After making an unprecedented amount of moves at the trade deadline the Minnesota Twins needed to make a bunch of moves to fill out the roster.

The day the Twins signed Carlos Correa to the biggest contract in team history was a momentous one for the franchise. But it was nothing compared with the day they changed their mind. The Twins executed their biggest midseason roster strip-down ever on Thursday,

The Minnesota Twins fell to the Cleveland Guardians 3-2 on Friday night after Kyle Manzardo singled home Brayan Rocchio with one out in the 10th inning for his second walk-off hit of the season.

Photos of the Cleveland Guardians playing a three-game series against the Minnesota Twins Aug. 1-3, 2025, at Progressive Field in Cleveland.

A full-fledged meet and greet was the first order of business for the Minnesota Twins upon their arrival at the ballpark

Less than 22 months ago, the Twins were celebrating at a packed Target Field after Duran closed out a two-game sweep of the Blue Jays in the wild-card round for their first series win in 21 years and the end of their record 18-game postseason losing streak.

There was excitement for Correa to join the likes of Byron Buxton, an otherworldly talent whose only barrier to superstardom had been health, and Royce Lewis, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2017 draft, who made his major-league debut that season.

Any trade is going to draw at least some criticism from fans, but the moves that stand out include the Carlos Correa salary dump, Louis Varland getting dealt to the Blue Jays despite years of team control on his contract, and Griffin Jax being sent to Tampa Bay in exchange for only one player.

The Phillies acquired outfielder Harrison Bader for two minor leaguers, their second deal with the Twins in two days after landing closer Jhoan Duran.