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Iron Sharpens Iron: Torii Hunter says thanks and goodbye

Nov 5, 2015

American League, Headlines, Major League Baseball, Minnesota Twins

Torii Hunter said goodbye to the game he loved one last time this afternoon with a press conference at Target Field and he kept bringing everything back to one bible passage; as iron sharpens iron, so one perso...

Predicting the landing spot for each Minnesota Twins free agent

James B. Terry

Nov 3, 2015

American League, American League Central, Features, Major League Baseball, Minnesota Twins, Opinions & Predictions

The Major League Baseball Players Association released a list of 139 players who are now eligible for free agency this offseason and can begin negotiating with any team, beginning November 7 at midnight. On ...

Torii Hunter: A Twins Fan Remembers

James B. Terry

Oct 26, 2015

American League, American League Central, Features, Major League Baseball, Minnesota Twins, Opinions & Predictions

Players these days are too often remembered by the box score. The first thought that comes to mind when we think of someone is how many home runs they hit or how many awards they won. But remembering Torii Hunt...

Top 10 Plays of Torii Hunter’s Career

Nick Hamelin

Oct 26, 2015

Breaking News, Features, Headlines, Opinions & Predictions

Today, the iconic Torii Hunter has decided to hang up the cleats and retire from the game of baseball. So with that, I present you the top ten plays of his thrilling career. Honorable Mention: I just love...

Torii Hunter is retiring after 19 seasons

Jacob Fagan

Oct 26, 2015

American League, American League Central, Breaking News, Features, Headlines, Major League Baseball, Minnesota Twins

According to LaVelle Neal of the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Torii Hunter of the Twins has decided to retire after 19 seasons. Hunter made five All-Star teams, won nine Gold Gloves, and played nearly 2,400 regula...

Torii Hunter is the perfect player for the Minnesota Twins

Joshua Sadlock

Oct 3, 2015

American League, American League Central, Features, Major League Baseball, Minnesota Twins, Opinions & Predictions

Nineteen long years ago, Torii Hunter made his big league debut for the Minnesota Twins. On August 22, 1997, Hunter came on to run for catcher Terry Steinbach in the ninth inning of a 3-1 loss to the Baltimore ...

Torii Hunter Finding Stride, Throws Dance Party

James B. Terry

Sep 15, 2015

American League, American League Central, Features, Major League Baseball, Minnesota Twins, Opinions & Predictions

The dog days of August were not good to 40-year-old veteran Torii Hunter. Hunter hit .130 with two home runs and just nine runs batted in over 21 games in August, drawing just six walks to put his monthly on...

2015 Roberto Clemente Award nominees announced

Nick Delahanty

Sep 14, 2015

Breaking News

On Monday afternoon, Major League Baseball announced the thirty nominees for the 2015 Roberto Clemente Award. Each year, all thirty teams are allowed to nominate one player for the award Each season, Major L...

Patient Minnesota Twins Blow Through Sonny Gray

James B. Terry

Jul 18, 2015

American League, American League Central, Headlines, Minnesota Twins

The Minnesota Twins were one of baseball's hottest teams heading into the All-Star break, and coming out of it they had a tough task on their hands with the Oakland Athletics sending American League ERA leader ...

Brian Dozier: The Face of the Twins

Evan Marinofsky

Jul 11, 2015

American League, Features, Major League Baseball, Minnesota Twins, Opinions & Predictions

Since 2010, the Minnesota Twins have finished in last place or second-to-last every year. The only thing since 2010, the year in which they finished in first with 94 wins, that has been laudable for loyal Twins...

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