46 — Points between Kurtz and the second-best hitter in baseball by wRC+ since the All-Star break. Teammate Shea Langeliers (216) is next up. That means Kurtz has been a 46% better hitter than anyone ...

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Dawson Johnson, 8, loves baseball and now his enthusiasm for the game has landed him in a spot in a youth athlete of the year ...

The Twins have a 1-5 record on their current homestand against Detroit and the A’s, one of two teams with a worse record in the American League.