Twins stacked again as postseason streak still looms large Minnesota Twins manager Rocco Baldelli, left, and first base coach Tommy Watkins speak in the dugout before the start of a spring training baseball game against the Boston Red Sox, Thursday, March 11, 2021, in Fort Myers, Fla. (Source: AP Photo/John Bazemore) By DAVE CAMPBELL | March 17, 2021 at 3:04 PM CDT - Updated March 17 at 3:04 PM
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) The Minnesota Twins have returned largely the same team that won the last two AL Central titles and added some accomplished newcomers to help fill a few holes.
For all the familiar spring optimism, the franchise’s historic fall failures loom large. Even Rocco Baldelli, as easygoing a manager as there is in the major leagues, won’t pretend to ignore that all-time-record 18-game postseason losing streak.
The Minnesota Twins are bringing back designated hitter Nelson Cruz on a one-year, $13 million contract, according to a person with knowledge of the negotiations.