Minnesota Twins
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Wild card berths (1) | 2017 | ||||
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Principal owner(s) | Pohlad family (Joe Pohlad, chairman)[4] | ||||
President of baseball operations | Derek Falvey (Chief Baseball Officer)[8][9] | ||||
General manager | Thad Levine[6][7] | ||||
Manager | Rocco Baldelli[5] | ||||
Mascot(s) | Twinkie (1980–1981) T.C. Bear (2000–present) | ||||
Website | mlb.com/twins |
The Minnesota Twins are an American professional baseball team based in Minneapolis. The Twins compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central Division. The team is named after the Twin Cities moniker for the two adjacent cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul.[10]
The franchise was founded in
The franchise won the World Series in 1924 as the Senators,[12] and in 1987 and 1991 as the Twins. From 1901 to 2023, the Senators/Twins franchise's overall regular-season win–loss–tie record is 9,177–9,875–109 (.482); as the Twins (through 2023), it is 4,954–5,011–8 (.497).[13]
Team history
Washington Nationals/Senators: 1901–1960
The team was founded in Washington, D.C., in 1901 as one of the eight original teams of the American League. It was named the Washington Senators from 1901 to 1904, the Washington Nationals from 1905 to 1955, and the Senators again from 1956 to 1960. But the team was commonly referred to as the Senators throughout its history (and unofficially as the "Grifs" during Clark Griffith's tenure as manager from 1912 to 1920).[14] The name "Nationals" appeared on uniforms for only two seasons, and then was replaced with the "W" logo. The media often shortened the nickname to "Nats" — even for the 1961 expansion team. The names "Nationals" and "Nats" were revived in 2005, when the Montreal Expos moved to Washington to become the Nationals.
The Washington Senators spent the first decade of their existence finishing near the bottom of the American League standings. The team's long bouts of mediocrity were immortalized in the 1955 Broadway musical Damn Yankees.[15] Their fortunes began to improve with the arrival of 19-year-old pitcher, Walter Johnson, in 1907. Johnson blossomed in 1911 with 25 victories, although the team still finished the season in seventh place.[16] In 1912, the Senators improved dramatically, as their pitching staff led the league in team earned run average and in strikeouts. Johnson won 33 games while teammate Bob Groom added another 24 wins to help the Senators finish the season in second place.[17] Griffith joined the team in 1912 and became the team's owner in 1920.[18] (The franchise remained under Griffith family ownership until 1984.[19]) The Senators continued to perform respectably in 1913 with Johnson posting a career-high 35 victories, as the team once again finished in second place.[20] The Senators then fell into another decline for the next decade.
The team had a period of prolonged success in the 1920s and 1930s, led by Walter Johnson, as well as fellow Hall-of-Famers
The
After Griffith's death in 1955, his nephew and adopted son
The American League opposed the move at first, but in 1960 a deal was reached. Major League Baseball agreed to let Griffith move his team to the Minneapolis-St. Paul region and allowed a new Senators team to be formed in Washington for the 1961 season.[35]
Asked nearly two decades later why he moved the team, Griffith replied, "I'll tell you why we came to Minnesota, it was when I found out you only had 15,000 blacks here. Black people don't go to ball games, but they'll fill up a rassling ring and put up such a chant it'll scare you to death. It's unbelievable. We came here because you've got good, hard-working, white people here."[36]
Minnesota Twins: 1961–present
Renamed the Minnesota Twins, the team set up shop in
The name "Twins" was derived from "Twin Cities", a popular nickname for the two cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul and sometimes used in reference to entire
1960s
The Twins were eagerly greeted in Minnesota when they arrived in
In 1962, the Minnesota State Commission on Discrimination filed a complaint against the Twins, which was the only MLB team still segregating players during spring training and when traveling in the southern United States.[48]
Heading into the final weekend of the
1970s
After winning the division again in 1970, the team entered an eight-year dry spell, finishing around the .500 mark. Killebrew departed after 1974. Owner Calvin Griffith faced financial difficulty with the start of
1980s–90s
In
