2023 Minnesota Twins season

The 2023 Minnesota Twins season will be the 63rd season for the Minnesota Twins franchise in the Twin Cities of Minnesota, their 14th season at Target Field, and the 123rd overall in the American League.[1][2]

2023 Minnesota Twins
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record24–20 (.545)
Other information
Owner(s)Jim Pohlad
Manager(s)Rocco Baldelli
Local televisionBally Sports North
Local radioWCCO
StatsESPN.com
BB-reference
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Offseason

Rule changes

Pursuant to the CBA, new rule changes will be in place for the 2023 season:[3]

  • institution of a pitch clock between pitches;
  • limits on pickoff attempts per plate appearance;
  • limits on defensive shifts requiring two infielders to be on either side of second and be within the boundary of the infield; and
  • larger bases (increased to 18-inch squares);

New Uniforms

On November 18, 2022, the team unveiled its first complete uniform redesign since 1987. Along with the 4 brand new uniform designs, the team unveiled an altered "TC" logo and an "M" logo featuring a red North Star.[4]

Regular season

Game Log
Legend
 Twins win
 Twins loss
 Postponement
BoldTwins team member
2023 Game Log: 24–20 (Home: 14–8; Away: 10–12)
March/April: 17–12 (Home: 10–6; Away: 7–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox/Streak
1March 30@ Royals2–0P. López (1–0)Greinke (0–1)Durán (1)38,3511–0W1
2April 1@ Royals2–0Gray (1–0)Lyles (0–1)J. López (1)16,6332–0W2
3April 2@ Royals7–4Ryan (1–0)Keller (0–1)—14,5893–0W3
4April 3@ Marlins11–1Mahle (1–0)Cueto (0–1)—8,8984–0W4
5April 4@ Marlins0–1Alcántara (1–0)Maeda (0–1)—10,6684–1L1
6April 5@ Marlins2–5Floro (1–0)Jax (0–1)—8,9814–2L2
—April 6AstrosPostponed (inclement weather); Makeup: April 7.
7April 7Astros3–2 (10)J. López (1–0)Stanek (1–1)—38,4655–2W1
8April 8Astros9–6Ryan (2–0)Martinez (1–1)Durán (2)26,3306–2W2
9April 9Astros1–5Brown (1–0)Mahle (1–1)—14,3166–3L1
10April 10White Sox3–4Cease (2–0)Maeda (0–2)López (2)12,0786–4L2
11April 11White Sox4–3 (10)Jax (1–1)Scholtens (0–1)—16,1537–4W1
12April 12White Sox3–1Gray (2–0)Giolito (0–1)Durán (3)17,6588–4W2
13April 13@ Yankees11–2Ryan (3–0)Brito (2–1)—39,0249–4W3
14April 14@ Yankees4–3Pagán (1–0)Holmes (0–1)Durán (4)41,03910–4W4
15April 15@ Yankees1–6Germán (1–1)Mahle (1–2)—38,36310–5L1
16April 16@ Yankees0–2Cole (4–0)P. López (1–1)—39,34210–6L2
17April 18@ Red Sox4–5 (10)Schreiber (1–0)Morán (0–1)—28,13210–7L3
18April 19@ Red Sox10–4Ryan (4–0)Kluber (0–4)Headrick (1)30,02711–7W1
19April 20@ Red Sox5–11Houck (3–0)Maeda (0–3)—34,42711–8L1
20April 21Nationals2–3Ramírez (1–1)Jax (1–2)Finnegan (4)12,46911–9L2
21April 22Nationals4–10Thompson (2–1)P. López (1–2)—23,04511–10L3
22April 23Nationals3–1Ober (1–0)Corbin (1–3)Durán (5)14,76312–10W1
23April 24Yankees6–1Gray (3–0)Brito (2–2)—16,24213–10W2
24April 25Yankees6–2Ryan (5–0)Cortés Jr. (3–1)—19,20114–10W3
25April 26Yankees6–12Germán (2–2)Maeda (0–4)—20,51114–11L1
26April 27Royals7–1Stewart (1–0)Greinke (0–4)—12,86215–11W1
27April 28Royals8–6P. López (2–2)Lyles (0–5)J. López (2)11,75416–11W2
28April 29Royals2–3Chapman (1–1)Durán (0–1)Barlow (4)22,88316–12L1
29April 30Royals8–4Gray (4–0)Singer (2–3)Durán (6)17,15017–12W1
May: 7–8 (Home: 4–2; Away: 3–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox/Streak
30May 2@ White Sox2–3 (10)Lambert (2–1)Thielbar (0–1)—13,09417–13L1
31May 3@ White Sox4–6Santos (1–0)Jax (1–3)Middleton (1)11,46817–14L2
32May 4@ White Sox7–3 (12)Pagán (2–0)Colomé (0–1)—14,65018–14W1
33May 5@ Guardians2–0Ober (2–0)Battenfield (0–3)Durán (7)17,84919–14W2
