the Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates. They enter the All-Star Break at 47-49, 4.0 games out of the last Wild Card spot.
The Past Week on Twinkie Town:
- Need to vent about the Twins? Or provide some reasons to calm down? Check out our Game Threads and join the conversation!
- In case you forgot what happened this past weekend, our Game Recaps are back as well!
- The MLB draft started last night and continues today. Ben Jones has the latest in our draft coverage.
- Zach Koenig highlights Brian Dozier’s heroics in 2015.
Elsewhere in Twins Territory:
- CJ Baumgartner at Zone Coverage evaluates the Twins’ catcher position, for now and in the future.
- Theo Tollefson at Pitcher List highlights a few standout minor league performances in St. Paul during the Iowa Cubs’ visit to CHS Field.
- Dan Hayes at The Athletic looks at how coaching an 11U baseball team brought back Byron Buxton’s love for the game. ($)
- Hayes also provided an inside look at the Twins’ unique broadcasting setup last week during the Cubs series, as play-by-play announcer Cory Provus was on vacation, leaving the booth to Justin Morneau, Glen Perkins, and Trevor Plouffe. ($)
In the World of Baseball:
- With the Cubs in town, Patrick Reusse at the Star Tribune highlighted local product Michael Busch and his growth from Simley High School to the big leagues. ($)
- The Tigers enter the All-Star Break on a four-game losing streak, but still sit on top of the AL with a 59-38 record, 2.5 games clear of the Astros.
- Meanwhile, the Dodgers, who had their own seven-game skid, are still first in the NL, but are only a half game clear of the Cubs.
- Anthony Castrovince at MLB.com recaps the first day of the MLB draft.
- Jeff Passan highlights one of the favorites to win the Home Run Derby today, Cal “Big Dumper” Raleigh.