Nelson Cruz's $12 million option for next season has been exercised by the Twins. Cruz agreed in January to a contract with a $14 million salary for 2019 and the club option.
Martín Maldonado celebrated Father's Day by wearing a blue necktie on his chest protector and had three hits to lift Kansas City over the Minnesota Twins 8-6 Sunday.
Nelson Cruz and C.J. Cron supplied the power for the team that leads the majors in home runs, as the Minnesota Twins topped the Seattle Mariners 10-5 on Thursday.
Polanco scored on a wild pitch and Marwin Gonzalez hit the go-ahead RBI in the eighth inning , giving the Twins a 6-5 victory over the slumping Seattle Mariners.
C.J. Cron and Byron Buxton homered in an error-fueled outburst that included seven hits and 11 baserunners, sending Minnesota past the Seattle Mariners 11-6.
Despite a dropoff last year (.247, 16 HR, 68 RBIs), the Twins will pay Gonzalez $21 million for the next two years even though they don't really have a spot for him.
The Minnesota Twins signed Nelson Cruz to a one-year, $14.3 million contract that comes with a $12 million club option for 2020, formalizing the deal Wednesday.