The Minnesota Twins announced Wednesday night that their Thursday afternoon starter would be rookie Simeon Woods Richardson. Is this finally the time that the up-and-down prospect gets a chance to stick around a while?
When Target Field added their state-of-the-art scoreboard upgrade at the beginning of last season, it came with a flurry of unforeseen challenges. Nobody knows this better than the official scoreboard operator tasked with fighting off a nightly flurry of glitches and errors.
In a last-minute move to reinforce their injury-depleted bullpen, the Twins have signed one of the more beloved clubhouse guys in MLB. He's only a few months younger than Joe Mauer, but he might still have something left in the tank.