at his teammates, and it seemed these Twins might finally be the ones to foil the New York Yankees in the playoffs. Minnesota matched the Boston Red Sox from 1986-95 for the worst postseason skid ever, with 10 of those losses coming to New York. The Yankees eliminated the small-market Twins from four AL Division Series from 2003-10, crushing the World Series aspirations of Minnesota's self-developed core. "l've heard Frank sing that song probably too many times and you can't get them back," Twins manager and Minnesota native Paul Molitor said two weeks ago. It left Minnesota without Buxton and slugger Miguel Sano — he was left off the roster because of a left shin injury — and the Twins just didn't have enough to overcome New York's overpowering bullpen.

Source: ABC News October 04, 2017 04:18 UTC