Twins settle with AL MVP Morneau
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Baseball Justin Morneau agreed to meet the Minnesota Twins halfway. The AL MVP agreed yesterday to a $4.5 million, one-year contract with the Twins, who also settled their salary arbitration cases with third baseman Nick Punto ($4.2 million, two-year contract), reliever Juan Rincon ($2 million, one year), and outfielder Lew Ford ($985,000, one year). Morneau's agreement was at the midpoint ...
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Anaheim, Calif. - There is a decidedly right lean to the three-time champions of the American League Central. In a span of 26 days, the Minnesota Twins lost the left side of their infield to free agency.
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Justin Morneau drove in three runs and   Joe Mauer scored three times to help the Minnesota Twins thump   Detroit 9-5 and keep the heat on them in the AL central title   battle on Friday.
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When Justin Morneau moved out of teammate Joe Mauer's pad this offseason, he broke up perhaps the most productive two-income household in baseball history. The townhouse in St. Paul, Minn., was home last season to a combined batting average of .333, 47 homers and 214 RBIs, with an AL MVP award and a batting title.
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Ben Broussard belted a two-run homer  in the third inning to give the Cleveland Indians a 5-2 win  over the Minnesota Twins to salvage a split of a unique  doubleheader on the final day of the American League regular  season.
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Boof Bonser brought the Minnesota Twins a little bit closer in the tightening three-team race in the American League Central.
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Minnesota Twins slugger Justin Morneau was expected to be released from the hospital Saturday following treatment for a bruised right lung that will likely sideline him for at least a couple of games.
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MINNEAPOLIS - More than 26 hours after the oddly suspended game began, the Twins gave themselves a chance to open the AL playoffs at home by finishing a 6-5 victory over the Indians on Michael Cuddyer's two-out double in the 12th inning Sunday.    The teams were tied at 5-all after 11 innings Saturday when play was halted at 2:33 p.m...
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Back in June, Justin Morneau walked into manager Ron Gardenhire's office with a .236 batting average and was benched. Though he didn't realize it at the time, he walked out an MVP.
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The Minnesota Twins once again made the most of their chances. Twice as much, really.
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In voting by sportswriters, Twins' Justin Morneau had 320 points to Yankees' Derek JeterÂs 306.
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Justin Morneau returned to the Minnesota Twins starting lineup Thursday, six days after bruising his right lung in a home plate collision.
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Minnesota's Justin Morneau edges the New York Yankees' Derek Jeter to win the American League's Most Valuable Player Award on Tuesday.
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The Minnesota Twins closed out the season with a 5-1 win over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday to capture the American League Central crown and avoid a first-round playoff meeting with the New York Yankees.
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The New York Mets and the Minnesota Twins reached a tentative agreement for Johan Santana Tuesday, capping months of deliberations over the two-time Cy Young award winnerâs future.
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(Sports Network) - The Minnesota Twins and Cleveland Indians will close out the regular season with a doubleheader of sorts, as the teams battle at the Metrodome today.
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After Chicago's A.J. Pierzynski appears to spike Minnesota's Justin Morneau, the Twins rally for a 10-4 win.