Career minor leaguer Mickey Gasper got his first major league hit on Saturday in a loss to the St. Louis Cardinals.

Matt Wallner is hitting leadoff and Harrison Bader is playing left field for the first time since 2018. It's Opening Day, Twins fans. Baseball is back. Optimism abounds (for some). And the Twins' ...

Helfand covers the Minnesota Twins for the Pioneer Press, and join the paper in December 2018. Helfand spent three years covering sports for the Las Vegas Review-Journal before landing with the press.