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Still, the front office and manager Rocco Baldelli would surely prefer a deeper supply of reliable arms, and at least . .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__nav-item{display:none;-webkit-flex:1 1 100%;-ms-flex:1 1 100%;flex:1 1 100%;position:relative;text-align:center;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__main-nav ::-webkit-scrollbar{width:0px;}/*!sc*/ March 28, 2021 | 00:01:16. .hUHmCp{margin-top:24px;background-color:#ffffff;}/*!sc*/ img{border-style:none;}/*!sc*/ MINNEAPOLIS Joe Ryan became the first five-game winner in the major leagues this season, Byron Buxton and Trevor Larnach hit two-run homers in the sixth inning and the Minnesota Twins beat New. .mHQYb .p-search-item__container--sm{font-size:12px;height:30px;min-width:150px;}/*!sc*/ template{display:none;}/*!sc*/ Mahle said in the fourth inning he started noticing a bit of soreness, and the Twins played it cautiously, removing him after he finished the frame. .mHQYb .p-search__input--sm{font-size:12px;height:30px;min-width:150px;}/*!sc*/ .blLcNM .content .share-btn button{font-weight:600;}/*!sc*/ .blUWSx .share-list{position:absolute;list-style:none;margin:0;margin-left:2px;padding:0;margin-top:3px;margin-right:10px;}/*!sc*/ @media (min-width:1024px){.mHQYb header.mlb-header[data-is-club] .header__nav-top{background-image:linear-gradient( #002D72 50%, #041E42 50% );}.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__nav-item--parent::after{border-color:transparent transparent #057AFF;}.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__nav-item--current{border-color:#057AFF;}}/*!sc*/ In addition to hiring staff, Baldelli is also focused on getting to know the Twins' roster. @media (min-width:1024px){article > header{padding:0;}}/*!sc*/ MLB umpires have some explaining to do after bizarrely tossing Twins manager for visiting the mound. .ggWmAj .sticky-header__header{grid-column:1 / span 8;}/*!sc*/ .blUWSx .share-button__link{cursor:pointer;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__nav-items{display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-webkit-box-pack:center;-webkit-justify-content:center;-ms-flex-pack:center;justify-content:center;width:100%;padding:0px;}/*!sc*/ data-styled.g139[id="Styles__ContributorContainer-sc-9g3k0d-0"]{content:"dLQAwR,"}/*!sc*/ That trip to the playoffs was part of a 26-win improvement (59 victories to 85) that earned Molitor the AL Manager of the Year Award.Minnesota regressed to 78-84 this past season and never really came close to contending, which prompted the club to make the unexpected change. 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Domingo Germn was cruising for the Yankees, throwing three perfect . Molitor signed a three-year extension last offseason, and he's owed roughly $3.5 million over the next two years.Baldelli's hiring is just the beginning of what should be a busy offseason for the club, which has payroll flexibility to be active on the free-agent market with a number of needs to address. The player's brother, Nicholas Baldelli, is currently working as a dentist.His younger sibling, Dante Baldelli, played baseball at Boston College. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__button.locale,.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__button.search{display:none;}/*!sc*/ He is 4-0 with a baseball-best ERA of 0.77, tying Ervin Santana in 2017 for the . data-styled.g89[id="sc-global-feDRkC1"]{content:"sc-global-feDRkC1,"}/*!sc*/ data-styled.g100[id="styles__SearchWidgetContainer-sc-1vorjk3-0"]{content:"fYCiRB,"}/*!sc*/ sup{top:-0.5em;}/*!sc*/ He said he hopes to forge a connection with them by reaching out during the offseason, and already had a phone conversation earlier Thursday with longtime Twin Joe Mauer, who's mulling retirement.\"You don't come out the first day and give your hopefully semi-interesting Spring Training speech to the whole team and hope that that's going to do the trick,\" Baldelli said. @media (min-width:768px){.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__subnav__content{display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;}.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__subnav__group:not(:first-child){margin-left:16px;}.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__subnav__group.cols{-webkit-column-count:2;column-count:2;-webkit-column-gap:8px;column-gap:8px;}.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__subnav__item,.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__subnav__group-title{width:100%;}}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__button .header__nav-top__nav-item__text{display:none;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__subnav__item,.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__subnav__group-title{display:block;padding:10px;width:100%;-webkit-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid;word-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;}/*!sc*/ Stewart had his contract selected by the Twins before Tuesday's 6:40 p.m. first pitch against the New York Yankees and was at Target Field, available for his first big-league game since Sept.. .groqnz.markdown,.groqnz.photo figcaption,.groqnz.oembed .social-embed{padding:0 16px;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top > *{-webkit-order:0;-ms-flex-order:0;order:0;-webkit-flex:1 1 auto;-ms-flex:1 1 auto;flex:1 1 auto;}/*!sc*/ data-styled.g11[id="buttonstyle__StyledButton-sc-vlv7w5-1"]{content:"hspSPq,"}/*!sc*/ .fuMUTu{pointer-events:none;width:16px;height:16px;display:inline-block;overflow:visible;fill:#ffffff;stroke:#ffffff;}/*!sc*/ @media (min-width:1024px){.hUHmCp > article{margin:auto;max-width:967px;}.hUHmCp > article > section{grid-column:1 / span 8;}.hUHmCp > article > aside{display:block;grid-column:9 / 13;}}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top .header__nav-top__button-menu--icon span{display:block;position:absolute;height:2px;width:24px;background:#ffffff;opacity:1;-webkit-transform:rotate(0deg);-ms-transform:rotate(0deg);transform:rotate(0deg);-webkit-transition:all 250ms ease-in-out;transition:all 250ms ease-in-out;border-radius:3px;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb .p-search-item{display:block;background-color:#ffffff;font-family:'mlb-primary','Helvetica Neue','Helvetica','Arial', sans-serif;}/*!sc*/ His full name is Rocco Daniel Baldelli. article > section{font-size:1.2rem;font-family:Georgia,serif;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__nav-item--spotlight{background-color:#ffffff;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header.mlb-header--side-nav-open .header__nav-side .header__subnav__item,.mHQYb header.mlb-header.mlb-header--side-nav-open .header__nav-side .header__subnav__group-title{padding:14px 10px;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb .p-search__list--multiple-type .p-search-item--team.p-search-item--es:first-of-type:before{content:'Equipos';}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__nav-items--spillover{display:none;}/*!sc*/ data-styled.g167[id="Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0"]{content:"groqnz,"}/*!sc*/ At 37 years old, he's the youngest skipper in Major League Baseball.This is Baldelli's first managerial role, and he's the first manager the Twins have hired from outside the organization since Ray Miller in 1985. button,select{text-transform:none;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb .p-search-item__container:hover{background-color:#e6f2ff75;color:#333333;}/*!sc*/ Rocco Baldelli came to his postgame media interview holding a tall beverage to celebrate Sunday's 3-1 victory over Washington, the 300th victory of his Twins managerial career. 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