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Minnesota Twins

Minnesota Twins
MLB
Established1894
Major league affiliations
American League (1901 - present)
Central Division (1994 - present)
Retired numbers3, 6, 14, 28, 29, 34, 42
ColorsNavy blue, red, white      
Minnesota Twins (1961 - present)
Washington Nationals/Senators (1901 � 1960) * Kansas City Blues (1894 � 1900) (Western League)
Other nicknamesTwinkies
Ballpark
Target Field (2010 � present) ( - present)
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (1982 � 2009) *Metropolitan Stadium (1961 � 1981) * Griffith Stadium (1911 � 1960) ** a.k.a. National Park (1911 � 1920) * National Park (1903 � 1910) * American League Park (1901 � 1902)
Major league titles
World Series titles199119871924 ((3))
AL Pennants199119871965193319251924 ((6))
Central Division titles201020092006200420032002 ((6))
West Division titles (4)1991198719701969
Wild card berthsNone ((0))
OwnerJim Pohlad
ManagerRon Gardenhire

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The Minnesota Twins are an American professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The team is named after the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis and St. Paul. They played in Metropolitan Stadium from 1961 to 1981 and the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome from 1982 to 2009. They played their inaugural game at the newly completed Target Field on April 12, 2010.

The team was founded in Kansas City in 1894 as a Western League team and would move to Washington, D.C., in 1901 as one of the eight original teams of the American League, named the Washington Senators or Washington Nationals. Although the Washington team endured long bouts of mediocrity (immortalized in the Broadway musical Damn Yankees), they had a period of prolonged success in the 1920s and 1930s, led by Hall-of-Famers Bucky Harris, Goose Goslin, Sam Rice, Joe Cronin, and above all Walter Johnson. Manager Clark Griffith joined the team in 1912 and became the team's owner in 1920. The franchise remained under Griffith family ownership until 1984.

In 1960, Major League Baseball granted the city of Minneapolis an expansion team. Washington owner Calvin Griffith, Clark's nephew and adopted son, requested that he be allowed to move his team to Minneapolis and instead give Washington the expansion team. Upon league approval, the team moved to Minnesota after the 1960 season, setting up shop in Metropolitan Stadium, while Washington fielded a brand new "Washington Senators" (which later became the Texas Rangers prior to the 1972 season).

Success came quickly to the team in Minnesota. Sluggers Harmon Killebrew and Bob Allison, who had already been stars in Washington, were joined by Tony Oliva and Zoilo Versalles, and later second baseman Rod Carew and pitchers Jim Kaat and Jim Perry, winning the American League pennant in 1965. A second wave of success came in the late 1980s and early 1990s, led by Kent Hrbek, Bert Blyleven, Frank Viola, and Kirby Puckett, winning the franchise's second and third World Series (and first in Minnesota).

Through the 2010 season, the franchise has won three World Series championships (1924, 1987, and 1991), and has fielded 18 American League batting champions.

