A 14-year veteran, Punto spent parts of seven years with the Twins. A popular player in his time, he was with Minnesota from 2004-2010. He hit .248 with the Twins and helped them get to the ...

Punto will be spending his first season as a professional coach. He played parts of 14 seasons, from 2001 to ‘14, mostly as a utility infielder for six teams. Padres pitchers and catchers report ...

Ron Gardenhire played the Strib this week — at least, I think so. The Minnesota Twins manager says he’s seriously pondering a batting order switch. Catcher Joe Mauer would bat second, ...

To all the Nick Punto fans and to those who bemoan the loss of Jason Bartlett: You’re not going to be disappointed with J.J. Hardy. Defensively, the Minnesota Twins’ new shortstop is going to ...

Per Dennis Lin of The Athletic, Nick Punto and Robby Hammock are going to be coming aboard, though their specific roles aren’t yet clear. Lin adds that Ryan Barba, the club’s major league ...