MINNEAPOLIS — Max Kepler hit a tying home run in the sixth inning and a walk-off single in the 10th inning to give the Minnesota Twins a 6-5 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Friday night. The late-game hit was Kepler’s 10th career walk-off plate appearance, tied with Kent Hrbek for third-most in Minnesota history behind only Kirby Puckett and …
The Athletic has live coverage of MLB free agency and the Winter Meetings in Nashville. Note: Only major-league signings and trades and top hires are listed under “What they’ve done so far.” GO DEEPER MLB trade and free-agent targets: Bowden on solutions for each AL team's key needs Arizona Diamondbacks Needs: Starting pitching What they’ve done so far: Traded RHP …
When Joey Gallo officially signed on Dec. 19, Twins president of baseball operations Derek Falvey predicted a lull in league-wide activity until the New Year. Catchers In: Christian Vázquez, Ryan Jeffers Others on the 40-man roster: None Aaron Gleeman: Our first offseason roster projection, way back on Nov. 25, literally had “” listed as the second catcher, so this is …
