Minnesota Twins

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FILE - In this Aug. 4, 2013 file photo, Minnesota Twins manager Ron Gardenhire watches from the dugout during the first inning of a baseball gameagainst the Houston Astros in Minneapolis. Plenty of people expected 2013 to be Gardenhire's last in Minnesota. Truth be told, Gardenhire might have been one of them. But the Twins brought back their longtime manager for two more years, and he's ready to set things right after three straight miserable seasons. (AP Photo/Andy Clayton-King, File)

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Minnesota Twins third baseman Jamey Carroll fields a ground ball by Tampa Bay Rays' Matt Joyce during the third inning of a baseball game Thursday, July 11, 2013, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson)

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Oakland Athletics pitcher Jerry Blevins pumps his fist at the end of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013, in Oakland, Calif. The Athletics won 9-1. (AP Photo/George Nikitin)