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Scratched from start Woods Richardson was scratched from his scheduled start Saturday against Atlanta.

Impact It's unclear why Woods Richardson is being held out of Saturday's contest, but the Twins should provide more information in the near future. In the meantime, Justin Topa will fill in as Minnesota's starter.

APRIL 19, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Braves face the Twins with 1-0 series lead

The Atlanta Braves play the Minnesota Twins, leading the series 1-0

APRIL 19, 2025 • Associated Press

Strong performance in win Woods Richardson (1-1) earned the win Sunday, allowing one run on five hits with no walks over five innings against Detroit. He struck out five.

Impact Woods Richardson had a solid outing with a slight increase in velocity to a max 95.9 mph fastball after two lackluster starts to begin the season. He likely needed a strong outing to stay in the rotation with David Festa making a case for staying in the rotation and Zebby Matthews pitching well at Triple-A.

APRIL 14, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Julien homers off college teammate Mize, Twins beat Tigers 5-1 to end 3-game slide

Edouard Julien homered off former Auburn teammate Casey Mize, Byron Buxton also went deep and the Minnesota Twins beat the Detroit Tigers 5-1 to stop a three-game losing streak

APRIL 13, 2025 • Associated Press

Twins host the Tigers on home losing streak

The Minnesota Twins take on the Detroit Tigers looking to end a three-game home skid

APRIL 13, 2025 • Associated Press

Rough outing in Kansas City Woods Richardson (0-1) took the loss Monday against the Royals, allowing four runs on eight hits and four walks over 5.2 innings. He struck out six.

Impact The Minnesota right-hander struggled mightily in this 107-pitch start, equaling a career worst by giving up eight hits. Woods Richardson failed to find the strike zone and also matched a career worst in free passes issued with four. The 24-year-old now sports a 5.59 ERA, 1.96 WHIP and 11:5 K:BB across 9.2 innings. He looks to right the ship in his next start, currently scheduled to be against the Tigers at home this weekend.

APRIL 8, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Kyle Isbel goes 3 for 4 with a home run as the Royals beat the Twins 4-2

Kyle Isbel went 3 for 4 with a home run and two RBIs, Michael Lorenzen allowed one run in six innings and the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 4-2

APRIL 8, 2025 • Associated Press

Baldelli ejected arguing pitch timer violation against Woods Richardson KANSAS CITY -- Twins manager Rocco Baldelli was ejected in the sixth inning of Monday night’s game against the Royals after vehemently argui...

APRIL 8, 2025 • MLB.COM

Twins manager Rocco Baldelli ejected after arguing about pitch clock violation

Minnesota manager Rocco Baldelli was ejected in the sixth inning of the team's game at Kansas City after Twins pitcher Simeon Woods Richardson was called for a pitch clock violatio...

APRIL 8, 2025 • Associated Press

Twins play the Royals after Wallner's 4-hit game

The Minnesota Twins take on the Kansas City Royals after Matt Wallner's four-hit game on Sunday

APRIL 7, 2025 • Associated Press

Lasts four innings in no-decision Wood Richardson allowed two runs on five hits and a walk while striking out five in four innings Tuesday versus the White Sox. he did not factor into the decision.

Impact Brooks Baldwin drove in both runs against Woods Richardson with a base knock in the second and a sac fly in the fourth. His day was done after 82 pitches, and his strikeout numbers were up a tick from his 7.9 K/9 in 2024. Woods Richardson had a promising rookie campaign and still managed a 4.17 ERA and 1.29 WHIP despite skidding to a 5.91 ERA over his final 11 starts, The 24-year-old lines up for a road start against the Royals next week.

APRIL 2, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Miranda gets big hit as the Twins beat the White Sox 8-3 for their first win this season

Jose Miranda hit a tiebreaking two-run single in Minnesota’s five-run sixth inning, and the Twins beat the Chicago White Sox 8-3 for their first win of the season

APRIL 2, 2025 • Associated Press

Simeon Woods Richardson starts tonight as Twins try for first victory of the season The Twins have started 0-4 are are batting an MLB-low .143.

APRIL 1, 2025 • STARTRIBUNE.COM

Twins include Randy Dobnak in long relief role for his 1st opening day roster spot in 4 years

The Minnesota Twins set their opening day roster with right-hander Randy Dobnak in a long relief role, the first time in four years he broke camp with the major league club

MARCH 27, 2025 • Associated Press

Twins finalize starting rotation after latest round of roster cuts David Festa and Zebby Matthews will begin the season in the minor leagues, meaning Chris Paddack and Simeon Woods Richardson will open as pa...

MARCH 16, 2025 • STARTRIBUNE.COM

Wins 5th starter role Woods Richardson will begin the season in the Minnesota rotation with David Festa and Zebby Matthews optioned to Triple-A, Matthew Leach of MLB.com reports.

