Reigning AL Most Valuable Player Joe Mauer made his eight-year, $184 million contract extension with the Twins official Monday. The St. Paul, Minnesota native is a three-time batting champion.
AL MVP Joe Mauer agreed to an eight-year, $184 million contract extension with Minnesota on Sunday that includes a full no-trade clause. The catcher is a three-time batting champion.
Twins closer Joe Nathan has been diagnosed with an elbow injury that could cost him the 2010 season.
Twins catcher Joe Mauer missed the first month of the season due to injury but bounced back to post an MVP campaign. He was a runaway winner in balloting for the AL award.
The Yankees beat the Twins Sunday, 4-1, to sweep the ALDS. Alex Rodriguez and Jorge Posada homered in the win for New York. Andy Pettitte struck out seven to pick up the win. The Yanks meet the Angels in the next round of the playoffs.
The Yankees Mark Teixeira homered in the bottom of the 11th for a 4-3 win over the Twins and a 2-0 ALDS lead
The Yankees won the opener of their AL playoff series against Minnesota, 7-2, Wednesday night in New York. Derek Jeter and Hideki Matsui homered, and CC Sabathia struck out eight in the win. Game two of the series is Friday.
The Minnesota Twins scored in the bottom of the 12th inning to edge Detroit 6-5 in a one-game playoff to win the American League Central title.
Both the Tigers and Twins won Sunday, leaving them tied for the AL Central lead. Detroit and Minnesota will play a one-game tiebreaker Tuesday at the Metrodome. It's the second straight year that a tiebreaker will decide the division champ.
By Thor Nystrom / MLB.com
MINNEAPOLIS -- The Twins' new home has a name: Target Field.
The club announced on Monday morning that they have reached an agreement in principle on a 25-year deal that includes the naming rights for Target Field. The ballpark is scheduled to open in 2010.
Financial terms of the pact were not released.
"We took what we think is a non-traditional approach -- a lot of teams would have had an auction; that was never what it was about for the Twins," Twins president Dave St. Peter said. "When we considered corporate names, it was clear that one, it needed to be a Minnesota-based brand, and two, it had to be involved in the community and consistent with our brand, which is very family focused. There was a small list of companies that we felt fit those criteria. Target was at the top of that list."
The Twins and Target will also collaborate on the design of Target Plaza, a pedestrian bridge and public gathering space connecting Target Field to downtown Minneapolis
Twins name new ballpark Target Field....
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Texas Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton set an All-Star Game Home Run Derby record on Monday by belting 28 homers in the first round but the Minnesota Twins' Justin Morneau prevailed in the end to win the trophy. Morneau claimed the title by hitting five homers against three from a spent Hamilton in the final round, where they started 0-0 with no carryover from the earlier rounds.
Morneau wins Derby but Hamilton steals the show....
