Long before he became a big-league All-Star, Ron Coomer was a little kid growing up in Chicago who delighted in going to ballgames with a mitt on his hand and his father by his side...

AMERICAN LEAGUE Twins-Royals MINNESOTA: During Ron Coomer's at-bat in the fourth, a fan in the upper deck had an embarrassing moment. Coomer flared a foul ball into the stands and...

...night for the more than 40,000 fans expected Tuesday. "Which guy in the front office is playing tomorrow night," Ron Coomer quipped Monday as he dressed for the Twins' last preseason workout. "They've got to do whatever they've got to...

...runs on three hits and a walk. Jung Keun Bong (4-0) got the win despite giving up a RBI single to pinch-hitter Ron Coomer in the seventh that tied the game. Bong threw 2 2-3 innings, allowing one hit, no runs and walking one. Atlanta...

...Jones, who lost a fly ball in the sun Monday that almost cost the Twins the opener of the series, drove in two runs and Ron Coomer also had two RBIs. Todd Walker and Cristian Guzman gave the Twins a 2-0 lead in the third inning with back-to-back...

...a lot of luck went the Twins way, from two Houston errors in the first inning that plated their first two runs, to Ron Coomer's home run that bounced off center fielder Richard Hidalgo's glove and went over the fence for Minnesota's final...

...Yankees their second baseman happened to save them the game. With the bases loaded and one out in the eighth inning, Ron Coomer hit a chopper to Derek Jeter at shortstop. Jeter threw to Knoblauch for the force, and it appeared he had no chance...

...shot off Perkins in the sixth, made it 12-2. Lofton and Einar Diaz hit RBI doubles in the sixth to make it 14-2. Ron Coomer and Marty Cordova each drove in runs in the bottom half.

...salvaged the final game of their three-game series. Todd Walker hit his seventh homer off Brian Moehler (8-6) and Ron Coomer drove in two runs for the Twins, who enter the All-Star break in second place in the AL Central, 10 1/2 games behind...

...Keun Bong (4-0) got the win, pitching 2 2/3 innings and allowing one hit - a tying RBI single by pinch hitter Ron Coomer in the seventh. Sheffield and Jordan, traded for each other before last season, both played hurt in the opener of...