Days-old rally sausage = Seven straight games with double-digit hits
The Past Week on Twinkie Town:
- The Twins are now 14-13 and currently sit 4.5 games back of the first-place Guardians, who lead the division. As always, check out our Game Threads and Game Recaps!
- Looking ahead to this week’s games? Stay caught up with our series previews!
- Zack Koenig reviews a few of the greatest Twins commercials of all time.
Elsewhere in Twins Territory:
- John Ke recaps the last week in Twins baseball, including injury news, transactions, and player performances in each game!
- Do-Hyoung Park at MLB.com explains what exactly is going on with the Twins’ new celebration this season.
- Theo Tollefson at Zone Coverage takes a look at David Festa’s underlying metrics.
- Aaron Gleeman at The Atlethic analyzes the Twins’ success facing off-speed pitching ($).
In the World of Baseball:
- The Athletic surveyed executives across the league to see who were baseball’s consensus top 10 front offices. The Twins ranked eighth ($).
- MLB finally addressed players’ concerns regarding the new jerseys – however, changes are not expected to occur until 2025.
- At the end of week 1 of baseball, the Guardians are now atop the AL at 19-9, while the Braves now lead the NL pennant race, with a 19-7 record.