Twins' Santana Wins AL Cy Young Award
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As joyous fans celebrated by honking car horns in Caracas, Johan Santana sounded overwhelmed. He became the first Venezuelan to win a Cy Young Award, and not only that, he was a unanimous choice.
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Johan Santana won his eighth straight decision, Jacque Jones and Augie Ojeda homered and the Minnesota Twins ended the Anaheim Angels' nine-game winning streak, 7-1 Saturday.
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The New York Mets have finalized personal terms with Venezuelan-born pitcher Johan Santana, who will join them from the Minnesota Twins, pending a medical on Saturday, MLB.com (http://www.mlb.com) reported on Friday.
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American League Cy Young Award winner Johan Santana and the Minnesota Twins agreed to a $40 million, four-year contract yesterday. The 25-year-old lefthander had been scheduled for a salary arbitration hearing today. He went 20-6 and led the league with a 2.61 ERA and 265 strikeouts last season . . . Baseball's new steroid testing policy won't be ready when ...
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Venezuelan-born pitcher Johan Santana has completed his move to the New York Mets from the Minnesota Twins, after passing a medical on Saturday, MLB.com (http://www.mlb.com) reported.
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Johan Santana pitched seven crisp innings to win his fourth straight start and Jason Kubel hit a tiebreaking homer that helped the Minnesota Twins beat the Yankees on Wednesday.
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Michael Cuddyer homered and drove in four runs, Carlos Silva threw seven smooth innings and the Minnesota Twins beat the Oakland Athletics 9-4 on Monday to move within 1 1/2 games of idle Detroit in the AL Central.
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The Minnesota Twins have reached a tentative agreement Tuesday to trade star left-handed pitcher Johan Santana to the New York Mets.
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Justin Morneau hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the eighth inning and Johan Santana won his fourth straight decision to lead the Minnesota Twins over the Detroit Tigers 4-3 Wednesday night.
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When Johan Santana starts at home, the Minnesota Twins are just about a sure thing. His latest gem has them breathing down Detroit's neck in the AL Central.
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Johan Santana won his 11th straight start with another dominant performance, striking out a career high 14 over eight shutout innings for the Minnesota Twins in a 5-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday.
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Johan Santana and the Minnesota Twins&#39; dazzling defence had the New York Yankees seeing double. Santana and the Twins escaped trouble with the help of a record-setting five double plays, Jacque
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There was a moment in December when the Red Sox thought they were close to consummating a deal for Twins lefthander Johan Santana, the two-time Cy Young Award winner who with Josh Beckett would have formed a potentially historic 1-2 combination at the top of their pitching rotation.
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AL Cy Young Award winner Johan Santana and the Minnesota Twins agreed Monday to a four-year contract.
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OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Oakland Athletics caught Johan Santana on a rare off day. Nick Swisher, Eric Chavez, and Bobby Crosby each drove in runs to help Chad Gaudin to his fifth straight win as the A's beat the Minnesota Twins, 4-2, yesterday to take the series.
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Jason Bartlett's single to deep center field with the bases loaded in the 10th inning Thursday night gave Minnesota a 2-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals and moved the Twins into a tie for first place in the AL Central with Detroit.
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It's now up to the ace to extend the Twins' season. Putative Cy Young winner Johan Santana will get the call and the ball today, working on only three days' rest to keep Minnesota alive in their Division Series with the Yankees.