Refusing to stop covering the Minnesota Twins for 25 years.
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My big news: I've left The Athletic because they wanted me to stop covering the Twins.
I refused to give up my dream, so I'm betting on myself and returning to my independent roots.
I need your support to make it work. Join me and let's do this together: aarongleeman.com/welcome-to-…
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Livvy Dunne is at Target Field to watch boyfriend Paul Skenes, and got put on the scoreboard between innings as her own celebrity look-a-like.
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Most three-pointers through eight games in NBA history:
48 — Stephen Curry, 2018-19
47 — Stephen Curry, 2023-24
41 — Anthony Edwards, 2024-25
41 — Stephen Curry, 2015-16
39 — Stephen Curry, 2021-22
38 — Stephen Curry, 2022-23
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Sonny Gray said Carlos Correa told him Blue Jays baserunners couldn’t hear the third base coach because the crowd was so loud.
And that’s why they planned to pick Vladimir Guerrero Jr. off second base in a game-changing moment.
Gray: “That’s why he’s special.”
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Vikings fans: Here's audio of @PAOnTheMic's radio call on @KFAN1003 for the game-tying touchdown/conversion and walk-off field goal, synced with video.
It's pure PA.
"And the Minnesota Vikings have completed the greatest comeback in the history of the National Football League!"
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Some team is going to hang a banner and pour alcohol all over themselves for winning this thing.
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Rocco Baldelli was talking about the importance of giving players days off to avoid wearing down.
Then he turned to Justin Morneau in the back of the room and asked: "You ever play all 162?"
"I played 163."
Amazing flex. (Morneau played 163 in 2008 and was runner-up for MVP.)
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Two solid minutes of Jerry Seinfeld and David Letterman discussing their interactions with Joey Votto.
(Can you imagine if Votto was just randomly watching this on Netflix one day. Had to be surreal.)
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Kevin Garnett standing on this court as his jersey finally goes up in the rafters is going to be magical and deafening.
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Timberwolves history:
With Anthony Edwards: 18 playoff wins in 5 seasons
Without Anthony Edwards: 18 playoff wins in 31 seasons
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Bob Costas going on and on about how the Yankees might have to beat three 100-win teams to win the World Series, when the same could be said of the Twins, is exactly the type of thing Minnesotans always obsess about when listening to national announcers.
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I asked #MNTwins owner Joe Pohlad about payroll and why the team is treated as just another typical business.
Here's a full transcript of my question, his response, and two follow-up questions that I asked after hearing it.
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#MNTwins trade tally:
Carlos Correa
Jhoan Duran
Griffin Jax
Louis Varland
Brock Stewart
Willi Castro
Harrison Bader
Chris Paddack
Danny Coulombe
Ty France
They traded 40% of the roster, including the five best relievers and five players with 2+ years of team control remaining.
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It is absolutely insane that the Wolves got Mike Conley *and* Nickeil Alexander-Walker for D'Angelo Russell.
Truly an all-time trade heist.
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Sweet pregame interview moment, as Max Kepler told Jorge Polanco how much it means to make a playoff run with him after more than a decade together in the Twins organization.
They were roommates after signing with the Twins as 16-year-olds in the 2009 international class.
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Carlos Correa on the #MNTwins adding Tyler Mahle: “I looked at his Baseball Savant page and saw a lot of red.”
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Timberwolves history:
With Anthony Edwards: 14 playoff wins in 5 seasons
Without Anthony Edwards: 18 playoff wins in 31 seasons
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Willians Astudillo is headed to Japan, signing with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks for about twice the MLB minimum salary.
Happy to see him get paid and hopefully get an everyday role too. Good dude and a unique, fun player.
I truly hope 🐢La Tortuga🐢 becomes a cult hero in Japan.
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This is one of the best things I've ever seen. Tecmo Bowl reenactment of the Vikings' game-winning touchdown, with @PAOnTheMic's radio call.
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Blue Jays brought Louis Varland into a 2-1 game with the bases loaded and two outs.
He struck out Giancarlo Stanton with a 101 mph fastball.
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Huge day for the NFC North.
Packers and Lions win playoff games, and Jodie Foster wears this Vikings hoodie on "True Detective."
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Sinclair Broadcast Group, which owns Bally Sports North and many other regional sports networks, is reportedly headed for bankruptcy in "the biggest financial disaster in sports media history."
(Minnesotans know all too well what a mess this has been.)
nexttv.com/news/its-on-bally…
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Yankees' playoff record in the last 20 years:
vs. Minnesota Twins: 16-2 (.889)
vs. every other team: 43-58 (.426)
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I've made my living as a baseball writer since 2005. But because I started as a blogger, and never worked in print, the Baseball Writers' Association of America has always been closed to me. I was denied the chance to even apply as recently as last year.
