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Justin Morneau

Justin Morneau

Justin Ernest George Morneau (born May 15, 1981) is a Canadian first baseman for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB).

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Justin Morneau homers to help Twins to 4-3 win over struggling Tigers

Justin Morneau hit a two-run homer in his second game back from a wrist injury, and the Minnesota Twins held on for a 4-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Thursday.

P.J. Walters (1-1) allowed four hits — including three solo homers — in 6 1-3 innings for the Twins, who swept the two-game series at Comerica Park. Minnesota (12-26) has won two in a row for only the second time this season.Morneau's homer off Doug Fister (0-2) opened the scoring in the third, and Trevor Plouffe followed with a solo shot. Minnesota led 4-0 before the Tigers came back with homers by Brennan Boesch, Andy Dirks and Prince Fielder.Three relievers finished for the Twins, with Matt Capps pitching a perfect ninth for his eighth save....

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  1. Twins GM tells recovering slugger Justin Morneau to skip team's annual fan festival

    The Minnesota Twins have asked slugger Justin Morneau to skip the team's annual fan festival this weekend so he can keep concentrating on his recovery from a concuss...

  2. Justin Morneau , Twins star and Canada native, to carry Olympic torch

    MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Twins star first baseman Justin Morneau has one more accomplishment to add to his ever-growing list of accolades. The Canadian will help carry the...

  3. Justin Morneau homers for Twins in 15-5 loss to Pirates

    BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Justin Morneau hit a two-run homer off Ross Ohlendorf in the first inning before the Pittsburgh Pirates routed a Minnesota Twins split squad 1...

  4. Twins rally in the 8th to beat A's

    Ryan Doumit drove in the winning run as the Minnesota Twins edged the Oakland Athletics, 5-4, in the opener of a three- game series.Justin Morneau drove in a pair of...

  5. Morneau homers as Twins tame Tigers

    Justin Morneau clubbed a two-run homer and plated the decisive run with a groundout, as the Minnesota Twins held on to beat the Detroit Tigers, 4-3, in the finale of...

  6. Twins' Morneau to return from DL

    Twins' first baseman Justin Morneau will be activated from the 15-day disabled list prior to Wednesday's game against Detroit, the team announced following a 5-0 los...

  7. Dodgers making a little Magic

    When one of your new team owners is Magic Johnson, perhaps it's fitting to be amidst a magical season.During the spring, there weren't a whole lot of people picking ...

  8. Athletics try to halt slide against Twins

    The Oakland Athletics try to put the brakes on a six-game losing streak this evening when they play the second test of a three-game series with the Minnesota Twins a...

  9. A's aim to bounce back in opener with Twins

    The Oakland Athletics seem to have slipped back into that offensive rut that plagued them at the start of the season. Today, they could again struggle to score runs,...

  10. Tigers slug past Twins

    Alex Avila knocked in three runs and scored twice as the Detroit Tigers hammered the Minnesota Twins, 10-6, in the opener of a three-game series at Target Field.Prin...

  11. Walters goes the distance as Twins stomp White Sox

    P.J. Walters turned in a season-best performance for any Twins starting pitcher and the bats more than did the rest, as Minnesota routed Chicago, 9-2, to kick off a ...

  12. De Aza, White Sox power past Twins

    Alejandro De Aza hit his first grand slam as part of a three-homer sixth inning Thursday and Chicago beat Minnesota, 11-8, in the finale of a three-game set.Paul Kon...

  1. Justin Morneau healthy, ready to go for Twins; no guarantees concussion issues are over

    The optimism that permeates most big league players when they start spring training wasn't quite there for Justin Morneau on Friday. There certainly wasn't pessimism...

  2. Morneau's tying double in 8th is 1st run off A's reliever Cook this season; Twins win 5-4

    Justin Morneau drove in two runs for Minnesota, including the tying double in the eighth inning for the Twins in a 5-4 victory over Oakland on Monday, the sixth stra...

  3. Pujols, Lincecum headline MLB bounce-back candidates for remainder of 2012 season

    A year ago at this time, Dan Uggla looked lost. The Atlanta second baseman was hitting well below .200 and had been nothing like the slugger the Braves had traded fo...

  4. Recovered from neck surgery, Justin Morneau finally returns to Twins; Jason Repko placed on DL

    Justin Morneau has returned to the Minnesota Twins more than two months after neck surgery.The Twins reinstated the first baseman and former American League MVP from...

  5. Justin Morneau knocked out of All-Star game by concussion and will be replaced by Paul Konerko

    DETROIT (AP) — Paul Konerko was chosen to replace injured Justin Morneau on the AL All-Star team Saturday.Morneau will miss the game Tuesday night in Anaheim, Calif....

  6. Despite Justin Morneau's progress, Twins won't rush slugger back, rule him out for postseason

    For the second straight year, the Minnesota Twins will play the postseason without Justin Morneau.The 2006 AL MVP hasn't played since July 7 because of post-concussi...

  7. Twins place star 1B Justin Morneau on disabled list with concussion, recall Manship

    MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Hoping to use the All-Star break as a slump-busting springboard, the Minnesota Twins must start the second half without Justin Morneau .The big-sw...

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