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CJ Baumgartner
A lifelong Twins fan, CJ Baumgartner covers the Twins for Zone Coverage. Born and raised in Bertha, Minn., CJ also hosts the Minnesota Sports Podcast and local high school play-by-play. CJ’s best memories as a Twins fan include watching Torii Hunter, Joe Mauer, and Justin Morneau in their primes, Game 163, the entire 2019 season, and telling himself every year that this season the Twins will finally win it all.
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The 2023 Twins Were Kind Of Like the 2015 Astros
By CJ Baumgartner - Oct 15, 2023
The 2023 Minnesota Twins team of destiny has met its end. A season with multiple stretches of peaks and valleys ended on a cold night at Target […]
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Lopez Shuts the Door On Arraez Trade Skepticism
By CJ Baumgartner - Oct 4, 2023
The Minnesota Twins finally did it. They’ve ended their 18-game playoff losing streak! Twins fans young and old have had plenty of time to envision what it […]
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Minnesota Prioritized A Buxton Understudy and Filled An Important Gap
By CJ Baumgartner - Sep 27, 2023
Nobody on the Minnesota Twins has more superstar potential than Byron Buxton. That’s something nearly all Twins fans, and general baseball fans, agree on when the All-Star […]
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Will Jhoan Duran’s Resurgence Extend Into the Postseason?
By CJ Baumgartner - Sep 20, 2023
The Minnesota Twins entered the 2023 season with one of baseball’s most talented young relievers. Jhoan Duran switched from the rotation to the bullpen to start the […]
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The Legend Of September Correa Continues To Grow
By CJ Baumgartner - Sep 13, 2023
There is a familiar archetype in many great Western movies. Those movies usually feature an accomplished cowboy coming from a faraway land to fix an issue and […]
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How Much Of Joe Ryan’s Home Run Struggles Were Due To Regression?
By CJ Baumgartner - Sep 6, 2023
The Minnesota Twins had one of the best starting rotations in baseball in the first half of the 2023 season. Their starting pitchers’ 3.64 ERA was second […]
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The Twins May Have Revealed Their Playoff Pitching Blueprint
By CJ Baumgartner - Aug 30, 2023
September is almost here, and the Minnesota Twins are in a favorable position for a playoff push. With a six-game lead over the Cleveland Guardians in the […]
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Byron Buxton’s Potential Return To CF Comes At The Right Time
By CJ Baumgartner - Aug 24, 2023
The calendar hasn’t even shifted to September yet, but the Minnesota Twins looked poised to recapture their first AL Central crown since 2020. The only Central team […]
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Emilio Pagan’s Chaotic Energy Has Become the Twins’ Spirit Animal
By CJ Baumgartner - Aug 17, 2023
The Minnesota Twins are finally (maybe) in the driver’s seat to win the AL Central for the first time since 2020 and the first time in a […]
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Has Pablo Lopez Become What Everyone Wanted Jose Berrios To Be?
By CJ Baumgartner - Aug 9, 2023
Ever since the Minnesota Twins traded Johan Santana after the 2007 season, they have spent the next decade and a half seeking their next franchise ace. Francisco […]
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The Twins Built A Flawed, Inflexible Roster
By CJ Baumgartner - Aug 2, 2023
The 2023 trade deadline has come and gone, and the Minnesota Twins front office wasn’t as aggressive as they were last year. But there was still the […]
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Will Pablo Lopez Avoid A Second-Half Dropoff?
By CJ Baumgartner - Jul 26, 2023
Calling the blockbuster trade that the Minnesota Twins made in January bold would be an understatement. The team swapped their best contact hitter Luis Arraez to the […]