Ron Mahay News

We're still here in Indianapolis at the appropriately named Winter Meetings: Lots of meetings, and lots and lots of winter.

As a fan of baseball, October is always one of my favorite times of year. But as a diehard Texas Rangers fan, I have to say this postseason has been a little depressing.

It might not have seemed like a big deal at the time. After all, the Yankees were up 7-2 when Twins manager Ron Gardenhire called on lefty reliever Ron Mahay to pitch the bottom of the eighth inning.

Luke Hochevar now has all winter to figure out what went so wrong over the last 10 weeks.

Scott Baker had a strong start and got plenty of support, helping the Twins beat the host Tigers, 8-3, to avoid elimination from playoff contention.

Manager Ron Gardenhire's pregame media session starts soon, so I'll post the lineups, and some career numbers for the Twins against Zack Greinke and check back later.

Remember Robinson Tejedas wild side? Where his ability to command the strike zone resembles a blindfolded driver staying in a lane while speeding down I-70? Its been a while since weve seen that.

The Kansas City Royals shut down right fielder Jose Guillen for the season on Saturday and added a trio of minor league pitchers to their roster.

A little over two weeks ago, the Twins found themselves 6 1/2 games back in the American League Central race and on the brink of watching their postseason hopes swept away.

All manager Jim Leyland talks about during the season is playing meaningful games in September.

Gil Meche had some goals when he pitched on Monday against the Indians -- give up fewer than four runs and pitch longer than five innings.

The Minnesota Twins signed left-handed pitcher Ron Mahay and also designated righty R.A. Dickey for assignment.

Posted on August 28th, 2009 2:39 PM By La Velle The Twins have swung a deal with Arizona for righthander Jon Rauch in exchange for a player to be named later.

Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005. He appears weekly on the FSN Baseball Report and MLB on FOX.

Yasuhiko Yabuta, who had a ballyhooed arrival with the Royals and then faded away, is back.

Yasuhiko Yabuta, who had a ballyhooed arrival with the Royals and then faded away, is back.

The Kansas City Royals on Monday called up Japanese right-hander Yasuhiko Yabuta from Triple-A Omaha to replace left-hander Ron Mahay.

Ever watch mud wrestling? Then you know it can be entertaining without anyone thinking it approaches the sports highest form.That brings us to the Royals and Minnesota Twins on Saturday night at Kauffman Stadium.

Kyle Lohse was three outs away from a three-hit shutout on May 23 when he was drilled in the forearm by Royals lefty Ron Mahay in the bottom of the eighth.

The short version Saturday night, viewed from the Royals perspective, is Luke Hochevar remained in a miserable rut.