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Shipley: 2026 Twins are a lame-duck team for a lame-duck season
The Pohlad Family traded nine top players last July, leaving the Twins with minimal offseason upgrades and expected low attendance at Target Field, amid looming MLB lockout concerns.
- The Minnesota Twins begin their 2026 season today, Thursday, March 26, at Baltimore, with anticipation for the team at an all-time low.
- Last July, The Pohlad Family traded nine top players for cheaper alternatives after the team's ownership portfolio faced financial losses.
- Personnel chief Jeremy Zoll was given only 200 bucks to improve the roster, while projections suggest it is unlikely two million fans attend games at Target Field.
- Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred recently partnered with betting platform Polymarket, sparking criticism about competitive integrity while fans face looming uncertainty over a potential 2027 lockout.
- The 2026 Twins are widely viewed as a 'lame duck' team, likely marking the final season before a significant work stoppage threatens the future of Major League Baseball.
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Shipley: 2026 Twins are a lame-duck team for a lame-duck season
One has to marvel at the persistence of our national pastime, an antebellum start-up that has grown into a business so lucrative, and so engrained in the culture, that those trying to kill it from the inside just cash bigger and bigger paychecks. To wit: At the tail end of spring training last week, Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred — the man in charge of protecting the ostensibly sacred integrity of the game — steered baseball into…
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