Puckett's Pond

3 weeks ago | puckettspond.com | Josh Hill

There's no way to sugarcoat this one, as an absolute nightmare scenario is played out for the Minnesota Twins on Thursday in Baltimore. Both Byron Buxton and Carlos Correa needed to leave the game after crashing into one another while chasing down a routine pop-fly. The injuries happened in the third inning, with Correa exiting the game immedietly while Buxton stayed in a little longer before being removed.

1 month ago | puckettspond.com | Eric Cole

Riding a four game win streak, the Minnesota Twins are playing some really good baseball right now. They absolutely destroyed the Guardians on Monday and Cleveland starter Tanner Bibee has looked vulnerable early this season. Everything is lining up for a potentially fun matchup, but the weather seemingly has other plans. When the forecast for game time showed a 60% chance of rain, the writing was on the wall that this game may not start on time.

1 month 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 month 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.

1 month 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.