Joe Ryan pitches 7 scoreless innings and Twins beat Royals 4-0
Joe Ryan continued his mastery over Kansas City, giving up just two hits over seven scoreless innings in the Minnesota Twins’ 4-0 victory over the RoyalsAPRIL 10 • Associated Press
TY FRANCE
6 HR •
42 RBI •
.248 AVG
6 HR
42 RBI
.248 AVG
Cole Ragans strikes out 11 as the Royals beat the sloppy Twins 2-1
Cole Ragans struck out 11 in six crisp innings, and the Kansas City Royals beat the sloppy Minnesota Twins 2-1APRIL 9 • Associated Press
Not in Sunday's lineup France is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros.
Impact France started Minnesota's first eight games of the season and will receive a day off after going 6-for-30 with a double, two RBI and two runs scored. Mickey Gasper will step in at first base for the series finale versus Houston.
APRIL 6 • ROTOWIRE
Not in Sunday's lineup France is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros.
Impact France started Minnesota's first eight games of the season and will receive a day off after going 6-for-30 with a double, two RBI and two runs scored. Mickey Gasper will step in at first base for the series finale versus Houston.
APRIL 6 • ROTOWIRE
Twins top Astros 6-1 behind Jose Miranda's 3-run homer in 6-run 4th inning
Jose Miranda’s three-run homer highlighted a six-run fourth inning that ignited the Minnesota Twins in a 6-1 victory over the Houston AstrosAPRIL 5 • Associated Press
Bader and Buxton homer to back López as Twins take series from White Sox 6-1 after long rain delay
Harrison Bader and Byron Buxton hit home runs to back Pablo López’s solid start and the Minnesota Twins beat the Chicago White Sox 6-1 after rain delayed the start by nearly 3 1/2...APRIL 3 • Associated Press
Twins ride 5-run inning to beat White Sox, get first win Jose Miranda delivered a go-ahead, two-run single in a five-run sixth inning and Ryan Jeffers and Ty France each had two hits and an RBI as...
APRIL 2 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
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 seasonAPRIL 2 • Associated Press
Pérez shines in his Chicago debut with 6 hitless innings in White Sox's 9-0 romp over Twins
Martín Pérez figured he had enough left to remain in the game a little longerMARCH 31 • Associated Press
Arenado homers and Gray pitches Cardinals past Twins 5-3 in rain-delayed opener
Lars Nootbaar homered and Sonny Gray pitched five solid innings to help the St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-3 win over the Minnesota TwinsMARCH 28 • Associated Press
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 clubMARCH 27 • Associated Press
Continues hot start to spring France went 2-for-3 with one home run, one double, four RBI and two runs scored in Saturday's Grapefruit League game against the Red Sox.
Impact He had an RBI double off Aroldis Chapman in the fourth inning and later swatted a three-run homer off Josh Winckowski in the sixth. France inked a one-year, $1 million deal with the Twins back on Feb. 11 and has torn the cover off the ball eight games into spring training. Through 22 plate appearances, France is slashing .524/.565/1.000 with two long balls, four doubles, seven RBI, six runs scored and a pair of walks. Manager Rocco Baldelli has said France is viewed as Minnesota's starting first baseman going into the season, and it's "not a platoon situation."
MARCH 9 • ROTOWIRE
Twins first baseman Ty France on his worst-in-the-majors fielding stats: Just watch StatCast numbers from last season don’t reflect his ability, France said: “I’m proud of my defense.”
FEBRUARY 26 • STARTRIBUNE.COM
Details of Ty France's $1 million, 1-year contract with the Minnesota Twins
Details of Ty France’s $1 million, 1-year contract with the Minnesota TwinsFEBRUARY 20 • Associated Press
Viewed as starter at 1B France is viewed as the starter at first base, the Minnesota Star Tribune reports. "He's going to play a lot," Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said. "That's really the best way of say...
Impact France signed just a one-year, $1 million contract which wouldn't appear to indicate he'd be the leader for an everyday role. Baldelli could be just boosting his confidence as the team works on his swing that saw him hit just .234/.305/.365 with 13 homers over 140 regular-season games last season. Jose Miranda and Edouard Julien will also compete for playing time at first base and France could still work in a platoon or time share. Still, Baldelli's comments should make France the leader in the competition as spring training begins.
FEBRUARY 16 • ROTOWIRE
Ty France finalizes 1-year deal with Twins, who add Erasmo Ramírez with minor league contract
First baseman Ty France has finalized a one-year contract with the Minnesota Twins, who also announced a minor league deal with right-hander Erasmo RamírezFEBRUARY 16 • Associated Press
Ty France arrives at Twins camp as the starting first baseman: 'He's going to play a lot' Manager Rocco Baldelli is unfazed by last season’s numbers, the worst of France’s career, and France is executing a plan to improve.
FEBRUARY 15 • STARTRIBUNE.COM
RandBall: New Twins first baseman Ty France shows fragility of success An All-Star in 2022, Ty France is still just 30 years old. But after two relatively disappointing seasons, he’s just trying to hang on and e...
FEBRUARY 12 • STARTRIBUNE.COM
Twins agree to deal with free agent Ty France, bringing in 2022 All-Star as another option at 1B
The Minnesota Twins and free agent first baseman Ty France have agreed to a one-year major league contract, according to a person with knowledge of the dealFEBRUARY 11 • Associated Press
Inks one-year pact with Minnesota The Twins signed France to a one-year contract Tuesday, Phil Miller of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.
Impact France will be thrown into the first-base mix for Minnesota along with Jose Miranda and Edouard Julien. The 30-year-old slashed only .234/.305/.365 with 13 homers over 140 games between the Mariners and Reds last season, but the Twins will be hoping to get a version closer to the one who was an All-Star in 2022.
FEBRUARY 11 • ROTOWIRE
Open to playing catcher France is willing to consider playing catcher, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports.
Impact France has never caught an inning either at the major- or minor-league level, but he did get some reps behind the plate at the Padres' alternate site in 2020 and has been viewed as an emergency catcher at a couple stops. Realistically, it's difficult to envision the 30-year-old France seeing substantial time at catcher at this point in his career, especially since he's evidently drawn free-agent interest from 10-plus clubs, per Feinsand.
NOVEMBER 28, 2024 • ROTOWIRE
Martinez, Junis decline options with Reds as Maile, France and Martini become free agents
Right-handers Nick Martinez and Jakob Junis declined 2025 options with the Cincinnati Reds, who turned down their option on catcher Luke MaileNOVEMBER 1, 2024 • Associated Press
Becomes free agent France elected free agency Friday.
Impact France refused an outright assignment by the Reds, exercising his right to hit the free agent market instead. The 30-year-old hit only .234/.305/.365 with 13 home runs over 140 games this season between the Mariners and Reds. France should be able to find a major-league deal somewhere, although perhaps not as an everyday player.
NOVEMBER 1, 2024 • ROTOWIRE
Launches 13th homer France went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 7-1 win over the Pirates.
Impact France took Jared Jones deep in the third inning and snapped a streak of 14 games without a home run. After a hot stretch since joining the Reds, France had hit a skid, slashing .200/.193/.255 with zero homers over his last 14 games. The 30-year-old has found a home in Cincinnati with five of his 13 homers and a .746 OPS in 160 at-bats since joining his new team.
SEPTEMBER 21, 2024 • ROTOWIRE
Elly De La Cruz hits a 3-run homer for his 25th of the season as Reds pound Pirates 7-1
Elly De La Cruz hit a three-run home run and had four RBIs as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-1 on SaturdaySEPTEMBER 21, 2024 • Associated Press