34May 6@ Guardians3–4Stephan (2–1)Alcalá (0–1)Clase (11)20,79519–15L1
35May 7@ Guardians0–2Quantrill (2–2)Ryan (5–1)Clase (12)17,47719–16L2
36May 9Padres1–6Wacha (3–1)Jax (1–4)—16,88219–17L3
37May 10Padres4–3 (11)Jax (2–4)Tapia (0–1)—18,46720–17W1
38May 11Padres5–3Pagán (3–0)Honeywell Jr. (2–2)J. López (3)23,36521–17W2
39May 12Cubs2–6Smyly (4–1)Jax (2–5)—30,03721–18L1
40May 13Cubs11–1Ryan (6–1)Wesneski (2–2)—32,27022–18W1
41May 14Cubs16–3Varland (1–0)Stroman (2–4)—33,41923–18W2
42May 15@ Dodgers8–9 (12)Bickford (1–1)J. López (1–1)—49,74923–19L1
43May 16@ Dodgers5–1Ober (3–0)Kershaw (6–3)—52,15924–19W1
44May 17@ Dodgers3–7Graterol (2–1)De León (0–1)—36,43424–20L1
45May 19@ Angels–—–
46May 20@ Angels–—–
47May 21@ Angels–—–
48May 22Giants–—–
49May 23Giants–—–
50May 24Giants–—–
51May 26Blue Jays–—–
52May 27Blue Jays–—–
53May 28Blue Jays–—–
54May 29@ Astros–—–
55May 30@ Astros–—–
56May 31@ Astros–—–
June: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox/Streak
57June 1Guardians–—–
58June 2Guardians–—–
59June 3Guardians–—–
60June 4Guardians–—–
61June 6@ Rays–—–
62June 7@ Rays–—–
63June 8@ Rays–—–
64June 9@ Blue Jays–—–
65June 10@ Blue Jays–—–
66June 11@ Blue Jays–—–
67June 13Brewers–—–
68June 14Brewers–—–
69June 15Tigers–—–
70June 16Tigers–—–
71June 17Tigers–—–
72June 18Tigers–—–
73June 19Red Sox–—–
74June 20Red Sox–—–
75June 21Red Sox–—–
76June 22Red Sox–—–
77June 23@ Tigers–—–
78June 24@ Tigers–—–
79June 25@ Tigers–—–
80June 26@ Braves–—–
81June 27@ Braves–—–
82June 28@ Braves–—–
83June 30@ Orioles–—–
July: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox/Streak
84July 1@ Orioles–—–
85July 2@ Orioles–—–
86July 3Royals–—–
87July 4Royals–—–
88July 5Royals–—–
89July 7Orioles–—–
90July 8Orioles–—–
91July 9Orioles–—–
ASGJuly 11NL @ AL–
92July 14@ Athletics–—–
93July 15@ Athletics–—–
94July 16@ Athletics–—–
95July 17@ Mariners–—–
96July 18@ Mariners–—–
97July 19@ Mariners–—–
98July 20@ Mariners–—–
99July 21White Sox–—–
100July 22White Sox–—–
101July 23White Sox–—–
102July 24Mariners–—–
103July 25Mariners–—–
104July 26Mariners–—–
105July 28@ Royals–—–
106July 29@ Royals–—–
107July 30@ Royals–—–
August: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox/Streak
108August 1@ Cardinals–—–
109August 2@ Cardinals–—–
110August 3@ Cardinals–—–
111August 4Diamondbacks–—–
112August 5Diamondbacks–—–
113August 6Diamondbacks–—–
114August 7@ Tigers–—–
115August 8@ Tigers–—–
116August 9@ Tigers–—–
117August 10@ Tigers–—–
118August 11@ Phillies–—–
119August 12@ Phillies–—–
120August 13@ Phillies–—–
121August 15Tigers–—–
122August 16Tigers–—–
123August 18Pirates–—–
124August 19Pirates–—–
125August 20Pirates–—–
126August 22@ Brewers–—–
127August 23@ Brewers–—–
128August 24Rangers–—–
129August 25Rangers–—–
130August 26Rangers–—–
131August 27Rangers–—–
132August 28Guardians–—–
133August 29Guardians–—–
134August 30Guardians–—–
September/October: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox/Streak
135September 1@ Rangers–—–
136September 2@ Rangers–—–
137September 3@ Rangers–—–
138September 4@ Guardians–—–
139September 5@ Guardians–—–
140September 6@ Guardians–—–
141September 8Mets–—–
142September 9Mets–—–
143September 10Mets–—–
144September 11Rays–—–
145September 12Rays–—–
146September 13Rays–—–
147September 14@ White Sox–—–
148September 15@ White Sox–—–
149September 16@ White Sox–—–
150September 17@ White Sox–—–
151September 18@ Reds–—–
152September 19@ Reds–—–
153September 20@ Reds–—–
154September 22Angels–—–
155September 23Angels–—–
156September 24Angels–—–
157September 26Athletics–—–
158September 27Athletics–—–
159September 28Athletics–—–
160September 29@ Rockies–—–
161September 30@ Rockies–—–
162October 1@ Rockies–—–

