I always say the end of the season brings out the drama. And I’m not even talking about the race to the postseason and the ...

While back home during the all-star break, Bender stopped by a baseball camp run by Marty Gomez, his former high school coach. He spoke to the campers, signed autographs and handed out some Padres ...

In any list of bizarre baseball events from 2024, sure to be included was the Sept. 6 game between low-Single A Lakeland and ...

The Minnesota Twins have parted ways with a minor league catcher after he admitted to sharing pitching calls with opposing ...

Greg Cote’s Hot Button Top 10, the weekly Sunday notes column, finds the funny, damnable and offbeat in sports ...

Earlier this week, ESPN reported that the Twins released 2024 sixth-round pick Derek Bender after a wild series of events.

NPR's Scott Simon and ESPN's Michele Steele discuss Tua Tagovailoa's NFL future after yet another concussion and a cheating scandal in baseball's Minor Leagues.

An MLB prospect has been released for a reason that you do not see often. Jeff Passan of ESPN reported Thursday that minor ...

Derek Bender, a catcher from Coastal Carolina, lasted less than two months in the Twins organization after he received a $297 ...

Did you think this only happened on Space Jam? The Fort Myers Mighty Mussels, a Low-A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins, fired ...

NBC Sports Bay Area analyst and former San Francisco Giants pitcher George Kontos advocated for a violent response to the ...

The Twins may still be without that pair, but they were excited and more than ready to welcome Buxton back. Buxton’s return ...