Bryon Buxton's hot start to spring training continued on Sunday with his first home run of the year. After falling behind early, the Twins produced a ninth-inning rally to tie the Rays 5-5. Chris Paddack started on the mound for Minnesota,

When the Minnesota Twins, Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays report to work mid-February, they begin six weeks of practices and Grapefruit League games, honing their skills and preparing for Major League Baseball’s regular season.

The first weekend of Spring Training is behind us, and the Atlanta Braves sit at 0-2. After picking up Grapefruit League losses against the Minnesota Twins and Tampa Bay Rays, Brian Snitker’s squad has to take a look at what’s not working as they prepare for Opening Day on March 27.

Port Charlotte, Florida, USA; Minnesota Twins third base Royce Lewis (23) celebrates with catcher Christian Vazquez (8) after hitting a home run against the Tampa Bay Rays

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The Windup | The infielder/outfielder has a solid game at the plate and in the field in a tie against the Twins.

Both home runs leave the bat at more than 100 mph but go too far to be measured by the stadium’s Statcast system.

Byron Buxton and Trevor Larnach both homered in the contest, while Chris Paddack gave up four runs in three innings. The Twins are off today and will return to exhibition play with a game against Atlanta tomorrow.

Three Twins players are feeling fortunate after narrowly avoiding a car crash while driving to Monday’s road exhibition game.

The Minnesota Twins and Tampa Bay Rays played two innings of a spring training game yesterday before rain washed away the contest. Twins starter Chris Paddack pitched two innings, allowing a run on two hits and striking out two.

Several players played a big part in the Pittsburgh Pirates dominant 12-1 win over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday afternoon, but there was one player in particular who continued to swing a hot bat. Jack Suwinski,