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Matthew Leach

Matthew Leach

Executive Editor, National League at MLB.com

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Recent Articles

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Twins part ways with pitching coaches Maki, Ramirez and trainer Kirkman

MINNEAPOLIS – The Twins are overhauling their pitching department. The club announced Monday that pitching coach Pete Maki and assistant pitching coach Luis Ramirez will not return to the coaching staff in 2027. Maki and Ramirez were two of the few coaches that were retained when manager Derek Shelton replaced
17 days ago
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As Twins wrap up '26, López departs to ramp up TJ rehab

MINNEAPOLIS -- For seven months, Pablo López has been a constant presence in the Twins’ clubhouse. Home or away, López has been there for and with his teammates, even though he hasn’t thrown a single pitch in anger all year. However, with two days left in the season, he’s planning
20 days ago
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Jenkins hits 1st big league HR off ... a fellow outfielder?

MINNEAPOLIS – Facing Tigers utility man Zach McKinstry and his sub-40 mile per hour pitches in the eighth inning of the Twins’ 11-1 win on Monday night, Walker Jenkins had one thought in his mind. “Dude. Don't strike out,” Jenkins recalled.
about 2 months ago
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'Dude. Don't strike out': Jenkins hits 1st big league HR off a fell...

MINNEAPOLIS – It certainly wasn’t conventional, but Walker Jenkins has his first big league home run. Jenkins, the Twins’ No. 1 prospect and No. 15 overall in baseball, went deep on a 37.4 mph eephus from Tigers utility man Zach McKinstry in the eighth inning of an 11-1 Twins win
about 2 months ago
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Twins call up No. 15 overall prospect Walker Jenkins

MINNEAPOLIS – Unlike some Minor League callups, Walker Jenkins didn’t have to catch an early morning flight or endure an hours-long travel day to make it to his Major League debut. That doesn’t mean he slept well. Or at all.
about 2 months ago
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Despite outcome, Twins gain memories they'll 'cherish for a lifetim...

DYERSVILLE, Iowa -- They played with their dads and bonded with their kids. They met their heroes. They played in one of baseball’s most iconic and special settings. They walked out of a cornfield and onto the diamond. They got a welcome change of pace from the grind of six
2 months ago
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Kremer strong in Twins debut, leading parade of Deadline acquisitions

KANSAS CITY – This is the way it goes over six months of baseball: Sometimes, even a very good lineup struggles to score runs. But man, is the timing for the Twins’ current offensive lull unfortunate. Noah Cameron stifled Minnesota yet again on Wednesday, ruining an effective debut for Trade
2 months ago
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All-Star Hoffman to take on versatile high-leverage role for Twins

KANSAS CITY – Jeff Hoffman joined his new team on Tuesday, a day after the Blue Jays traded him to the Twins, ready to take on whatever role he’s asked to perform. Which is good, because it may not be just one.
2 months ago
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Larnach blocks out noise of trade rumors to hit loud HR in Seattle

SEATTLE -- Trade rumors aren’t new to Trevor Larnach. He spent much of the offseason wondering whether he’d be back with the Twins for 2026, and his name has come up again as Monday's 5 p.m. CT Trade Deadline approaches. But what he experienced on Saturday before the Twins' 4-3
3 months ago
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UNREAL! Clemens' two-out, two-strike walk-off grand slam erases thr...

MINNEAPOLIS -- There are memorable wins, and then there are moments. The kind of swing that a player tells his grandkids about. The kind of game where you tell people you were there. Kody Clemens had one of those on Thursday. In a game that looked all but hopeless for
3 months ago
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'I feel clean on the direction': Zoll says Twins will be buyers at ...

MINNEAPOLIS – For months now, it’s been a mission statement bordering on a mantra for Twins uniformed personnel: Play well enough to put pressure on the team’s front office when the Trade Deadline gets here. It appears they have done just that, and Tuesday’s come-from-behind 3-2 win over the Royals
3 months ago