Minnesota Twins rookie manager Paul Molitor has taken third in voting for the American League Manager of the Year award. Results were revealed Tuesday by the Baseball Writers Association of America.
The Minnesota Twins continue to make some noise early in this offseason. The team has traded backup catcher Chris Herrman to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Minor League outfielder/first baseman Daniel Palka.
The Minnesota Twins have won the bidding for negotiating rights to slugger Byung Ho Park, a 29-year-old first baseman who hit a total of 105 home runs over the past two seasons in the Korea Baseball Organization.
Minnesota Twins right fielder Torii Hunter has decided to retire. The Twins confirmed Monday that Hunter will call it a career. He told the Star Tribune he began the year believing this would be his last in baseball, preferring to focus on his family.