The World Series in 1991 is regarded by many as one of the classics of all time. In this Series, four games were won during the teams' final at-bat, and three of these were in extra innings. The Atlanta Braves won all three of their games in Atlanta, and the Twins won all four of their games in Minnesota. Up until then, it was the second time in MLB history when a team won all its home games on their way to winning the World Series. The Twins also did it in 1987. The sixth game was a legendary one for Puckett, who tripled in a run, made a sensational leaping catch against the wall, and finally in the 11th inning hit the game-winning home run. Before Puckett's home run, the Braves brought in Charlie Leibrandt to face him. Chili Davis was on-deck. Puckett told Davis he was going to bunt, and Davis was going to win the game. Davis told him he was going to sit on Leibrandt's change-up and send everyone home. The seventh game was tied 0–0 after the regulation nine innings, and marked only the second time that the seventh game of the World Series had ever gone into extra innings. The Twins won on a walk-off RBI single by Gene Larkin in the bottom of the 10th inning, after Morris had pitched ten shutout innings against the Braves.[61] The seventh game of the 1991 World Series is widely regarded as one of the greatest games in the history of professional baseball.[62][63][64]
After a winning season in 1992 but falling short of Oakland in the division, the Twins fell into a years-long stretch of mediocrity, posting a losing record each season for the next eight: 71–91 in 1993, 50–63 in 1994, 56–88 in 1995, 78–84 in 1996, 68–94 in 1997, 70–92 in 1998, 63–97 in 1999 and 69–93 in 2000. From 1994 to 1997, a long sequence of retirements and injuries hurt the team badly, and Tom Kelly spent the remainder of his managerial career attempting to rebuild the Twins. In 1997, owner Carl Pohlad almost sold the Twins to North Carolina businessman Don Beaver, who would have moved the team to the Piedmont Triad area.[65][66]
Puckett was forced to retire at age 35 due to loss of vision in one eye from a
2000s
The Twins dominated the Central Division in the first decade of the new century, winning the division in six of those ten years ('02, '03, '04, '06, '09 and '10), and nearly winning it in '08 as well. From 2001 to 2006, the Twins compiled the longest streak of consecutive winning seasons since moving to Minnesota.
Threatened with closure by
In 2006, the Twins won the division on the last day of the regular season (the only day all season they held sole possession of first place) but lost to the Oakland Athletics in the
In 2008, the Twins finished the regular season tied with the White Sox on top of the AL Central, forcing a one-game playoff in Chicago to determine the division champion.[72] The Twins lost that game and missed the playoffs. The game location was determined by rule of a coin flip that was conducted in mid-September. This rule was changed for the start of the 2009 season, making the site for any tiebreaker game to be determined by the winner of the regular season head-to-head record between the teams involved.[73]
After a year where the Twins played .500 baseball for most of the season, the team won 17 of their last 21 games to tie the
2010 marked Minnesota's inaugural season played at
2017–present
In 2017, the Twins went 85–77, finishing 2nd In the AL Central.
The 2018 season did not go as well. The Twins went 78–84, and did not return to the post-season. Sanó and Buxton were injured most of the year and eventually both sent down to the minors, while long-time Twin Brian Dozier was traded at the deadline.[90] One bright spot came at the end of the season, when hometown hero Joe Mauer returned to catcher (his original position) for his final game, ending his career with a signature double and standing ovation.[91] Another highlight was the team's two-game series against the Cleveland Indians in San Juan, Puerto Rico.[92][93] After the season, manager Paul Molitor was fired.[94] Free agent signing Logan Morrison and long-time veteran Ervin Santana declared free agency.[95]
In 2019, the Twins clinched the AL Central Division for the first time since 2010, finishing the season with the second-most wins in franchise history with 101, one short of the 1965 season.
In 2023 the Minnesota Twins struggled through the first half, falling under .500 just before the All-Star break before beginning a late season surge that saw them take control of the AL Central. They finished as the third seed in the AL for the 2023 MLB Playoffs and faced the Toronto Blue Jays in the AL Wild Card round. Behind dominant pitching they won both of the first 2 games in the 3 game series, winning their first playoff game since 2004 (breaking an 0-18 postseason streak, the longest in North American sports history) and winning their first playoff series since the 2002 ALDS against the Oakland Athletics.
