Puckett's Pond

1 week ago | puckettspond.com | Josh Hill

For the first time this season, the Minnesota Twins game will not be on traditional television. No, this isn't some nightmarish return of the issues we saw with Bally Sports North last year; rather, it's a regularly scheduled blip thanks to Apple TV+. Friday Night Baseball on Apple TV+ is entering its third season, and the Twins number has been called. That means the game tonight against the Detroit Tigers will not be broadcast on Twins TV.

1 week ago | puckettspond.com | Josh Hill

The Minnesota Twins series against the Kansas City Royals started with some umpire controversy but ended on a historic note. Rocco Baldelli was tossed from Game 1 on Tuesday when he argued a questionable pitch clock violation by Simeon Woods Richardson, which put a sour taste in everyone's mouth from there on out. It was a perfect precursor to how miserable the series ended up being for Minnesota as the Twins were swept by Kansas City and extended their losing streak to five games.

2 weeks ago | puckettspond.com | Josh Hill

Just a single game into the Double-A season, Walker Jenkins is already on the ILThey say when it rains it pours, but the April Showers the Minnesota Twins are experiencing is more like a thunderstorm of bad injury luck. Already the team was without two of its top players, with Royce Lewis and Brooks Lee beginning the year on the IL after suffering injuries in Spring Training. On Tuesday night the Twins lost ace Pablo Lopez to a hamstring injury that ended his second start of the season early.

2 weeks ago | puckettspond.com | Josh Hill

In just 11 games things have gone from bad to worse for the Minnesota Twins. Tuesday night saw the team lose its third straight game, and sixth in a row to the Kansas City Royals, but an even bigger loss was suffered in the fifth inning. Pablo Lopez needed to leave the game with what the team is calling hamstring tightness. Carlos Correa noticed something was off after Lopez delivered a walk to Jonathan India, which promoted a mound visit that ultimately saw Minnesota’s ace leave the game.

2 weeks ago | puckettspond.com | Josh Hill

A day after blowing a six-run lead, tempers flared for the Minnesota Twins thanks to a pitch clock violation that saw manager Rocco Baldelli get ejected from the game. In the sixth inning, home plate umpire Nic Lentz called a pitch clock violation against Simeon Woods Richardson, which Rocco Baldelli rather emphatically objected to. He left the dugout to argue the call, which ended up putting Jonathan India on base by way of a walk, and didn’t return.