{"id":84884,"date":"2025-08-28T16:30:44","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T16:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=84884"},"modified":"2025-08-28T16:30:44","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T16:30:44","slug":"twins-report-twins-mickey-gasper-unleashes-epic-blast-and-drops-a-savage-quote-amid-teams-brutal-slump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=84884","title":{"rendered":"Twins Report: Twins\u2019 Mickey Gasper Unleashes Epic Blast and Drops a Savage Quote Amid Team\u2019s Brutal Slump"},"content":{"rendered":"<header>\n<h4 class=\"tagStyle_ppbddh-o_O-title_mscmg3-o_O-sidesPadding_1kaga1a\">Amid major struggles, Twins&#8217; Mickey Gasper delivers huge swing, great quote<\/h4>\n<div class=\"tagStyle_1bmarg5-o_O-style_gt0nzj-o_O-sidesPadding_1kaga1a\">\n<div>Gasper has had a tough time producing at the big-league level, but he played hero on Tuesday.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wrapper_1vgzeyt\">\n<div class=\"style_1q03211\">\n<figure class=\"base_1ruub6q\" data-mm-type=\"image\"><picture class=\"base_1emrqjj\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_2448,h_1377,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_360,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FvoltaxMediaLibrary%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_twins%2F01k3p70hp66jfa8jk5e7.png 1x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_2448,h_1377,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FvoltaxMediaLibrary%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_twins%2F01k3p70hp66jfa8jk5e7.png 2x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_2448,h_1377,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FvoltaxMediaLibrary%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_twins%2F01k3p70hp66jfa8jk5e7.png 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 719px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_2448,h_1377,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FvoltaxMediaLibrary%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_twins%2F01k3p70hp66jfa8jk5e7.png 1x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_2448,h_1377,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FvoltaxMediaLibrary%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_twins%2F01k3p70hp66jfa8jk5e7.png 2x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_2448,h_1377,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FvoltaxMediaLibrary%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_twins%2F01k3p70hp66jfa8jk5e7.png 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 1079px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_2448,h_1377,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FvoltaxMediaLibrary%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_twins%2F01k3p70hp66jfa8jk5e7.png 1x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_2448,h_1377,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_2160,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FvoltaxMediaLibrary%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_twins%2F01k3p70hp66jfa8jk5e7.png 2x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_2448,h_1377,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_2160,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FvoltaxMediaLibrary%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_twins%2F01k3p70hp66jfa8jk5e7.png 3x\" media=\"(min-width: 1080px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"base_1emrqjj\" title=\"Mickey Gasper delivered the highlight of his big-league career on Tuesday.\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_2448,h_1377,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/voltaxMediaLibrary\/mmsport\/inside_the_twins\/01k3p70hp66jfa8jk5e7.png\" alt=\"Mickey Gasper delivered the highlight of his big-league career on Tuesday.\" \/><\/picture><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wrapper_brpv6a\">Mickey Gasper delivered the highlight of his big-league career on Tuesday. \/ Twins.TV<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inStoryContainer_1r009zu\">\n<div class=\"wrapper_qe1qt7\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"socialContainer_1d56v9h\">\n<div class=\"wrapper_9rokns\">\n<div class=\"icon_11ew70k\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"icon_11ew70k\">Even in a lost season for a team fading into irrelevance, baseball can provide some pretty awesome moments. The Twins&#8217; comeback road win over a great Blue Jays team on Tuesday night featured a couple of those.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"viewablity-block\">\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_autbteqn4\">Matt Wallner&#8217;s three-run homer in the ninth inning \u2014 his fourth homer in his last three games \u2014 put the Twins over the top in a 7-5 win.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_autbteqn4\">But earlier in that inning, it was a much more unlikely hero who delivered the biggest swing of an MLB career that has struggled to get off the ground thus far. Mickey Gasper led off the inning by crushing a Jeff Hoffman fastball for his first career home run, tying the game at 4 in the process.