Minnesota Twins Video

Joe Mauer & Hall of Famer hitter Paul Molitor of the Milwaukee Brewers, Toronto Blue Jays and Minnesota Twins provides hitting tips in this instructional video that accompanies American League batting champ and Minnesota Twins' starting catcher Joe Mauer's Quickswing baseball batting training aid. You did not find this video by accident. It was optimized for search and marketed online by David Erickson, who blogs at his eStrategy Internet Marketing Blog (e-StrategyBlog.com ); you can follow David on Twitter at http or subscribe to his YouTube channel: youtube.com
14.05 min. | 4.65 user rating
This video is from a twins game when the batter hits the ball into the plate, and it bounces up and knocks off his helmet. It was back in the old metrodome, long live Target Field!
0.13 min. | 3.84 user rating
A TheAfternoonDLight spoof of Jay-Z and Alicia Keys song Empire State of Mind, Minnesota version... The glasses are suppose to look like the glasses Jay-Z wears and the hand symbol is the icon of roc-a-fella, Jay-Z's brand/label. Rate, Comment, Subscribe! And fan us on Facebook! - www.facebook.com ALBUM- www.cdbaby.com itunes.apple.com Twitter - @DubAMusic , @DNaveMusic Download the mp3 here! - www.mediafire.com Lyrics: (not sure why it has big spaces in between) Yeah, yeah Im up in MN, city of St. Cloud We border Canada, for that I am proud East of the Dakotas, dont hate the north state Thank us for Scotch tape, home of ten thousand lakes The capital is St. Paul, hangin at the state fair (feet are cold!) The worlds largest twine ball, breathing in the cold air Fishin for that eel pout, huntin for that deer meat You can catch the farmers when they harvest that whole grain wheat Down W. Germain Street, all black grand prix Turnin up the heat, and slide in the fresh CD Neat, got it at Best Buy, Minnesota loves prince Why do you steal CDs?, I only had four cents Snows fallin from the sky, sky, normal snow flurry See you slide by, you hit a patch of black ice May we, give a shout out, yeah you know who we be You can tell from our lyrics that we are TheAfternoonDLight In Minnesota, frozen tundra that we are fond of Theres nothing you cant do, in Minnesota These lakes will make you feel brand new Big trees will inspire you, life in Minnesota -Sota, -sota (I love the cold <b>...</b>
4.88 min. | 4.58 user rating
Minnesota Twins' Joe Mauer takes a jab at his fellow hair teammate, NFL's Associated Press Defensive Player of the Year Troy Polamalu, in their latest ad for www.headandshoulders.com.
0.28 min. | 4.97 user rating
This commercial features Minnesota Twins catcher and American League Batting Champion Joe Mauer, and Hall of Fame hitter Paul Molitor demonstrating the Quickswing batting training aid. This hitting training equipment was invented by Joe Mauer's father to help his kids get their practice swings indoors during Minnesota's long winter months. It helped Joe Mauer develop that short, compact, quick swing. You did not find this video by accident. It was optimized for search and marketed online by David Erickson, who blogs at his eStrategy Internet Marketing Blog (e-StrategyBlog.com ); you can follow David on Twitter at http or subscribe to his YouTube channel: youtube.com
2.12 min. | 2.76 user rating
Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer gives a young fan a souvenir, paying homage to the classic Mean Joe Green TV spot.
0.50 min. | 4.94 user rating
Great gameplay from the newest game: MLB 12 The Show. Arriving in stores - March 4, 2012
8.87 min. | 3.0 user rating
October 11th, 2009 Playoff game against the New York Yankees
2.13 min. | 4.34 user rating
Minnesota Twins Pat Neshek Gets Hit In The Face By Baseball From Metal Bat During His Freshman year of college
