Aug 20, 2025; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Athletics catcher Shea Langeliers (23) hits a two run home run in the tenth inning against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field. Mandatory Credit: Jesse Johnson-Imagn Images / Jesse Johnson-Imagn Images

The Minnesota Twins are near rock bottom, and yet Rocco Baldelli is the only one taking responsibility while Derek Falvey and the Pohlad family sit in the shadows.

No, I don’t mean becoming a super-utility player that hits better than you would expect. Rather, Thomas Hatch could be the next unheralded pickup that finds a way to stick with the Minnesota Twins for longer than anyone guessed.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/athletics as Hot A's Offense to Face Struggling Minnesota Twins Starter.

The A’s built a big lead with a three-run fourth inning, and the Twins couldn’t rally despite home runs from Brooks Lee and Ryan Jeffers.

During the All-Star Break Minnesota participated in the 2025 MLB Draft. They selected Marek Houston with the 16th overall pick and not long after he was talking to Minnesota Sports Fan about his experience. Now he’s headed to the next rung of the farm system ladder.

Starting pitcher Mick Abel was drafted 15th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies in 2020. The Minnesota Twins acquired him from the Phillies in exchange for closer Jhoan Duran on July 30.

What would the Twins gain if baseball redraws its maps and restructures its playoff system—and what could they lose?

Minnesota Twins right fielder Matt Wallner catches a Detroit Tigers’ Matt Vierling fly ball on the run in the fifth inning during a baseball game Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025, in Detroit.

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A's left-hander Jacob Lopez is slowly but surely making his name known around baseball following yet another impressive start. He entered Tuesday's game having not allowed a run to score in his past four turns through the rotation.