On Sunday afternoon, Royce Lewis pounded the ball into the turf.

There are many Minnesota Twins pitching prospects who had a lot of hype and high expectations around them entering spring training.

The Minnesota Twins catching tandem may have a “last dance” of sorts this year.

On Sunday, the Minnesota Twins made their first round of cuts from the major-league spring training roster, optioning four players to St. Paul and five non-roster invitees to minor league camp.

Occasionally, a relatively unheralded player enters camp in spring training with little more than a glimmer of hope, a chip on their shoulder, and the makings to become a cult hero.

There’s really just one thing the Minnesota Twins can say they don’t have — a true ace.

The Minnesota Twins had largely avoided injuries at the start of spring training.