Minnesota Twins Podcast

The Twins Clubhouse Podcast features Twins favorites from past and present, as we relive specific moments from their career and catch up with what they are doing today. These new Twins shows will be available every Thursday wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts, or by subscribing at twinsbaseball.com/podcasts.

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10/03/21: Inside Twins
Inside Twins wraps up the season with a discussion between Justin Morneau, LaTroy Hawkins, Dan Gladden & Cory Provus that looks back on the Twins season, looks forward to the offseason and discusses the upcoming CBA.
21 min
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9/26/21: Twins Today
Twins Today closes out the Twins Hall of Fame weekend with exclusive interviews with Rod Carew, Tom Kelly, Brad Radke and Joe Vavra.
88 min
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9/26/21: Inside Twins
Twins manager Rocco Baldelli joins the program in the midst of the team’s final homestand. Rocco sheds some light on what exit interviews will look like to close the season and how the team will address “the need to rebuild this offseason.”
21 min
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9/19/21: Twins Today
Twins Today brings the energy as we hear about some of the Twins young arms from St. Paul Saints Pitching Coach Mike McCarthy, the voice of the Wind Surge Tim Grubbs prepares us for a Wichita postseason run & Bally Sports North broadcaster Marney Gellner is simply herself.
45 min
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9/19/21: Inside Twins
What is the Twins’ identity as they wrap up a disappointing season and look towards 2022? President of Baseball Operations Derek Falvey sheds some light on that in this week’s “Inside Twins”. He also discusses routes for the team to improve, still believing in Max Kepler, how a full 2021 Minor League season will be beneficial and more
21 min
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9/12/21: Inside Twins
Recently inducted into the Professional Scouts Hall of Fame, Twins V-P of Player Personnel Mike Radcliff joins us for this week’s “Inside Twins”. Mike recalls his first memories of several current and former Twins stars, chats about how the role and responsibilities are evolving for scouts and more
21 min
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9/12/21: Twins Today
This week’s Twins Today goes around the diamond as Nick Gordon joins the show after his first start at short. Then we visit with St. Paul Saints 3rd baseman & Twins prospect Jose Miranda on his impressive season.
93 min
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9/5/21: Twins Today
Twins Today focuses on the future of Twins baseball as we hear from St. Paul Saints Hitting Coach Matt Borgschulte on his work in Triple-A including the impact that Jose Miranda has made on their team
45 min
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9/5/21: Inside Twins
The Twins are exploring multiple options when it comes to building a rotation and full pitching staff in 2022.
21 min
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08/29/21: Twins Today
The Twins look for a 3-game sweep of the NL Central Leading Milwaukee Brewers and this week’s Twins Today has a Border Battle theme as well hear from a number of people from the two states. The Legendary Bob Uecker shares some memorable stories about his time in the movies and then current Twins Radio Play-by-Play Analyst Cory Provus shares his own Uecker stories from his time in the booth with him in Milwaukee.
91 min
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08/29/21: Inside Twins
As the Twins get set for the final month of the season, could Joe Ryan find his way on to the big league mound in September? Manager Rocco Baldelli dives into that when he joins “Inside Twins” this week. The skipper also explains why he favors the current limits on roster expansion for September, discusses the impact Kenta Maeda needing surgery has on the 2022 rotation and more
21 min
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8/22/21: Twins Today
8/22/21: Twins Today
45 min
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8/22/21: Inside Twins
8/22/21: Inside Twins
21 min
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8/15/21: Twins Today
Twins Today puts a bow on a weekend which celebrated the 30th anniversary of the 1991 Minnesota Twins Championship Season. The Star Tribune’s Patrick Reusse is one of the most respected Twins historians around and he joins us for some candid memories of that team that you won’t find in an article
93 min
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8/15/21: Inside Twins
The Twins look to win three consecutive series for the first time this season, and all three would be against division leaders. Manager Rocco Baldelli joins “Inside Twins” to talk about the nice ball his squad has been playing.
21 min
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8/8/21: Twins Today
On the heels of the closing ceremonies in Tokyo, Twins Today is joined by former gold medalist Jessica Mendoza. Jessica received a firsthand scouting report on Twins new pitching prospect Joe Ryan.
