Game 52: Twins at Red Sox
First Pitch: 3:10 pm CDTTV: Twins. TVRadio: TIBN / WCCO 830 / The Wolf 102. 9 FM / Audacy I’m not really sure why I’m more optimistic right now about the 2026 Twins than I have been at any point of the season so far.
My best guess is that, by all accounts, the team is not as catastrophically bad […]
May 22, 2026; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Minnesota Twins center fielder Austin Martin (16) celebrates his two run home run against the Boston Red Sox with teammates during the seventh inning at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Eric Canha-Imagn Images | Eric Canha-Imagn Images First Pitch: 3:10 pm CDT TV: Twins. TV Radio: TIBN / WCCO 830 / The Wolf 102.
9 FM / Audacy I’m not really sure why I’m more optimistic right now about the 2026 Twins than I have been at any point of the season so far. My best guess is that, by all accounts, the team is not as catastrophically bad as they could be, on pace for a high-70s win total, and holding down a third-place position instead of dwelling in the cellar. Minnesota is only three games below .
500 — a manageable deficit — and are actually one of only six teams in the American League with a positive run differential (+1, but it counts. ) They have an identical record to the reigning league champions, and a better record than recent Wild Card Detroit, Wild Card hopeful Kansas City, struggling Houston, upstart Baltimore, and their current opponents in the Boston Red Sox. The prospect pipeline has also begun to kick into gear, and players are being optioned/DFA’d at a rate relatively commensurate with their on-field performance.