Every season stands on its own, each one a different story with new characters, altered narratives and changing cliffhangers. This baseball season will show us that again, but the end will be the same: The Twins will be American League Central champions for the fourth time in six seasons, with a record this summer of 88-74. They won't be carried by a rotation that had two of the top starters .
Limited player movement across Major League Baseball this offseason has been no more pronounced than in Minnesota, where the defending AL Central champion Twins have so far claimed a couple of players off waivers and signed a middle reliever coming off an injury. The Twins are among 11 teams who've had nearly all of their games on the Bally Sports networks, whose parent company went into bankruptcy last year. Amazon recently announced it will partner with the Diamond Sports Group in the reformation process, but with spring training less than three weeks away the urgency for clubs like the Twins is clear.
The Twins haven't played a postseason game since the day Alex Kirilloff made his major league debut, back in the 2020 wild-card round. On Friday night, Kirilloff qualified the Twins for another playoff appearance. The Twins first baseman hooked an inside fastball 10 rows deep into the right-field seats in the sixth inning, breaking a tie and helping the Twins earn the 2023 American League .
ATLANTA – The Twins will be without one of their top relievers until at least the All-Star break after Brock Stewart was placed on the 15-day injured list Tuesday with right elbow soreness. Stewart has been a dominant setup man since he was called up at the end of April, allowing only two runs in 25 2/3 innings (0.70 ERA) while pitching primarily in the seventh and eighth innings. He's been .