Digging into the Twins' surprisingly good start, from biggest bright spots to red flags

We’ve reached the 10-percent mark of the 2026 season and the Minnesota Twins have been … surprisingly competitive. Downright decent, even.It certainly hasn’t always been pretty, as the Twins lost their opening three series, but they’ve since pulled off a shocking four-game sweep of the preseason division favorite Detroit Tigers and won a road matchup against the reigning American League champion Toronto Blue Jays.Advertisement