Roster
Minnesota Twins roster
Active roster Inactive roster Coaches/Other

Pitchers
Starting rotation

Bullpen

Closer(s)

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Designated hitters

Pitchers


Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches

60-day injured list



Season standings

American League Central
AL Central W L Pct. GB Home Road
Minnesota Twins 2420 0.545 — 14–8 10–12
Cleveland Guardians 2023 0.465 3½ 9–12 11–11
Detroit Tigers 1922 0.463 3½ 10–10 9–12
Chicago White Sox 1629 0.356 8½ 9–13 7–16
Kansas City Royals 1431 0.311 10½ 6–17 8–14

American League Wild Card
Division leaders W L Pct.
Tampa Bay Rays 3213 0.711
Texas Rangers 2617 0.605
Minnesota Twins 2420 0.545


Wild Card teams
(Top 3 teams qualify for postseason)		 W L Pct. GB
Baltimore Orioles 2816 0.636 +3
Toronto Blue Jays 2519 0.568 —
New York Yankees 2620 0.565 —
Houston Astros 2419 0.558 ½
Boston Red Sox 2420 0.545 1
Los Angeles Angels 2322 0.511 2½
Seattle Mariners 2122 0.488 3½
Cleveland Guardians 2023 0.465 4½
Detroit Tigers 1922 0.463 4½
Chicago White Sox 1629 0.356 9½
Kansas City Royals 1431 0.311 11½
Oakland Athletics 1035 0.222 15½


Farm system
See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA St. Paul Saints International League Toby Gardenhire
AA Wichita Wind Surge Texas League Ramon Borrego
A-Advanced Cedar Rapids Kernels Midwest League Brian Dinkelman
A Fort Myers Mighty Mussels Florida State League Brian Meyer
Rookie FCL Twins Florida Complex League Seth Feldman
Rookie DSL Twins Dominican Summer League

References
  1. "Minnesota Twins: Who's in, Who's out for the 2023 40-Man Roster". Puckett's Pond. October 9, 2022. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
  2. "What is the status of these 3 Twins?". MLB.com. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
  3. "Pitch clocks and shift limits: MLB adopts sweeping rule changes for 2023". the Guardian. Associated Press. September 9, 2022. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
  4. Krueger, Andrew. "Minnesota Twins unveil new uniform designs". MPR News. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
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