Lewis Thorpe
FILE - In this Monday, Sept. 14, 2020 file photo, Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Jose Berrios delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox in Chicago. Minnesota's pitching staff carried the load for the team last year, but it'll be a prove-it season again for most of the starters and relievers the Twins have assembled for 2021 in attempt to win a third straight AL Central title. Jose Berrios is at the top of the list. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)
Twins pitchers again in prove-it mode, starting with Berrios

By Dave Campbell Feb. 19, 2021 06:19 PM EST

FILE - Minnesota Twins pitcher Kenta Maeda of Japan throws against the Houston Astros in the first inning of an American League playoff baseball game in Minneapolis, in this Tuesday, Sept 29, 2020, file photo. Maeda's first season in Minnesota, albeit abbreviated by the pandemic, was a runaway success. The Japanese right-hander who has averaged 120 innings over the past four years, will have his durability tested in 2021. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)
After solid Twins debut, Maeda aims to finish even stronger

By Dave Campbell Feb. 18, 2021 05:57 PM EST

FILE - This Sept. 23, 1983 file photo shows Chicago White Sox manager Tony La Russa. La Russa, the Hall of Famer who won a World Series championship with the Oakland Athletics and two more with the St. Louis Cardinals, is returning to manage the Chicago White Sox 34 years after they fired him, the team announced Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/File)
AL Central teams at the start of spring training

By The Associated Press Feb. 11, 2021 12:38 PM EST

Pittsburgh Pirates' Cole Tucker runs the bases on a solo home run off Minnesota Twins pitcher Lewis Thorpe during the first inning of a baseball game Monday, Aug. 3, 2020, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
Cruz's walk-off single lifts Twins past Pirates 5-4

By Dave Campbell Aug. 04, 2020 12:19 AM EDT

Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Reynaldo Lopez throws against the Minnesota Twins during the first inning of a baseball game in Chicago, Sunday, July 26, 2020. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Cruz homers twice and Twins beat White Sox 14-2

By Sarah Trotto Jul. 26, 2020 07:18 PM EDT