Impact Woods Richardson has looked sharp this spring by allowing one run in 11 innings with a 9:2 K:BB ratio. Richardson had his first success in the majors last year with a revamped delivery and increased velocity but ran out of gas late in the season (5.91 ERA and 4.6 BB/9 in his last 11 starts).

MARCH 16, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Continues solid spring Woods Richardson gave up three runs, all unearned, in three innings with four strikeouts and no walks in Sunday's spring training loss to Baltimore. He has a 1.29 ERA this spring w...

Impact Woods Richardson entered spring as the leading candidate for the fifth starter role and hasn't done anything to lose that position after three spring starts. He's in a competition with David Festa and Zebby Matthews (and possibly the fourth starter spot as well if Chris Paddack falters).

MARCH 10, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Looks sharp in spring debut Richardson gave up one run over two innings with three strikeouts in Tuesday's spring training start against the Yankees. His reached 93.7 mph with his fastball, MLB.com reports.

Impact Richardson allowed just a solo home run. He's seen as the leading candidate for the fifth starter job in a competition with David Festa and Zebby Matthews (and possibly the fourth starter spot as well if Chris Paddack falters). Richardson's success last season keyed off his improved velocity (to 93.1 mph average fastball from 90.6 mph in 2023), so it's encouraging to see him throwing almost 94 mph this early in camp.

FEBRUARY 26, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

With full tank of gas, Woods Richardson making run at rotation spot FORT MYERS, Fla .-- Right-hander Simeon Woods Richardson is the leading candidate to be the Twins’ fifth starter in 2025 because of the prod...

FEBRUARY 25, 2025 • MLB.COM

Leading fifth starter candidate Woods Richardson is seen as the leading candidate for the No. 5 spot in the Minnesota rotation as spring training begins, Betsy Helfand reports.

Impact Richardson had his first success in the majors last year with a revamped delivery and increased velocity but ran out of gas late in the season (5.91 ERA and 4.6 BB/9 in his last 11 starts). Still, he's seen as the leading candidate for the fifth starter role with David Festa and Zebby Matthews also in the mix. Chris Paddack enters camp penciled in as the No. 4 starter, but he's not a lock to keep his spot either. The final two spots could be in flux as a result but Richardson may begin with a slight lead.

FEBRUARY 14, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Optioned to Triple-A The Twins optioned Woods Richardson to Triple-A St. Paul on Thursday.

Impact Woods Richardson wasn't going to pitch again during the regular season after recording just three outs and allowing three runs against the Marlins on Wednesday. The Twins will use his roster spot on a third catcher in Jair Camargo.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Gets just three outs Wednesday Woods Richardson allowed three runs on six hits and one walk while striking out two batters over one-plus inning in a no-decision against Miami on Wednesday.

Impact Woods Richardson had an awful first frame, falling behind 3-0 after three batters on a home run by Jake Burger. He gave up two consecutive hits after the long ball -- in all, Miami's first five batters of the game reached base against him -- but managed to bounce back and retire the next three hitters, including two by strikeout, to escape without allowing any more runs. The right-hander returned for the second inning and yielded a single to each of the first two batters before he was given the hook. The outing was the shortest of the season for Woods Richardson and continued a recent trend of abbreviated starts. He hasn't completed five frames in any of his past six appearances.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Another abbreviated outing Woods Richardson didn't factor into the decision Thursday against the Guardians, allowing one run on five hits and a walk across 4.2 innings. He struck out six.

Impact Woods Richardson was solid Thursday, holding Cleveland to a lone run on Kyle Manzardo's solo homer in the first inning. However, the right-hander ultimately failed to make it through five innings for a fifth consecutive start. Overall, Woods Richardson is 5-5 with a 4.00 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and 115:47 K:BB across 132.2 innings this year. He'll likely make one more regular-season start, tentatively scheduled for next week at home versus the Marlins.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Tagged with fifth loss Woods Richardson (5-5) took the loss Saturday against the Reds. He allowed three runs on five hits, three walks and three strikeouts in three innings.

Impact Woods Richardson got through the first three innings clean on Saturday but ran into a buzzsaw in the fourth as he began an inning in which the Twins allowed nine runs. The 23-year-old's struggles over the second half of the season continue, as he's now allowed multiple runs in eight of his last nine starts. Woods Richardson has seen his ERA climb to 4.08 through 128 innings this season.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Tagged with fifth loss Woods Richardson (5-5) took the loss Saturday against the Reds, allowing three runs on five hits and three walks while striking out three over three innings.

Impact Woods Richardson got through the first three innings but ran into a buzzsaw in the fourth as he began an inning in which the Twins allowed nine runs. The 23-year-old's struggles over the second half of the season continue, as he now has a 5.85 ERA in his last nine starts. Woods Richardson has seen his ERA climb to 4.08 through 128 innings this season.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

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