When the Twins placed Royce Lewis on the injured list due to a severe quadriceps strain on Opening Day, the third baseman was expected to be out for a couple of months. Now, just over two months later, his return is imminent. Lewis is expected to rejoin the team on Tuesday when the Twins face…
No player has been more impactful in their short tenure with the Minnesota Twins over the past two seasons than Royce Lewis. Known as “Mr. Grand Slam,” he began the season with a home run against the Kansas City Royals before landing on the injured list. As he nears a return, his comeback is imminent…
The Minnesota Twins have decided to demote Cody Funderburk to Triple-A due to his 5.18 ERA in 24.1 innings pitched out of the bullpen this season. In his place, they are promoting Diego Castillo, a right-handed reliever with significant MLB experience, from the St. Paul bullpen. However, some logistical issues are delaying the official announcement…
Minnesota Twins fans have eagerly awaited Royce Lewis’s return to baseball for over a month, and it appears the wait might soon be over. Lewis, who hit a home run in his first at-bat of the season, suffered a quad injury that has kept him out since the third inning of Opening Day. This setback…
Beau Burrows was settling into his hotel room in Charlotte, North Carolina when his phone rang unexpectedly one late Saturday night. Just a couple of days earlier, on March 21, the Twins had let go of the right-hander, voiding the minor-league contract he had signed back in January. With his plans altered, Burrows and his…
The 32-year-old’s 2023 campaign was curtailed by a fractured left pelvis sustained in June. In his previous season, Urshela recorded a .285/.338/.429 batting line with 13 home runs and 27 doubles over 144 games while playing for the Minnesota Twins in 2022. It seems likely that Urshela will end up with one of the New…