Got my BBWAA card today.
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Before leaving the ballpark for the final time this season, I just want to say thank you to everyone for reading and listening and following.
This is a dream job, and I'll never stop being grateful for the support that gives me the opportunity to do it.
Thank you. I love y'all.
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Twins were projected for ~85 wins. They're on pace for 98. Attendance up 15%. TV ratings up 40%. Each are top-three increases across MLB.
Players and fans have done their part and then some. Now the front office, with a payroll millions below last season, needs to do their part.
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Last game of 2025 for me.
This has been the least enjoyable season I've covered, so I'm especially grateful to everyone for reading and listening to my stuff. Thank you.
I so desperately want this to be the start of something better, and not something worse, for #MNTwins fans.
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None of those numbers are correct. Stop using AI slop for things you can easily look up.
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BREAKING: Big dumb idiot allows Timberwolves to make him sad for 31st consecutive year.
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Royce Lewis is now tied for the eighth-most grand slams in #MNTwins history, with five.
He's played 66 games. Mr. Grand Slam.
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This was unexpectedly cool: Today’s print New York Times published my story about the Twins’ pitching staff: theathletic.com/4931833/2023…
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Timberwolves history:
With Anthony Edwards: 15 playoff wins in 5 seasons
Without Anthony Edwards: 18 playoff wins in 31 seasons
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#MNTwins announced attendance: 10,240
That's the lowest announced attendance in the history of Target Field, aside from COVID-impacted seasons.
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Mets have spent $806 million on free agents this offseason.
Twins have spent $710 million on free agents combined since moving into Target Field in 2010.
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Byron Buxton hits a leadoff homer off Shohei Ohtani.
What an amazing season Buxton is having.
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This was called an inning-ending strike three on Max Kepler and took away a Royce Lewis stolen base, too.
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Karl-Anthony Towns was the primary defender on Kevin Durant and Nikola Jokic in back-to-back series, credibly guarding Hall of Famers with vastly different skills while also averaging 19 points on 52/44/83 shooting.
And he put the nail in Denver's coffin:
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Royce Lewis is tied for the 11th-most grand slams in #MNTwins history. He's played 56 games.
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FanGraphs' projection of the #MNTwins playoff odds throughout the season definitely captures the mood. fangraphs.com/standings/play…
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Personal news: I'm joining @TheAthleticMLB to cover the Twins full time.
To get the time, resources and platform to do this 24/7/365 is a dream come true.
Subscribe today for 40% off using my special promo: theathletic.com/welcomegleem…
I hope you'll join me. theathletic.com/1240586
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Wolves and Twins both following up seasons with their most playoff success in 20 years by making their fans absolutely miserable.
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This is the Timberwolves' 31st season.
Their record in games played by Kevin Garnett is 513-457 (.529), equivalent to a 43-39 season.
Their record in all other games is 463-1,026 (.311), equivalent to a 25-57 season.
They have 1 winning record in 17 seasons without Garnett.
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Fernando Rodney wears his hat crooked. People constantly complain about it. Those people are being silly, in general, but especially so in this case.
Rodney wears his hat crooked to honor his father, who died six days before his MLB debut. foxsports.com/arizona/story/…
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Twins' starting nine and their OPS last year:
1.031 Nelson Cruz
.995 Mitch Garver
.923 Miguel Sano
.900 Josh Donaldson
.855 Max Kepler
.841 Jorge Polanco
.838 Luis Arraez
.827 Byron Buxton
.800 Eddie Rosario
.758 *MLB AVERAGE*
This lineup is bonkers now. theathletic.com/1534792/2020…
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Rocco Baldelli started by describing the overturned call as “chickenshit” and got even more heated from there.
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Ryan Fitzgerald's first MLB hit and first MLB homer, after eight seasons and nearly 3,000 plate appearances in the minors.
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Highest AVG by a 22-year-old in the past 100 years (min. 300 PA):
.406 — Ted Williams, 1941
.358 — Freddie Lindstrom, 1928
.357 — Stan Musial, 1943
.350 — LUIS ARRAEZ, 2019
.346 — Joe DiMaggio, 1937
No big deal. Just four Hall of Famers and Luis Arraez.
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Meltdown after meltdown after meltdown. What a mess.
In the #MNTwins last five losses to Cleveland they had win probabilities as high as 92%, 98%, 82%, 95%, and 89%.
If the Twins had won all five, they'd be up 11.0 games in the AL Central.
Instead they lead by only 1.0 game.