93 min
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8/8/21: Inside Twins
8/8/21: Inside Twins
21 min
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8/1/21: Inside Twins
Now that some of the dust has settled President of Baseball Operations Derek Falvey has an opportunity to reflect on what was a busy deadline.
21 min
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8/1/21: Twins Today
Fresh off the trade deadline, Twins Today takes a deep dive on some of the prospects that the Twins acquired this past week with JJ Cooper, the Executive Editor of Baseball America
94 min
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7/25/21: Twins Today
With the Trade Deadline looming Twins Today checks in with MLB Network Insider Jon Heyman who gives us the latest on Twins trade rumors including Jose Berrios and a player that Heyman says is “more likely than not to be traded.” Bally Sports North analyst LaTroy Hawkins discusses the deadline from his perspective as well as some of the memorable pitching performances that he’s seen firsthand. MLB.Com Angels beat writer Rhett Bollinger builds on last night’s pitching performance to help us reset the Twins/Angels series. Finally, we also have the pleasure of introducing you to one of the Twins best pitching prospects Jordan Balazovic and speaking of prospects, Twins Senior Manager of Baseball Operations, Brian Maloney shares the intake process of the Twins recent draft picks.
90 min
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7/25/21: Inside Twins
Was the trade of Nelson Cruz the only deal the Twins will make before Friday’s 3pm deadline? Twins’ General Manager Thad Levine joins “Inside Twins” to discuss the tough decision to move the slugger to Tampa, and how this week could play out. He said the team is not actively shopping guys who are not approaching free agency after this season, like Berrios and Buxton. Thad thinks the core of this team will be able to compete for the postseason in 2022, a belief that is supported by the teams who are calling and inquiring about making a deal. As Thad put it “if other teams think our players can help them win a championship, we believe they can help us win a championship.” He also gets into some of the factors that are making this a unique trade deadline, such as the timing of the draft.
21 min
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7/18/21 Inside Twins
11 of the 21 players the Twins selected in the 2021 Draft were pitchers, including their first round pick Chase Petty. Director of Amateur Scouting Sean Johnson joins “Inside Twins” to talk about the high school right-handed flame thrower from New Jersey. It was a draft deep in arms, but even Sean thinks that the Twins ended up with more pitchers than they thought. With 19 of the Twins’ selections coming from college, Sean explains the focus on this direction – especially with the pitchers. He also gives his thoughts on what he considers the ideal time and location for the draft.
21 min
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7/18/21: Twins Today
Twins Today is coming out of the All-Star Break with a recap of the festivities. First we introduce you to Twins Prospect and St. Paul Saints Starting Pitcher Josh Winder. Winder talks about his Futures Game experience as well as how he’s maintained success on the mound. Then 4-Time All-Star Justin Morneau recaps his time in Colorado last week as well as relives his 2008 Home Run Derby Championship. Finally, Twins Senior Director of Communications Dustin Morse shares his perspective of All-Star Week as well as looks ahead to what his responsibilities could be come the trade deadline
45 min
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7/11/21: Twins Today
Twins Today hits the halfway point as Twins Reliever Tyler Duffey joins the program for an extended conversation on his season, trends in the game and his thoughts on who should be going to Colorado as an All-Star. It’s also draft day and Brit Minder, Coordinator of Amateur Scouting, paints us a picture of who is in the room making the decisions and how debates on a selection are handled. We flashback on the week with a great conversation with former Twin and World Series Champion A.J. Pierzynski. Finally, we check in with a couple of broadcasters as Cedar Rapids play-by-play Chris Kleinhans-Schulz takes us on Kernels winning streak while Twins television Play-by-play Dick Bremer helps us wrap up the 1st half of the season.
91 min
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7/11/21: Inside Twins
The first half of the season has not gone according to plan for the Twins. The team’s principal owner Jim Pohlad joins “Inside Twins” to discuss the 2021 season so far and admits everyone expected different outcomes, but he still has faith in his baseball operations department now and going forward. When asked if the Twins can keep Jose Berrios and Byron Buxton long term, Jim says “I think the answer is a definitive yes.” He dives into watching some of the young players who will be part of the future coming up and already playing key roles. Plus, he has been pleased with the relationship with St. Paul as the new triple-A affiliate, and is in favor of participating in one of the Saints time honored tradition.
21 min