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Minnesota Twins, Kohl Stewart Close to Agreement on Contract

Sam Tastad — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:45:53 +0000

The Minnesota Twins and first-round draft pick Kohl Stewart, are close to signing a deal. Last week, Stewart told the Twins he would pursue baseball rather than play football at Texas A&M.

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Twins Call Up Outfielder Clete Thomas

Sam Tastad — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 14:00:30 +0000

The Minnesota Twins have selected the contract of outfielder Clete Thomas from Triple-A Rochester to give them a needed extra center fielder.

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Former South Dakota State Pitcher Caleb Thielbar Gets First Win with Minnesota Twins

Jeff Harkness — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 22:17:28 +0000

When Ryan Doumit's two-run triple in the ninth inning gave the Minnesota Twins a 5-4 win over the Seattle Mariners, Saturday afternoon at Target Field, it also marked the first major league victory for former South Dakota State pitcher Caleb Thielbar.

Theilbar came on in relief in the top of the ninth, with the Twins trailing 4-2. He retired the Mariners after giving up a single to Endy Chave

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Twins Chris Colabello Enters Game With the Wrong Uniform

Sam Tastad — Wed, 29 May 2013 20:56:21 +0000

In the 14th inning, Chris Colabello entered the game for the Minnesota Twins as a pinch hitter, and he was wearing the wrong uniform.

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Twins Send Vance Worley To Triple-A

Sam Tastad — Thu, 23 May 2013 18:46:43 +0000

Vance Worley was supposed to be the Minnesota Twins ace after he was acquired from Philadelphia for Ben Revere. However, it hasn't worked out that way for the Twins and Worley.

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Former South Dakota State Pitcher Caleb Thielbar Impressive in Debut with Minnesota Twins

Jeff Harkness — Tue, 21 May 2013 01:00:47 +0000

It's already been quite a week for former South Dakota State Pitcher Caleb Thielbar - and it's only Monday.

Thielbar was called up by the Minnesota Twins earlier in the day, caught a plane to Atlanta, and got into his very first major league game the same day

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Cabrera, Fielder Homer As Tigers Beat Twins 6-1

Associated Press — Wed, 01 May 2013 02:24:40 +0000

Miguel Cabrera and Prince Fielder each hit a two-run homer, Justin Verlander pitched seven strong innings and the Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins 6-1 Tuesday night for their fifth straight victory.

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Fielder's Homer Lifts Tigers Over Twins 4-3

Associated Press — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 04:14:56 +0000

Prince Fielder put Detroit ahead with a three-run homer, and as if on cue, Max Scherzer settled into a groove. Fielder’s towering drive in the sixth inning lifted the Tigers to their fourth straight victory Monday night, 4-3 over Minnesota.

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Correia Shuts Down Rangers In Twins' Win

Associated Press — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 22:40:59 +0000

Thanks to another strong outing from Kevin Correia, the Minnesota Twins are ahead of where they were at this point last season. Way ahead. Correia pitched eight sharp innings, Justin Morneau homered and the Twins beat Texas 5-0 Sunday.

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Twins' Hernandez Gets First Major League Win

Associated Press — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 02:34:22 +0000

For Pedro Hernandez, a big grin said it all. The left-hander pitched five shutout innings for his first major league win, Josh Willingham homered and the Minnesota Twins beat the Texas Rangers 7-2 Saturday to end a three-game slide.

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