2024 Minnesota Twins | ||
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League | American League | |
Division | Central | |
Ballpark | Target Field | |
City | Minneapolis, Minnesota | |
Record | 11–13 (.458) | |
Owners | Jim Pohlad | |
Managers | Rocco Baldelli | |
Television | Bally Sports North | |
Radio | WCCO | |
Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference | |
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The 2024 Minnesota Twins season is the 64th season for the Minnesota Twins franchise in the Twin Cities of Minnesota, their 15th season at Target Field, and the 124th overall in the American League. They enter the season as the defending American League Central champions.
In February, the Twins signed Carlos Santana to a one-year, $5.25 million contract, and signed Jay Jackson to a one–year, $1.5 million contract. [1]
AL Central | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Cleveland Guardians | 18 | 7 | 0.720 | — | 8–4 | 10–3 |
Kansas City Royals | 16 | 10 | 0.615 | 2½ | 12–5 | 4–5 |
Detroit Tigers | 14 | 11 | 0.560 | 4 | 4–7 | 10–4 |
Minnesota Twins | 11 | 13 | 0.458 | 6½ | 6–6 | 5–7 |
Chicago White Sox | 3 | 22 | 0.120 | 15 | 2–9 | 1–13 |
Division leaders | W | L | Pct. |
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Cleveland Guardians | 18 | 7 | 0.720 |
New York Yankees | 17 | 8 | 0.680 |
Seattle Mariners | 13 | 12 | 0.520 |
(Top 3 teams qualify for postseason) | Wild Card teamsW | L | Pct. | GB |
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Baltimore Orioles | 16 | 8 | 0.667 | +2½ |
Kansas City Royals | 15 | 10 | 0.600 | +1 |
Detroit Tigers | 14 | 11 | 0.560 | — |
Boston Red Sox | 14 | 12 | 0.538 | ½ |
Toronto Blue Jays | 13 | 12 | 0.520 | 1 |
Tampa Bay Rays | 13 | 13 | 0.500 | 1½ |
Texas Rangers | 13 | 13 | 0.500 | 1½ |
Minnesota Twins | 11 | 13 | 0.458 | 2½ |
Los Angeles Angels | 10 | 15 | 0.400 | 4 |
Oakland Athletics | 9 | 16 | 0.360 | 5 |
Houston Astros | 7 | 19 | 0.269 | 7½ |
Chicago White Sox | 3 | 22 | 0.120 | 11 |
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Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | HOU | KC | LAA | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
Baltimore | — | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–4 |
Boston | 0–3 | — | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 |
Chicago | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–6 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–7 |
Cleveland | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
Detroit | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–2 |
Houston | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 1–5 |
Kansas City | 2–4 | 0–0 | 6–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | — | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 |
Los Angeles | 1–3 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 |
Minnesota | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–4 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 |
New York | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 4–2 |
Oakland | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–6 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 |
Seattle | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 7–5 |
Tampa Bay | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–2 |
Texas | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | 3–3 |
Toronto | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | — | 4–2 |
Updated with the results of all games through April 21, 2024.
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March/April: 11–13 (Home: 6–6; Away: 5–7)
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May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
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June: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
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July: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
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August: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
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September: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
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Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | St. Paul Saints | International League | Toby Gardenhire |
AA | Wichita Wind Surge | Texas League | Ramon Borrego |
A-Advanced | Cedar Rapids Kernels | Midwest League | Brian Dinkleman |
A | Fort Myers Mighty Mussels | Florida State League | Brian Meyer |
Rookie | FCL Twins | Florida Complex League | Robbie Robinson |
Rookie | DSL Twins | Dominican Summer League | Jimmy Alvarez |
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