Editing Minnesota Twins (section)

=====2017–present=====
In 2017, the Twins went 85–77, finishing 2nd In the AL Central.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sctimes.com/story/sports/2017/10/01/twins-dump-tigers-end-season-85-77/721840001/|title=Twins dump Tigers to end season at 85-77|website=St. Cloud Times}}</ref> Following [[Brian Dozier]]'s 34 [[home runs]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIN/2017.shtml|title=2017 Minnesota Twins Statistics|website=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=April 16, 2019|archive-date=October 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221008142938/https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIN/2017.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Miguel Sanó]], [[Byron Buxton]], and [[Eddie Rosario]] all had breakout years, while [[Joe Mauer]] hit .305. They ended up making the playoffs,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2735289-minnesota-twins-clinch-playoff-berth-for-2017-mlb-postseason|title=Minnesota Twins Clinch Playoff Berth for 2017 MLB Postseason|first=Adam|last=Wells|website=Bleacher Report|access-date=March 12, 2019|archive-date=March 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327090845/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2735289-minnesota-twins-clinch-playoff-berth-for-2017-mlb-postseason|url-status=live}}</ref> which made them the first ever team to lose 100 games the previous year and make the playoffs the next season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2735666-twins-become-1st-team-to-make-playoffs-one-year-after-losing-100-plus-games|title=Twins Become 1st Team to Make Playoffs One Year After Losing 100-Plus Games|first=Daily|last=Facts|website=Bleacher Report|access-date=March 12, 2019|archive-date=March 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327090900/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2735666-twins-become-1st-team-to-make-playoffs-one-year-after-losing-100-plus-games|url-status=live}}</ref> They lost to the Yankees in the wild card round.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/yanks-beat-twins-to-reach-alds-against-indians-c257321132|title=Wild start! Yanks' pop, 'pen erase Minn.|website=MLB.com|access-date=July 21, 2021|archive-date=July 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210721215914/https://www.mlb.com/news/yanks-beat-twins-to-reach-alds-against-indians-c257321132|url-status=live}}</ref>

The 2018 season did not go as well. The Twins went 78–84, and did not return to the post-season. Sanó and Buxton were injured most of the year and eventually both sent down to the minors, while long-time Twin Brian Dozier was traded at the deadline.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/brian-dozier-traded-to-dodgers-c288181290|title=Dodgers add depth in trades for Dozier, Axford|website=MLB.com|access-date=March 12, 2019|archive-date=March 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327085925/https://www.mlb.com/news/brian-dozier-traded-to-dodgers-c288181290|url-status=live}}</ref> One bright spot came at the end of the season, when hometown hero Joe Mauer returned to catcher (his original position) for his final game, ending his career with a signature double and standing ovation.<ref>{{cite web |title=Joe Mauer Doubles, Catches In Finale |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/joe-mauer-doubles-catches-in-twins-finale-c296709532 |website=MLB.com |publisher=Major League Baseball |access-date=March 21, 2019 |archive-date=March 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321232316/https://www.mlb.com/news/joe-mauer-doubles-catches-in-twins-finale-c296709532 |url-status=live }}</ref> Another highlight was the team's two-game series against the Cleveland Indians in [[San Juan, Puerto Rico]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/twins/news/indians-twins-to-play-in-puerto-rico-in-2018/c-237882428|title=Indians, Twins to play in Puerto Rico in 2018|website=MLB.com|language=en|access-date=April 18, 2018|archive-date=April 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180419053425/https://www.mlb.com/twins/news/indians-twins-to-play-in-puerto-rico-in-2018/c-237882428|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2717109-twins-indians-to-play-2-game-series-in-puerto-rico-in-2018|title=Twins, Indians to Play 2-Game Series in Puerto Rico in 2018|last=Wells|first=Adam|work=Bleacher Report|access-date=April 18, 2018|language=en-US|archive-date=April 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180419053540/http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2717109-twins-indians-to-play-2-game-series-in-puerto-rico-in-2018|url-status=live}}</ref> After the season, manager Paul Molitor was fired.<ref>{{cite web |title=Twins fire manager Paul Molitor after 78–84 finish |url=https://www.chron.com/sports/astros/article/Twins-fire-manager-Paul-Molitor-78-84-record-13278300.php |website=Chron.com |date=October 2, 2018 |access-date=March 12, 2019 |archive-date=March 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321233159/https://www.chron.com/sports/astros/article/Twins-fire-manager-Paul-Molitor-78-84-record-13278300.php |url-status=live }}</ref> Free agent signing [[Logan Morrison]] and long-time veteran [[Ervin Santana]] declared free agency.<ref name="auto">{{cite web |title=Twins 2019 Off Season Transactions |url=https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/teams/MIN/minnesota-twins/transactions/ |website=CBS Sports |publisher=CBS |access-date=March 21, 2019 |archive-date=March 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321231843/https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/teams/MIN/minnesota-twins/transactions/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Miguel Sano (25968616510).jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.75|[[Miguel Sanó]], infielder (2015–2022)]]

In 2019, the Twins clinched the AL Central Division for the first time since 2010, finishing the season with the second-most wins in franchise history with 101, one short of the 1965 season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIN/1965.shtml|title=1965 Minnesota Twins Statistics|website=Baseball-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=April 12, 2020|archive-date=August 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809025052/https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIN/1965.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Circular reference|date=October 2019}} The team combined for a total of 307 home runs, the most in MLB history for a single season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-almanac.com/recbooks/rb_hr7.shtml|title=Home Run Records by MLB Teams During a Single Season {{pipe}} Baseball Almanac|website=www.baseball-almanac.com|access-date=September 30, 2019|archive-date=November 1, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101091115/http://www.baseball-almanac.com/recbooks/rb_hr7.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> The team's slugging prowess has earned them the nickname the ''Bomba Squad''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kare11.com/article/sports/mlb/twins/the-bomb-squad-behind-the-bomba-squad/89-e5a7dd06-899c-4d29-90d6-62f244f99cf0|title=The 'Bomb Squad' behind the Bomba Squad|website=kare11.com|date=October 2, 2019}}</ref> In the [[2019 ALDS]], the Twins opponents were the New York Yankees, who finished one home run behind at 306 and the second team to break the 300 home run mark. The Twins were swept again, and extend their postseason losing streak to 16, dating back to the 2004 ALDS.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/twins-eliminated-by-yankees-in-al-division-series-sweep|title=Twins' 'very special' season ends in DS sweep|website=MLB.com|access-date=July 21, 2021|archive-date=July 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210721215914/https://www.mlb.com/news/twins-eliminated-by-yankees-in-al-division-series-sweep|url-status=live}}</ref> On September 17, 2019, Miguel Sanó hit a 482-foot home run to make the Twins the first team in major league history to have five players with at least 30 home runs in a season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/miguel-sano-record-fifth-twins-player-30-homers|title=Sanó gives Twins record 5 players with 30 HRs|website=MLB.com|access-date=September 18, 2019|archive-date=September 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190918065641/https://www.mlb.com/news/miguel-sano-record-fifth-twins-player-30-homers|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2023 the Minnesota Twins struggled through the first half, falling under .500 just before the All-Star break before beginning a late season surge that saw them take control of the AL Central. They finished as the third seed in the AL for the 2023 MLB Playoffs and faced the [[Toronto Blue Jays]] in the AL Wild Card round. Behind dominant pitching they won both of the first 2 games in the 3 game series, winning their first playoff game since 2004 (breaking an 0–18 postseason streak, the longest in North American sports history) and winning their first playoff series since the 2002 ALDS against the Oakland Athletics.