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Twins pitchers with 7+ shutout innings in a playoff game:
Pablo López, 2023 ALDS vs. Astros
Johan Santana, 2004 ALDS vs. Yankees
Jack Morris, 1991 World Series vs. Braves
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Most home runs in MLB history:
268 — 2019 #MNTwins
267 — 2018 Yankees
264 — 1997 Mariners
260 — 2005 Rangers
257 — 2010 Blue Jays
257 — 1996 Orioles
They set the all-time record before September 1. Incredible.
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Fastest player in baseball, according to Statcast's sprint speed:
2019 — Byron Buxton
2018 — Byron Buxton
2017 — Byron Buxton
2016 — Byron Buxton
2015 — Byron Buxton
Buxton has been successful on 91% of his career stolen base attempts, which is the top success rate of all time.
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Most points per 48 minutes in Wolves history (minimum 50 games):
36.8 — Luka Garza
32.4 — Anthony Edwards
32.4 — Karl-Anthony Towns
30.9 — Derrick Rose
28.9 — Jimmy Butler
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Nelson Cruz's final #MNTwins numbers:
258 games
.304 AVG
.386 OBP
.598 SLG
76 HR
191 RBIs
Best free-agent signing in team history and one of the greatest hitters ever to put on a Twins uniform.
Rays make sense. They were in the mix for Cruz before the Twins signed him in 2019.
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We're now one-third of the way through the 2019 season and the Twins have the best record, the biggest division lead, the best run differential, and the most home runs in baseball.
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Byron Buxton figured out a way to ensure the #MNTwins don't spoil one of his signature moments again.
Have *another* signature moment. Holy shit. Three-run walk-off homer to complete a sweep over the White Sox.
Oh, and the Twins take possession of first place in the AL Central.
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Carlos Correa on Edouard Julien during spring training: "My god, the kid can hit, man."
Correa and Julien at Yankee Stadium tonight:
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Minnesota native Caleb Thielbar on ending the 0-18 streak:
"I was a senior in high school in 2004. I remember the game. I've experienced everything all the fans have, too. This was my team growing up. It's still my team. I know what weight was lifted off everyone's backs today."
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Max Kepler's last six plate appearances vs. Trevor Bauer:
Home Run
Home Run
Walk
Home Run
Home Run
Home Run
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For everyone else this is a routine single hit in front of the center fielder. For Byron Buxton this was his league-leading 21st double.
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BREAKING: The Athletic and Aaron Gleeman have agreed to a long-term contract extension, sources tell The Athletic.
Gleeman, acquired in a controversial signing late in the 2019 season, gets a full no-trade clause and the right to continue doing his dream job covering the Twins.
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Most games with 40+ points before turning 21:
8 — LeBron James
4 — Kevin Durant
4 — Luka Dončić
3 — Anthony Edwards
Edwards won't be 21 until August, so there's a pretty good chance he'll be adding to that total.
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Umpire called Jose Miranda safe, saying the fielder didn't touch the base to get the forceout. But then Miranda just walked away and got tagged out anyway.
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I’ve rewatched this a bunch today and I think it’s one of the greatest game-ending defensive plays I’ve ever seen in the playoffs.
Just an absolutely absurd capper to Carlos Correa’s monster Game 2.
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Byron Buxton has joined Aaron Judge and Jarren Duran as the only MLB center fielders with an OPS above .800.
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I can't fathom seeing Byron Buxton hit 450-foot homers, steal bases at a 90% clip, and make amazing catches in center field only to think "yeah, but he's injured a lot."
Yes, he is. And when he's healthy, watching Buxton is watching one of the greatest players in Twins history.
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Luis Arraez, Byron Buxton, and Carlos Correa with back-to-back-to-back homers vs. Gerrit Cole to start the first inning.
Holy shit.
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Incredible. Luke Keaschall hits .368 with five steals in his first seven MLB games, misses three months with a broken forearm, and then rips a two-run homer in his first at-bat off the injured list.
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It's official: Twins are allowed up to 10,000 people at Target Field, starting with the home opener on April 8.
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There are currently five qualified MLB hitters with an OPS above 1.000.
Shohei Ohtani
Mookie Betts
Juan Soto
Marcell Ozuna
... and Ryan Jeffers.
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#MNTwins pitching ranks out of 30 teams:
#1 ERA
#1 Strikeout rate
#1 OBP against
#1 SLG against
#1 OPS against
#1 Innings per start
#1 Quality starts
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Some personal news: I'm the new Editor-In-Chief of Baseball Prospectus, which is literally the job I dreamed of when I was 16. So excited.
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#MNTwins pitching guru Josh Kalk just said Jhoan Duran’s seventh-inning splinker is the first off-speed pitch thrown over 100 mph in MLB history.
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It's fun to have a bad MF'er in the NBA playoffs. nitter.app/Timberwolves/status/17…
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