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The Rays are one win away from setting up a World Series matchup with the Brewers. Old friend Griffin Jax could be lining up for a Game 7 start (can you imagine saying that just last year?) if the Guardians do win Game 6.
In other Twins Territory news, the Twins also quickly moved on from former pitching coach Pete Maki, hiring Brian Reith, who was the pitching coach for the Rays’ Triple-A affiliate. In addition, Brooks Lee was named a Gold Glove finalist and will be up against Caleb Durbin and Nick
Loftin for earning honors.
The Past Week on Twinkie Town:
- Check out The Feed, where you can add your discussions about the Twins!
- Zach Koenig looks back at 2026 to find the moments he knew that the season was lost.
- Matt Monitto highlights the old friends who will be hoping to hold up a trophy in a couple of weeks.
- Aidan O’Brien evaluates the prospects who could be a big part of the Twins’ 2027 season.
- Zach Koenig muses on his mixed feelings with the Savannah Bananas.
- We watched the Bride of Frankenstein last Friday, and James Fillmore will be continuing the Twinkie Town Movie Night this Friday with Beetlejuice!
Elsewhere in Twins Territory:
- Bobby Nightengale at the Star Tribune looks at why the Twins are very optimistic about Emmanuel Rodriguez making a big impact in the majors next season.
- Betsy Helfand at the Pioneer Press takes a first crack at predicting the Twins starting rotation next season.
- Nick Nelson at Twins Daily provides five interesting facts about new Twins pitching coach Brian Reith.
- Matthew Leach at MLB.com provides his Twins prospects to watch for 2027.
In the World of Baseball:
- Jared Greenspan at MLB.com looks at Brewers reliever Aaron Ashby and how he’s made a notable impact as the most dependable arm out of the bullpen.
- Just a few months ago, Freddy Peralta looked lost in a New York Mets uniform. Jorge Castillo at ESPN looks at how the Rays (somewhat predictably) resurrected his career and brought out his best right before a potential World Series appearance.
- Dan Szymborski at Fangraphs provides one free-agent target for every team that just missed the playoffs.
- The Dodgers were swept out of the NLCS, ruining their opportunity for a three-peat. Jake Mintz at Yahoo looks at the questions that Los Angeles faces in the offseason.
