Twins reacquire reliever Michael Tonkin in deal with Mets to aid injury-depleted bullpen
The Minnesota Twins acquired right-hander Michael Tonkin from the New York Mets to aid their injury-depleted bullpen.
The Minnesota Twins acquired right-hander Michael Tonkin from the New York Mets to aid their injury-depleted bullpen.
Carlos Correa's path to a second season with the Minnesota Twins was a circuitous one that included him almost signing with both the Giants and the Mets.
Kyle Farmer went 3 for 4 with a pair of two-out RBIs, Max Kepler hit a three-run triple and the AL Central-leading Minnesota Twins beat the New York Mets 8-4.
Andrew Stevenson scored the go-ahead run in the seventh inning when he stole third and continued home on catcher Francisco Álvarez's throwing error, and the Minnesota Twins beat the New York Mets 5-2.
The Minnesota Twins placed outfielder/first baseman Joey Gallo on the 10-day injured list on Friday with a left foot contusion.
Thanks to the pitch clock, the action is moving much faster at Major League Baseball games. It also means a little less time for fans to enjoy a frosty adult beverage.
October baseball is here with the Wild Card games getting started on Tuesday.
Dominic Smith put the New York Mets in front with his pinch-hit, three-run homer in the seventh inning, and Home Run Derby champion Pete Alonso added a 474-foot shot halfway up the third deck in a 14-4 victory over Minnesota on Wednesday that gave the Twins their first three-game losing streak this season.
The MLB All-Star voting process moves from the Primary to the Starters Election, which is scheduled to begin Wednesday.
One day after the teams set a Citi Field record by totaling 10 home runs in the Twins' 14-8 romp, the Mets barely had to swing to build a big lead.
A cut water pipe led to flooding of two floors of the Buck O'Neil Research and Education Center, delaying the $4 million renovation project.
The Mets could trade deGrom and Syndergaard for a bunch of prospects, or keep them as the only true pillars on a crumbling 2018 season.
Three teams have been red-hot out of the gates this April and they aren't necessarily who you'd expect.
The New York Mets have won six straight on the strength of veteran additions like Adrian Gonzalez and Todd Frazier and good pitching.
With the "Super-Two" deadline behind us, which MLB prospects could be getting a promotion to the big leagues in the near future?
Tim Tebow, moved by the Mets to Class-A St. Lucie, probably hasn't earned the promotion, but he also hasn't he earned all the hate.
The New York Mets, still second in the National League East, find themselves sinking under the weight of injuries and idiocy.
The Mets rotation looks to be one of the league's best if they can keep their young arms, Matz included, healthy.
The Wild Card games lived up to the hype. Here's some things you may have missed.
There's just one more week to go in the 2016 Major League Baseball regular season, so pay attention very closely to what's going on in MLB this week.
Your travel guide to visiting any of the MLB teams in the Florida Grapefruit League for this year's spring training
Neckless and near-neckless athletes adorn the rosters of professional sport: an offensive lineman here, a stocky pitcher there.
It's tough to keep up with all the action in MLB. Here's your power rankings for the week ending on October 1st.
The rain dripped off the brim of his cap as Phil Hughes walked off the mound. An hour-plus delay meant the last start of his first season for Minnesota was over. That half-million-dollar bonus stayed one out away. He still earned a nice prize: the major league record for strikeout-to-walk ratio. Hughes struck out five without a walk over eight innings, and the Twins beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-1 on Wednesday afternoon.
It's tough to keep up with all the action in MLB. Here's your power rankings for the week ending on September 24th.
Peter Meijer had joined the race in November 2023.
Got bees? Don't put up with all that buzzing and stinging; here are some easy ways to get rid of bees this spring.
About 7 in 10 retirees stop working before they turned 65. For many of them, it was for reasons beyond their control.
Police are investigating after a 14-year-old boy was shot and killed in northeast Minneapolis early Friday morning.
Save big on appliances from top brands and retailers gearing up for Memorial Day.
Police are investigating after a 14-year-old boy was shot and killed in northeast Minneapolis early Friday morning.
A man is in custody and charged in last week's home break-in and sexual assault in St. Paul's Macalester-Groveland neighborhood.
Minnesota's first large-scale cannabis event is taking place this weekend.
Police are asking for the public's help to find two suspects who violently stole a dog from its owner Wednesday on St. Paul's east side.
In honor of Earth Week, some University of Minnesota students will spend their Friday afternoon cleaning up one of the Twin Cities' most popular lakes.
Minnesota's International Wolf Center is mourning the loss of one of its ambassadors.