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NFL's Associated Press Defensive Player of the Year, Troy Polamalu, threw out the first pitch of the March 25th Twins vs. Orioles game to his fellow Head & Shoulders hair teammate, Minnesota Twins' Joe Mauer. For more on Joe and Troy, visit Head & Shoulder for Men Facebook fan page - www.facebook.com
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ESPN (blog)--If you thought the -Minnesota Twins- were favorites to win the AL Central this year (as I did), you had to put a lot of faith in their offense. Contrary to their pitching-and-defense-and-little-things reputation, the 2010 Twins relied ... - Date : Thu, 14 Apr 2011 05:58:58 GMT+00:00
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The News-Press--Never in Harchar's 56-year-old life did the Lehigh Acres resident expect to see the -Minnesota Twins-' designated hitter show up in the foyer of the Waffle House restaurant off Daniels Parkway, where Harchar works. Thome autograp - Date : Thu, 14 Apr 2011 05:12:45 GMT+00:00
MLB: Minnesota 4, Kansas City 3 (10 inn.) - UPI.com Tweet this news
UPI.com--MINNEAPOLIS, April 12 (UPI) -- Danny Valencia's 10th-inning single drove in the winning run Tuesday and the -Minnesota Twins- recorded a 4-3 victory over Kansas City. Delmon Young got a one-out single off Robinson Tejeda (0-1) and Jason Repk - Date : Wed, 13 Apr 2011 03:51:17 GMT+00:00
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Bleacher Report--Nishioka Is Having Rough Time Adjusting to MLB Japanese import Tsuyoshi Nishioka brings a resume that includes a batting title and multiple Gold Gloves to the -Minnesota Twins-. He has shown flashes of why the Twins felt comfortable givin - Date : Tue, 05 Apr 2011 20:32:53 GMT+00:00
Twins' next big things lead Miracle charge - The News-Press Tweet this news
The News-Press--Three first-round draft picks of the -Minnesota Twins- will start the season with Fort Myers Miracle, who Tuesday announced their roster and promotional schedule for the season. Alex Wimmers, a right-handed pitcher from Ohio State Universi - Date : Wed, 06 Apr 2011 05:17:35 GMT+00:00
Sources of Vikings stadium funding questioned; team calls it 'a good start' - Finance and Commerce Tweet this news
Finance and Commerce--Crump was a batboy for the Washington Senators and the -Minnesota Twins-. A Minnesota Vikings stadium bill hasn't been officially introduced yet, but its proposed funding sources are already drawing skepticism from people like R - Date : Tue, 05 Apr 2011 22:03:01 GMT+00:00
'Jones makes his bones' is the latest poor Sterling home-run call - Schenectady Gazette (blog) Tweet this news
Schenectady Gazette (blog)--When Andruw Jones hit his first Yankees homer in the second inning against the -Minnesota Twins-, Sterling when through his usual "It is high...it is far...it is gone" routine, he then said, "Andruw J - Date : Wed, 06 Apr 2011 02:56:10 GMT+00:00
Freddy Garcia set for Yankees debut Wed. - ESPN (blog) Tweet this news
ESPN (blog)--In his first start with the Yankees on Wednesday, Garcia will face one of the teams he's pitched against the most in his career after spending the majority of the past seven seasons in the AL Central: the -Minnesota Twins-. ... - Date : Tue, 05 Apr 2011 23:04:38 GMT+00:00
Carl Pohlad Apparently Still Making Decisions For The Minnesota Twins - SB Nation Minnesota Tweet this news
SB Nation Minnesota--This off-season, -Twins- owner Carl Pohlad made the move to address all the grumbling. Kudos to the -Twins- for putting up a nice, new scoreboard at Target Field, and I, for one, would like to shake Carl Pohlad's hand for it. You - Date : Tue, 05 Apr 2011 19:14:08 GMT+00:00
Buffalo Police Looking For Robbery Suspect - WGRZ-TV Tweet this news
WGRZ-TV--Joe Mauer hit a go-ahead single in the 10th inning and the -Minnesota Twins- ... It snowed Tuesday afternoon at Coca Cola Field but that didn't keep the Bisons ... BUFFALO, NY - Buffalo Police are currently looking for the suspect in a robbe - Date : Wed, 06 Apr 2011 05:14:25 GMT+00:00

