Morneau to return as Twins' primary TV analyst

Justin Morneau (New Westminster, B.C.), middle, will return to the Twins’ broadcast booth for an eighth season. Photo: YouTube

January 16, 2025

Official Minnesota Twins News Release

MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL, MN – The Minnesota Twins, in conjunction with Major League Baseball, have announced the primary broadcast talent for the inaugural 2025 season of Twins.TV, featuring an award-winning lineup of returning fan favorites: three-time Minnesota Sportscaster of the Year Cory Provus (play-by-play); Twins Hall of Famer Justin Morneau (primary analyst); Twins alumni LaTroy Hawkins (analyst), Glen Perkins (analyst), Trevor Plouffe (analyst), Denard Span (analyst) and Tim Laudner (pre and postgame host); and experienced voices Audra Martin (reporter) and Katie Storm (pre and postgame host).

Watching Twins baseball will be easier and more accessible than ever before in 2025, with each locally-originated broadcast scheduled to be available on television via cable, satellite and multichannel video providers, or via in-market digital stream on MLB.TV – with no blackouts – for fans in Minnesota, northern Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota and western Wisconsin. With MLB’s direct-to-consumer streaming option, Twins games can now reach approximately 4.4 million homes – a 307-percent increase from previous seasons.

“With Twins fans now able to watch our games where, when and how they choose, we are thrilled to deliver an incredibly talented broadcast team that is among the very best in baseball,” said Twins President & CEO Dave St. Peter. “This group’s collective storytelling skill, analytic insight and relatability will continue entertaining fans and elevating our overall production as we enter an exciting and unprecedented era of Twins broadcast coverage.”

Provus enters his 14th season as a play-by-play voice of Twins baseball and his second on the television side. He spent 12 campaigns (2012-23) in the Twins’ radio booth, where he was honored by the National Sports Media Association as the Minnesota Sportscaster of the Year in 2015, 2020 and 2022. Provus, who also calls men’s basketball for the Big Ten Conference, began his MLB broadcast career with the Chicago Cubs from 2007-08 before spending three seasons with the Milwaukee Brewers (2009-11).

Morneau, a former first baseman and 2021 inductee into the Twins Hall of Fame, will begin his eighth season in the broadcast booth and fifth as primary analyst. Hawkins, like Morneau also currently a Twins Special Assistant, enters his ninth season as a television analyst after pitching with the club for nine of his 21 big-league seasons. Perkins, a Minnesota native and three-time All-Star closer with the Twins, enters his seventh season as part of the club’s broadcasting team and his second in the booth. Former infielder Plouffe, who co-hosts multiple popular baseball podcasts, embarks on his third season as a Twins broadcaster. Span, a fan favourite as a Twins outfielder from 2008-12, made his club broadcasting debut in 2024.

Laudner, a 1987 World Series champion and 1988 All-Star catcher, returns for his 18th season as a pre- and postgame analyst for Twins broadcasts. He is joined by Storm, who has helmed Twins pre- and postgame shows from 2018-19 and again since 2021. Martin, a staple of the local sports broadcasting scene, enters her 10th season as a roving reporter on Twins telecasts.