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"style_1y6if9u-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_t6q20rw40\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOltdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19yZWZzcmNfc2Vzc2lvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZm9zbnJfc29mdF9pbnRlcnZlbnRpb25zX2VuYWJsZWQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X21peGVkX21lZGlhXzE1ODk3Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRyZWF0bWVudCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYmlyZHdhdGNoX3Bpdm90c19lbmFibGVkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdXNlX3Byb2ZpbGVfaW1hZ2Vfc2hhcGVfZW5hYmxlZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdmlkZW9faGxzX2R5bmFtaWNfbWFuaWZlc3RzXzE1MDgyIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRydWVfYml0cmF0ZSIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfbGVnYWN5X3RpbWVsaW5lX3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9mcm9udGVuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1960520707239977290&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.si.com%2Fmlb%2Ftwins%2Fminnesota-twins-news%2Famid-major-struggles-twins-mickey-gasper-delivers-huge-swing-great-quote&amp;sessionId=3a09fee145f6eea258a3b7050d6628de2c0fe28d&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Mickey Gasper&#8217;s first Major League homer ties the game in the 9th for the\u00a0@Twins!\u00a0pic.twitter.com\/ZzF3byDbJC<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MLB (@MLB) August 27, 2025<\/figure>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_imsoq739g\">Coming through in that spot had to feel incredible for Gasper, who had already singled twice earlier in the game. This is a guy who came into Tuesday with seven hits in 79 MLB at-bats between his time with the Red Sox last year and multiple stints on the Twins&#8217; roster in 2025. That&#8217;s a .089 batting average.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_imvty3w1o\">Gasper raked in the upper minor leagues in Boston&#8217;s system last year (.970 OPS), but went 0 for 18 in his first taste of the big leagues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_imvty3w1o\">This year, he&#8217;s been similarly outstanding for Triple-A St. Paul (.915 OPS) but has really struggled to come up with any sort of production at the plate when he&#8217;s been with the Twins.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_imvty3w1o\">Within that context, you can only imagine how cathartic it must&#8217;ve been for Gasper to hit his first home run in his 100th MLB plate appearance, after more than 450 minor league games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_gf8jmp6vy\">And yet, watching him round the bases, he looked like a guy who has come up with big hits like that one many times in the big leagues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_gf8jmp6vy\">Afterwards, Twins sideline reporter Audra Martin asked him about his stoic response in that moment, which led to a great quote from the 29-year-old New Hampshire native.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_n4v1onlh2\"><em>&#8220;My dad always told me to act like you&#8217;ve done it before,&#8221; Gasper said. &#8220;So even though it was my first one&#8230; Mickey Mantle puts his head down and runs around the bases, Mickey Gasper should too.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<figure class=\"style_1y6if9u-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_vfn2ribie\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1960543899442680263&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.si.com%2Fmlb%2Ftwins%2Fminnesota-twins-news%2Famid-major-struggles-twins-mickey-gasper-delivers-huge-swing-great-quote&amp;sessionId=3a09fee145f6eea258a3b7050d6628de2c0fe28d&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>I freaking love moments like this. So well deserved for Mickey Gasper.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Mickey Mantle puts his head down and runs around the bases, Mickey Gasper should too.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>What a quote! What a night!\u00a0https:\/\/t.co\/kW0wSHdNcY<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Audra Martin (@Audra_Martin) August 27, 2025<\/figure>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_0x6al9hiv\">Even after a long overdue breakout game, Gasper is still hitting just .154 for the Twins this season, with a .492 OPS in 77 plate appearances.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_0x6al9hiv\">But his OPS rose over 100 points on Tuesday, and maybe it&#8217;ll be the kind of performance that helps him start to find a rhythm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_yga76yhtq\">Even if that doesn&#8217;t happen, this was a moment Gasper will never forget.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amid major struggles, Twins&#8217; Mickey Gasper delivers huge swing, great quote Gasper has had a tough time producing at the big-league level, but he played hero on&#8230; 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