Fresh off signing a 5-year contract extension, Max Kepler joins "The Hot Stove Show" to discuss the deal and the beginning of Spring Training. You may be surprised by which part of Max's game he focused on this offseason and he drops the b-word… bunting! Jason Castro is coming back from a lost season due to knee surgery. He chats about his return, getting acclimated to the new faces on the coaching staff and embracing the different feel to camp.

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The Twins' pitchers and catchers reported today to kick off the start of Spring Training, and what a different Spring Training it will be. Twins bench coach Derek Shelton runs camp and he joins us to discuss several key changes to its overall structure. Shelty also mentions a new Twins coach that he has always held in high regard. Twins Hall of Famer Jim Kaat is set to rejoin Twins' broadcasts this season and it begins with the Hot Stove Show tonight! Kaat talks about this return to the Twins' airwaves, the current Twins team headed into camp and a memorable Twins team from 50 years ago.

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Top prospect Royce Lewis was invited to his first big league camp and tonight he accepted the invitation to join us on the Twins Hot Stove Show. A guy who Lewis impressed often last year was Twins Director of Minor League Operations Jeremy Zoll. Zoll stops by to offer pomp and circumstance on recent graduates at the Twins Dominican Academy. Additionally, he updates listeners on the newly formatted Instructional League and how it is already paying dividends.

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We do our best to take your mind off the Polar Vortex with the Twins Hot Stove Show. You’ll never believe who lives down the street from new Twins reliever Blake Parker? He’ll talk about his neighbor, role in the bullpen and what drew him to the team. Kohl Stewart also joins us on the show tonight as he discusses his offseason and the excitement that some of the new faces bring to the clubhouse. It’s a great night to escape the cold and talk Twins baseball.

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MLB.com’s Anthony Castrovince (@castrovince) and Twins reporter Do-Hyoung Park (@dohyoungpark) analyze Byron Buxton and Jonathan Schoop and their outlook for the upcoming season. Plus, they break down the battle at first base and could Craig Kimbrel be a fit in the Twin Cities?

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It is a Caravan edition of the “Hot Stove Show” this week. We have hit the road, as we hear from manager Rocco Baldelli on his “initiation” to this great Twins winter tradition, his interactions with the fans and how Twinsfest will be important for his coaching staff. Jose Berrios is also on the road trip, as he chats about getting to know the new skipper, some colorful apparel, ways he is preparing for the 2019 campaign and more. Plus, we catch up with some folks, who were hoping to have a nice haul during the second annual Twins Ice Fishing Classic.

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MLB.com Twins reporter Do-Hyoung Park (@dohyoungpark) sits down with pitcher Jose Berrios (@JOLaMaKina) during the team’s Winter Caravan to highlight his goals for the 2019 season and talk about using social media to promote his offseason workouts.

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This week's edition of The Twins Hot Stove Show hits the road in a couple of different ways as we catch up with Trevor Hildenberger live from the Twins Caravan. Hildenberger recants stories from his caravan visits while contemplating additions to his pitching repertoire during this offseason. We then introduce you to the ‘Weapon,’ which is the new Twins assistant pitching coach, Jeremy Hefner. Jeremy discusses his expectations for a transition from a behind-the-scenes role to the impact he'll have in the bullpen. Additionally, Jeremy informs us of how his relationship with new pitching coach Wes Johnson has evolved as well as their personal hometown visits to several different pitchers on the team.

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