Brian Fuentes

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MINNEAPOLIS — Josh Willingham hit a three-run homer in the ninth inning to lift the Minnesota Twins to a 3-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night. Justin Morneau added two doubles for the Twins, who trailed 2-0 heading into the...

First in a series, counting down to the opening of spring training. First up: the Athletics, No. 30 in Phil Rogers' power rankings. Loved the movie "Moneyball." If you weren't touched by Billy Beane's relationship with his daughter, you don't have a...

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Kansas City's Luke Hochevar was unhittable for five innings.   A single by Oakland's backup catcher and a controversial call on rookie Jemile Weeks' bunt changed all that and kept the Royals' right-hander winless in seven career starts against the...

FORT MYERS, Fla. - Minnesota Twins relievers have heard the talk and fielded the questions about turnover in the bullpen since the end of last season. It has simplified their goal for 2011: To prove that change can be good. Or, in the Twins' case,...

The Tribune's Mark Gonzales answers questions about the future of the White Sox, umpire Joe West, Ozzie Guillen's future, and why the Sox didn't claim Brian Fuentes on waivers. Ken Williams has a "win now" attitude and traded away some good pitchers like...

Mike Scioscia, all 200-and-whatever pounds of him, was on the managerial tightrope, teetering in one direction, wobbling precariously off on another, but somehow, in one final, flailing lunge, barely making it to the other side. The Angels are still...

The trade of Brian Fuentes to the Minnesota Twins, who claimed the closer off waivers and agreed to send a player to be named to the Angels for the left-hander, has "surrender" written all over it for the Angels, who......

Angels closer Brian Fuentes was claimed off waivers Friday by Minnesota and traded to the Twins for a player to be named later. Fuentes, who got off to a rocky start this year, turned his season around in the last......