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2026 – TWINS AND O’S GO DOWN TO THE WIRE: The Twins opened their 66th season with a loss to the Orioles in Baltimore by a score of 2-1, dropping their second-straight Opener. Joe Ryan made his second career Opening Day start, pitching 5.1 scoreless innings, with one hit allowed (Rutschman 4th inning single), two walks and seven strikeouts. Kody Funderburk (0-1) was issued the loss, allowing one run on one hit in 0.2 innings of relief. The offense recorded five hits, went 1-for-12 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Byron Buxton tripled and scored on a sac fly by Luke Keaschall in the eighth inning. Victor Caratini reached twice in his Twins debut, going 1-for-3 with a walk. The fact that the Twins hit into three double-plays did not help their cause. Joe Ryan held Oriole batters hitless for 3.2 innings before a Rutschman single, marking the longest for a Twin to carry a no-hitter in an Opener since Jerry Koosman, who also went 3.2 hitless innings to open the 1981 season against Oakland (credit: Twins Radio Network Sports Bureau). Attendance 42,134. Box Score
2024 – The Twins trade 1B Niko Goodrum to Tampa Bay for unknown compensation.
2021 – The Twins announced today in an official statement that bench coach Mike Bell passed away this afternoon at the age of 46 after a six-week battle with kidney cancer. Bell spent 28 years in and around Major League Baseball as a player, coach, and player development expert. Bell’s tenure with the Twins was short – he joined the team prior to the 2020 season – but, by all accounts, he became a valuable and well-loved member of the coaching staff immediately.
2020 – No Twins vs A’s game in Oakland today due to COVID-19. On what should should be Opening Day for all 30 MLB teams we instead are fighting the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) as many of us across the country are urged to shelter in place. Sadly we have no clue when we will be able to see baseball played once again. Here is what MLB commissioner Rob Manfred had to say.
1993 – The Colorado Rockies send pitcher Brett Merriman to Minnesota and in return the Twins send pitchers Gary Wayne and Rob Wassenaar out west.
1989 – Pitcher Keith Atherton is sent to the Indians for outfielder Carmelo Castillo.
