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Souhan: Twins lacked Cruz control, so signing a hitter like Nelson is an offseason priority
Jim Souhan
Focusing on money and pitching ignores a franchise reality — clutch hitting is needing for the Twins to contend again.
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Reusse: Love him or hate him, Pete Rose deserves to be ranked among the greatest ever
Despite being banned from organized baseball for gambling on Reds games in August 1989, Pete Rose is still the game’s greatest hitter and should be remembered as such.
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RandBall: The Twins found people to blame for swoon, but were they the right ones?
Hitting coach David Popkins and two of the Twins’ assistant hitting coaches have been let go by the team, giving us a strong hint at where those above them are placing blame for a 12-27 finish. But is it deserved?
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Tatis hits 2-run homer, King strikes out 12 as the Padres beat the Braves 4-0 in playoff opener
Fernando Tatis Jr. hit a towering two-run homer on his first playoff swing in four years and Michael King struck out 12 in his first postseason start as the San Diego Padres beat rookie AJ Smith-Shawver and the Atlanta Braves 4-0 in Game 1 of their NL Wild Card Series on Tuesday night.
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