Preceded by
New York Yankees
1923
World Series Champions
Washington Senators

1924
Succeeded by
Pittsburgh Pirates
1925
Preceded by
New York Mets
1986
World Series Champions
Minnesota Twins

1987
Succeeded by
Los Angeles Dodgers
1988
Preceded by
Cincinnati Reds
1990
World Series Champions
Minnesota Twins

1991
Succeeded by
Toronto Blue Jays
1992 and 1993
Preceded by
New York Yankees
1921, 1922, and 1923
American League Champions
Washington Senators

1924 and 1925
Succeeded by
New York Yankees
1926, 1927, and 1928
Preceded by
New York Yankees
1932
American League Champions
Washington Senators

1933
Succeeded by
Detroit Tigers
1934 and 1935
Preceded by
New York Yankees
1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, and 1964
American League Champions
Minnesota Twins

1965
Succeeded by
Baltimore Orioles
1966
Preceded by
Boston Red Sox
1986
American League Champions
Minnesota Twins

1987
Succeeded by
Oakland Athletics
1988, 1989, and 1990
Preceded by
Oakland Athletics
1988, 1989, and 1990
American League Champions
Minnesota Twins

1991
Succeeded by
Toronto Blue Jays
1992 and 1993

Target Field : 2000s
Level Team League Location
AAA Rochester Red Wings International League Rochester, NY
AA New Britain Rock Cats Eastern League New Britain, CT
Advanced A Fort Myers Miracle Florida State League Fort Myers, FL
A Beloit Snappers Midwest League Beloit, WI
Rookie Elizabethton Twins Appalachian League Elizabethton, TN
GCL Twins Gulf Coast League Fort Myers, FL
Dominican Summer TwinsDSL Twins Dominican Summer League Dominican Republic

Twins Hall of Fame :
Class of 2000 Affiliation Years w/ Twins
Harmon Killebrew First Baseman 1961 � 74
Rod Carew Second Baseman 1967 � 78
Tony Oliva Outfielder 1962 � 76
Kent Hrbek First Baseman 1981 � 94
Kirby Puckett Outfielder 1984 � 95
Calvin Griffith President and Owner 1961 � 83
Class of 2001 Affiliation Years w/ Twins
Herb Carneal Radio Broadcaster 1962 � 2007
Jim Kaat Left-handed Pitcher 1961 � 73
Class of 2002 Affiliation Years w/ Twins
Bert Blyleven Right-handed Pitcher 1970 � 76, 1985 � 88
Tom Kelly Manager 1986 � 2001
Class of 2003 Affiliation Years w/ Twins
Bob Allison Outfielder 1961 � 70
Bob Casey Public Address Announcer 1961 � 2004
Class of 2004 Affiliation Years w/ Twins
Earl Battey Catcher 1961 � 67
Class of 2005 Affiliation Years w/ Twins
Frank Viola Left-handed Pitcher 1982 � 89
Carl Pohlad Owner 1984 � 2009
Class of 2006 Affiliation Years w/ Twins
Zoilo Versalles Shortstop 1961 � 67
Class of 2007 Affiliation Years w/ Twins
Gary Gaetti Third Baseman 1981 � 90
Jim Rantz Director of Minor Leagues 1986 � Present
Class of 2008 Affiliation Years w/ Twins
Rick Aguilera Right-handed Pitcher 1989 � 95, 1996 � 99
Class of 2009 Affiliation Years w/ Twins
Brad Radke Right-handed Pitcher 1995 � 2006
George Brophy Front office executive 1961 � 85
Class of 2010 Affiliation Years w/ Twins
Greg Gagne Shortstop 1983 � 92
Class of 2011 Affiliation Years w/ Twins
Jim Perry Right-handed Pitcher 1963 � 72

Twins Hall of Fame :

Twins Hall of Fame :
Year Regular Season Post Season
Wins Losses Win % Finish Attendance Attend./Game Record Win % Result
2001 85 77 .525 2nd � AL Central 1,782,929 22,011 0 � 0 .000
2002 94 67 .584 1st � AL Central 1,924,473 23,906 4 � 6 .400 Won ALDS vs Oakland Athletics, 3 � 2
Lost ALCS to Anaheim Angels, 1 � 4
2003 90 72 .556 1st � AL Central 1,946,011 24,025 1 � 3 .250 Lost ALDS to New York Yankees, 1 � 3
2004 92 70 .568 1st � AL Central 1,911,490 23,599 1 � 3 .250 Lost ALDS to New York Yankees, 1 � 3
2005 83 79 .512 3rd � AL Central 2,034,243 25,114 0 � 0 .000
2006 96 66 .593 1st � AL Central 2,285,018 28,210 0 � 3 .000 Lost ALDS to Oakland Athletics, 0 � 3
2007 79 83 .488 3rd � AL Central 2,296,347 28,349 0 � 0 .000
2008 88 75 .540 2nd � AL Central 2,302,611 28,427 0 � 0 .000
2009 87 76 .534 1st � AL Central 2,416,237 29,466 0 � 3 .000 Lost ALDS to New York Yankees, 0 � 3
2010 94 68 .580 1st � AL Central 3,223,640 39,798 0 � 3 .000 Lost ALDS to New York Yankees, 0 � 3
Total as Twins 4009 3952 .504 25 � 39 .391
Totals 8,074 8,664 .482 97,791,884 11,799* 33 � 47 .413 3 World Series Championships

