MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Baseball season is almost here, and dozens of current and former Minnesota Twins were in town over the weekend for TwinsFest at Target Field.
The Twins should have a chip on their shoulder for the 2025 season.
They had a double-digit lead on the final Wild Card spot in the American League Playoffs last year, only to finish 12-27 and miss out on the postseason for the third time in four seasons.
Sunday night on FOX 9 Sports Now, FOX 9 Sports Director Jim Rich sat down with Twins’ manager Rocco Baldelli to talk about the 2024 season, and look ahead to this year.
Baldelli says the whole team felt the impact of how 2024 ended.
“I felt it too. I try to downplay it sometimes, but it didn’t feel good at all. It affected everyone both inside and outside this clubhouse. We don’t want that to ever happen again, we don’t want to ever feel those feelings ever again,” Baldelli said. “So what do you do about it? You try to put yourself in a position where you’re not having to face that head-on. We did play really tremendous baseball for four months last year. We have a chance to use these experiences to move forward.”
‘It’s a damn good club’
Why it matters: The Twins are looking for a bounce-back season. They won the AL Central in 2023, they also ended an 18-game playoff losing streak and won a series for the first time in two decades. Then, the Pohlad family slashed payroll ahead of last season.
The Twins didn’t make any significant moves ahead of this year, and bring back largely the same roster. The good news is that it features a healthy Byron Buxton, Carlos Correa and Royce Lewis. Pablo Lopez is back to lead the pitching rotation, and Joe Ryan is healthy again.
“It’s a damn good club. There’s no reason why our club shouldn’t be competing out there to win our division come September,” Baldelli said.
How to watch the Twins in 2025
What we know: The Twins announced last Friday they’re launching Twins.TV in February, a streaming platform that will allow fans in Minnesota, western Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota and Iowa to watch games without blackouts.
A season subscription is $99.99, while a monthly subscription is $19.99. Fans can get their first look at the new service with five Grapefruit League spring training games that will be free.
What we don’t know: How can we watch the Twins over the air? Twins officials said last week plans are in the works to get Twins.TV on local TV and on cable and satellite providers.
We should get more information on that closer to Opening Day.