A transcript from a 911 call is providing more details surrounding the arrest of Minnesota State Sen. Nicole Mitchell, who stands accused of burglary.
A Minnesota man who kidnapped his 2-year-old son last year, triggering an AMBER Alert and a standoff, will be sentenced on Thursday.
It's one of the few covered bridges remaining in the Midwest, and it's seen a lot of traffic over the years.
The Metropolitan Council has made headlines for its mismanagement of the Southwest Light Rail project. In Talking Points, community members and Minnesota legislators on both sides of the aisle are pushing for major reforms.
Six middle school students and two adults were injured in a school bus crash near Hudson on Thursday morning.
The 59th annual Flood Run motorcycle ride is this Saturday, and the Minnesota State Patrol is asking bikers and motorists alike to be extra careful while cruising beside the St. Croix River.
A partial building collapse in Superior, Wisconsin prompted evacuations Thursday, including at a nearby daycare.
Republican lawmakers have filed a new lawsuit alleging partial vetoes Gov. Tony Evers made to a bill designed to bolster students' reading performance were unconstitutional.
Nicolae Miu, the man convicted of reckless homicide and other crimes after stabbing five people on Wisconsin's Apple River in 2022, will be sentenced this summer.
The nation's third-largest food bank is using a 24-hour fundraiser to fight food insecurity.
An Eden Prairie family is keeping their son's legacy alive, one year after his sudden death.
Fifteen-year-old Bennett Fisk loves baseball and has been playing youth league his whole life. Unfortunately, last season, he had to sit out because even the largest adult-size baseball helmet didn't fit his head and it was too unsafe to play without a helmet.
For the first time in Minnesota cannabis usage on 420 is legal.
A new restaurant is hoping to serve the community for years to come.
Peter Meijer had joined the race in November 2023.
Friday will be the fourth day that Twin Cities students will join a nationwide movement to end the bloodshed in Gaza.
Smoking in Minneapolis is set to get more expensive thanks to a new ordinance passed by the City Council.
A transcript from a 911 call is providing more details surrounding the arrest of Minnesota State Sen. Nicole Mitchell, who stands accused of burglary.
Some love it, while others hate it. But in 15 days the new Minnesota state flag will be raised across the state.
Minnesota's first large-scale cannabis event is taking place this weekend.
Smoking in Minneapolis is set to get more expensive thanks to a new ordinance passed by the City Council.
The owner of a Twin Cities-based car dealership is accused of scamming Minnesotans out of thousands of dollars.
Saturday marks, for some, a holiday.
There's a state recovery fund for families who are out of money for a loss due to a contractor, but there's a gap in the law — a contractor with one specialty is exempt from paying into the fund.
Police are investigating after a 14-year-old boy was shot and killed in northeast Minneapolis early Friday morning.
A man is in custody and charged in last week's home break-in and sexual assault in St. Paul's Macalester-Groveland neighborhood.
Police are asking for the public's help to find two suspects who violently stole a dog from its owner Wednesday on St. Paul's east side.
The Minneapolis City Council approved Thursday a $150,000 settlement for a man who witnessed the murder of George Floyd and testified against the former officer who killed him.
A transcript from a 911 call is providing more details surrounding the arrest of Minnesota State Sen. Nicole Mitchell, who stands accused of burglary.
Minnesotans love to get outside no matter the season. Something about being in nature always seems to leave us feeling better. So why does it feel good to get outdoors? Good Question.
The DEA took about 2.5 million lethal doses of fentanyl off Minnesota streets last year alone. Despite that eye-popping number, it's not enough.
Federal officials say they're double checking whether pasteurization has eradicated the danger from possible bird virus particles in milk.
UnitedHealth said it paid the criminals behind attack that crippled hospitals and pharmacies to protect sensitive patient data.
Cancer cases are on the rise in younger adults, and early onset cancer is up in patients under 50, many of them without typical risk factors.
Italy's Culture Ministry has banned loans of works to the Minneapolis Institute of Art, following a dispute with the U.S. museum over an ancient marble statue believed to have been looted from Italy almost a half-century ago.
Harvey Weinstein's 2020 conviction on felony sex crime charges has been overturned by the State of New York Court of Appeals.
The Vali-Hi Drive-In in Lake Elmo has been closed for almost two years now — but a filmmaker raised in Woodbury is keeping memories of the iconic theatre alive.
Eight years ago this week, music icon Prince died of an accidental painkiller overdose at his Paisley Park estate.
La Raza's mission is to bring music, news and community to more than 200,000 Latinos in the Twin Cities.
