Trevor Plouffe

George Brett is Royals' interim hitting coach

2013-05-30 19:41:00

Stuck in an eight-game losing streak, the Kansas City Royals turned to the greatest player in franchise history to turn around their hitting woes. Hall of Famer George Brett, 60, was appointed the club's interim hitting coach Thursday and joined the...

Dioner Navarro hits three home runs to lead Cubs

2013-05-29 22:26:00

Dioner Navarro hit three home runs in a game for the first time in his career, connecting from both sides of the plate at Wrigley Field on Wednesday and leading the Chicago Cubs over the White Sox 9-3. Navarro had never homered more than once in a game,...

Twins offense invisible in loss to Tigers

2013-06-16 20:05:04

MINNEAPOLIS In losing two of three to the Tigers, the Twins continued their light-hitting ways of recent weeks. It was supposed to be the other way around. Twins pitching was expected to be the shaky link on this squad. The Twins spent the offseason...

MLB: Plouffe sparks Twins; Tigers fall 6-3

2013-06-15 21:54:00

MINNEAPOLIS -- Trevor Plouffe had three hits, including a two-run homer, in his return to the Twins lineup, and Sam Deduno held Detroit in check over seven innings in Minnesota’s 6-3 victory over the Tigers on Saturday night. �Plouffe, back...

Jim Souhan: Mauer is worth the money Twins are paying him

2013-06-15 19:05:07

A rare moment in recent baseball history passed Thursday at Target Field without anyone noticing. It deserved a standing ovation, at least among the accountants in attendance. Cliff Lee faced Joe Mauer from 60 feet, 6 inches away, the rare occasion...

Scoreboard: June 11

2013-06-10 21:18:00

Royals beat the Twins, and win a series, and score seven, and hit a homer

2013-06-07 00:00:00

KANSAS CITY, MO. Hey, what's this? A little life, suddenly, from the once-thinning blue wave? The Royals have their first two-game winning streak in more than a month after rallying Thursday for a 7-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins at Kauffman Stadium....

Scoreboard -- May 30, 2013

2013-05-30 22:37:00

|TV SPORTS| College Softball--World Series, 6 and 8 p.m. (ESPN2) Major League Baseball--Milwaukee Brewers at Minnesota Twins, 7 p.m. (FXSP); Chicago White Sox at Oakland Athletics, 9 p.m. (WGN) NHL Hockey--Playoffs, conference finals, game 1,...

Twins take their dives, with 3rd straight over Brewers

2013-05-30 00:00:00

MINNEAPOLIS Aaron Hicks is becoming a connoisseur of the catch, a dean of the dive, so even from center field, he could appreciate Chris Parmelee's technique. Catch, squeeze, tumble and accept the congratulations of a grateful pitcher. "I deal with...

Brewers fall to Twins, lose fifth straight

2013-05-30 00:00:00

MINNEAPOLIS Marco Estrada had one bad inning Wednesday night. With the way things have been going for the Milwaukee Brewers, that was more than enough to seal their doom even facing a wild right-hander making just his second start of the season for the...

Braves pound the Twins for sweeping effect

2013-05-22 17:50:03

ATLANTA Decisions, decisions. Braves rookie sensation Evan Gattis was poised and ready at the plate Wednesday afternoon, working with a 3-0 count and the bases loaded. The question was, when the next pitch came over the plate, where was he going to put...

Minnesota Twins: Rain delay is the least of slumping team's problems

2013-05-20 00:54:03

For the couple of hundred diehard Twins fans that waited out Sunday's three-hour rain delay at Target Field, there could have been a sweet moment of redemption for their loyalty. Joe Mauer came to the plate in the eighth inning with two outs and the...

ATLANTA, GA - MAY 21: Dan Uggla #26 of the Atlanta Braves attempts a double play ball as he collides into a sliding Trevor Plouffe #24 of the Minnesota Twins in the 10th inning at Turner Field on May 21, 2013 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 163493707

2013-05-21 00:00:00

Sox starter Francisco Liriano reacts to giving up a two-run home run to the Twins' Trevor Plouffe during the seventh inning.

2012-09-15 00:00:00

White Sox second baseman Orlando Hudson jumps over Twins third baseman Trevor Plouffe after throwing to first base in the fifth inning.

2012-06-27 00:00:00