Washington Senators 1924 World Series Champions

Ossie Bluege * Goose Goslin * Bucky Harris * Walter Johnson * Joe Judge * Nemo Leibold * Firpo Marberry * Joe Martina * Earl McNeely * Ralph Miller * George Mogridge * Curly Ogden * Roger Peckinpaugh * Sam Rice * Muddy Ruel * Allen Russell * Mule Shirley * By Speece * Bennie Tate * Tommy Taylor * Tom Zachary

Minnesota Twins 1987 World Series Champions

4 Steve Lombardozzi * 5 Roy Smalley * 7 Greg Gagne * 8 Gary Gaetti * 9 Gene Larkin * 14 Kent Hrbek * 15 Tim Laudner * 16 Frank Viola (World Series MVP) * 17 Les Straker * 18 Don Baylor * 21 George Frazier * 22 Keith Atherton * 24 Tom Brunansky * 25 Randy Bush * 26 Al Newman * 27 Mark Davidson * 28 Bert Blyleven * 31 Dan Schatzeder * 32 Dan Gladden * 33 Sal Butera * 34 Kirby Puckett * 36 Joe Niekro * 40 Juan Berenguer * 41 Jeff Reardon
Manager 10 Tom Kelly
Coach 6 Tony Oliva * 42 Dick Such * 43 Rick Stelmaszek * 44 Rick Renick * 45 Wayne Terwilliger

Minnesota Twins 1991 World Series Champions

0 Junior Ortiz * 1 Jarvis Brown * 7 Greg Gagne * 9 Gene Larkin * 11 Chuck Knoblauch * 12 Brian Harper * 13 Mike Pagliarulo * 14 Kent Hrbek * 18 Paul Sorrento * 19 Scott Erickson * 24 Shane Mack * 25 Randy Bush * 26 Al Newman * 30 Terry Leach * 31 Scott Leius * 32 Dan Gladden * 34 Kirby Puckett * 36 Kevin Tapani * 38 Rick Aguilera * 39 David West * 40 Steve Bedrosian * 44 Chili Davis * 47 Jack Morris (World Series MVP) * 51 Carl Willis * 53 Mark Guthrie
Manager 10 Tom Kelly
Coach 6 Tony Oliva * 35 Ron Gardenhire * 42 Dick Such * 43 Rick Stelmaszek * 45 Wayne Terwilliger * 46 Terry Crowley

Grapefruit League

Atlanta Braves * Baltimore Orioles * Boston Red Sox * Detroit Tigers * Florida Marlins * Houston Astros * Minnesota Twins * New York Mets * New York Yankees * Philadelphia Phillies * Pittsburgh Pirates * St. Louis Cardinals * Tampa Bay Rays * Toronto Blue Jays * Washington Nationals

Sports teams based in Minnesota

BaseballMLB: Minnesota Twins, AA: St. Paul Saints, NwL: Alexandria Beetles * Brainerd Lakes Area Lunkers * Duluth Huskies * Mankato MoonDogs * Rochester Honkers * St. Cloud River Bats
BasketballNBA: Minnesota Timberwolves, WNBA: Minnesota Lynx
FootballNFL: Minnesota Vikings, IWFL: Minnesota Vixen, WFA: Minnesota Machine, NEFL: South Metro Dragons, MFL: Minneapolis Lumberjacks, NPFL: Duluth-Superior Shoremen
HockeyNHL: Minnesota Wild, NAHL: Albert Lea Thunder * Alexandria Blizzard * Austin Bruins * Owatonna Express, WWHL: Minnesota Whitecaps
SoccerUSSF 2: NSC Minnesota Stars, PDL: Rochester Thunder, WL: Minnesota Lightning, NPSL: St. Paul Twin Stars * Minnesota Kings
LacrosseNLL: Minnesota Swarm
College athleticsNCAA Division I: University of Minnesota, Minnesota State University, Mankato (Hockey), St. Cloud State University (Hockey), University of Minnesota Duluth (Hockey) Bemidji State University(Hockey)



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