The Vikings did not have to send a massive package to move up and accomplish their most urgent goal.
The Minnesota Vikings selected quarterback JJ McCarthy at No. 10 in the first round of the 2024 NFL draft. Here's what to know about him.
The Minnesota Vikings made a big splash in the first round of the 2024 NFL draft, picking two players at arguably the most important positions on the team.
The Chicago White Sox dropped to 3-22, wasting a two-run lead and stretching their losing streak to a season-high seven with a 6-3 defeat to Minnesota as Edouard Julien hit two of the Twins' five solo home runs.
The Minnesota Vikings have chosen JJ McCarthy to be their franchise quarterback of the future.
The Metropolitan Council has made headlines for its mismanagement of the Southwest Light Rail project. In Talking Points, community members and Minnesota legislators on both sides of the aisle are pushing for major reforms.
The Metropolitan Council has made headlines for its mismanagement of the Southwest Light Rail project. In Talking Points, Esme Murphy spoke with DFL Sen. Scott Dibble and Republican Sen. Eric Pratt about the legislation push major reforms.
The Metropolitan Council has made headlines for its mismanagement of the Southwest Light Rail project. In Talking Points, community members and Minnesota legislators on both sides of the aisle are pushing for major reforms. Esme Murphy spoke with Abou Amara, a Democratic analyst, and Mary Pattock, a long-time critic of the Met Council.
The Metropolitan Council has made headlines for its mismanagement of the Southwest Light Rail project. In Talking Points, lawmakers pushing for reform. But Republican analyst Amy Koch says its going to take a bi-partisan public outcry from the politically diverse seven-county area.
It may have been more than 25 years ago, but Jesse Ventura's 1998 win for governor stands out as one of he most successful third-party runs in U.S. history.
It's one of the few covered bridges remaining in the Midwest, and it's seen a lot of traffic over the years.
Decades ago, at an 88-acre pasture near Annandale, cars replaced cows and French Lake Auto Parts was born.
There's an attraction in Fergus Falls that's centered around a man-made disaster.
In this week's Finding Minnesota, John Lauritsen goes to New Ulm where the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame is celebrating 35 years.
It cost $85,000 to build St. Stan's — equivalent to about $100 million today. As the basilica approaches its 130th birthday, its biggest fans say they wouldn't change a thing.
Minnesotans love to get outside no matter the season. Something about being in nature always seems to leave us feeling better. So why does it feel good to get outdoors? Good Question.
What do Lebron James, David Bowie and Bill Gates all have in common? They're left-handed. While they're a minority of the population, they're not alone. So why are we right- or left-handed? Good Question.
April is Earth Month and we're less than a week from Earth Day. That timing matches up with an email we received from Mary in Minneapolis. She wants to know: What can the average person do to help reduce global warming? Good Question.
The gorgeous weekend we had was more than just a great time to get outside. For many, it was a chance to get their hands dirty whether they wanted to or not. We wanted to know How can we efficiently clean our homes? Good Question.
If you have a drawer packed with old cellphones, cameras and laptops, you're not alone. Global electronic waste has hit record highs and it's growing five times faster than recycling rates. So how should you dispose of e-waste?
Many Minnesotans were treated to a stunning double rainbow on Thursday.
Nicolae Miu, a 54-year-old man from Prior, Lake, Minnesota was found guilty of six criminal charges, including first-degree reckless homicide. Miu's trial lasted eight days in a Hudson, Wisconsin courtroom.
The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed early Tuesday, March 26 after a column was struck by a container ship that reportedly lost power, sending vehicles and people into the Patapsco River.
An early spring snowstorm made for many beautiful sights across the state of Minnesota over the weekend.
State fire officials say a grass fire near Waseca is contained Monday morning after burning more than 1,000 acres.
Meteorologist Adam Del Rosso says the metro will see showers and storms on Friday and Sunday.
In Minnesota, weather can be all over the place. Here at WCCO, we want to give you what you need to prepare for what's happening next.
Meteorologist Joseph Dames says the first of two weekend storm systems arrives in Minnesota on Friday.
Steve Spears with Northern Tool and Equipment discusses some tips for preparing your home for possible severe weather this spring and summer.
Meteorologist Joseph Dames says the Twin Cities are about to be treated to some proper April showers.
Kerry D’Amato returns to The 4 with Cleo, a chihuahua and pug mix who has specific medical needs.
For the last 27 years, Peter Brosius has been the Artistic Director for The Children’s Theatre.
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Meteorologist Adam Del Rosso says the metro will see showers and storms on Friday and Sunday.