Threats to move or disband the team
The quirks of the
Target Field
In response to the threatened loss of the Twins, the Minnesota private and public sector negotiated and approved a financing package for a replacement stadium— a baseball-only outdoor, natural turf ballpark in the Warehouse District of downtown Minneapolis— owned by a new entity known as the Minnesota Ballpark Authority.[103] Target Field was constructed at a cost of $544.4 million (including site acquisition and infrastructure), utilizing the proceeds of a $392 million public bond offering based on a 0.15% sales tax in Hennepin County and private financing of $185 million provided by the Pohlad family.[104][105] As part of the deal, the Twins also signed a 30-year lease of the new stadium, effectively guaranteeing the continuation of the team in Minnesota for a long time to come. Construction of the new field began in 2007, and was completed in December 2009, in time for the 2010 season. Commissioner Bud Selig, who earlier had threatened to disband the team, observed that without the new stadium the Twins could not have committed to sign their star player, catcher Joe Mauer, to an 8-year, $184 million contract extension. The first regular-season game in Target Field was played against the Boston Red Sox on April 12, 2010, with Mauer driving in two runs and going 3-for-5 to help the Twins defeat the Red Sox, 5–2.[106]
On May 18, 2011, Target Field was named "The Best Place To Shop" by
Uniforms
Current
Starting in 2023, the Twins made a drastic overhaul to their uniforms. The white home uniform features the updated "Twins" script (with the underline below "win") in red with navy numbers. On the back, the player names are in navy and numbers are in red. On the left sleeve, the Minnesota state map in navy was added with a red star to represent the Twin Cities of Minneapolis–St. Paul. The home cap is all-navy with the updated "TC" insignia.[110] The home helmet is navy with a white panel and red brim, and features the new "TC" insignia.[111]
Road gray uniforms featured an all-caps "MINNESOTA" in navy with red numbers. On the back, the player names are in navy and numbers are in red. Likewise, the new navy Minnesota map with red star was featured on the left sleeve. Navy pinstripes were also added. The road cap is also all-navy, but with the white "M" and a red star on top representing the
The alternate navy uniforms, worn both at home and on the road, has the all-caps "MINNESOTA" in white with red numbers. On the back, player names are also rendered in white while numbers are in red. The left sleeve features the updated "TC" insignia. The uniforms are paired with the road all-navy "M" cap with red star, with the white-paneled "TC" helmet used on home games and the "M" all-navy helmet used on the road.[110][111][112]
The alternate home cream uniform featured a new "Twin Cities" wordmark (with the underline below "win Citie") in navy. The set, which lacked red, also featured two crossed navy flags representing both Minneapolis ("M") and St. Paul ("STP"). An alternate all-navy cap with the "TC" insignia is used, except the "TC" is in cream and also lacked red elements. This design also became the basis of the all-navy alternate home "TC" helmet.[110][112]
Past uniforms
From 1961 to 1971 the Twins sported uniforms bearing the classic "Twins" script and numerals in navy outlined in red. They wore navy caps with an interlocking "TC" on the front; this was adopted because Griffith was well aware of the bitter rivalry between Minneapolis and Saint Paul and didn't want to alienate fans in either city. The original "Minnie and Paul" alternate logo appears on the left sleeve of both the pinstriped white home uniform and gray road uniform.[113]
For the 1972 season the Twins updated their uniforms. The color scheme on the "Twins" script and numerals were reversed, pinstripes were removed from the home uniform, and an updated "Minnie and Paul" roundel patch replaced the originals on the left sleeve.[113]
In 1973, the Twins switched to polyester pullover uniforms, which included a powder blue road uniform. Chest numerals were added while a navy-brimmed red cap was used with the home uniform. The original "Minnie and Paul" logo returned to the left sleeve. Player names in red were added to the road uniform in 1977.[113]
In 1987, the Twins updated their look. Home white uniforms brought back the pinstripes along with the modern-day "Twins" script. By this time, the franchise felt it was established enough in the area that it could put a stylized "M" on its cap without having fans in St. Paul think it stood for Minneapolis. The "TC" insignia adorned the left sleeve, later replaced by the modern "Minnie and Paul" alternate in 2002. Road gray uniforms, which also featured pinstripes, were emblazoned with "Minnesota" in red block letters outlined in navy, while the updated primary logo adorned the left sleeve. Both uniforms kept the red numerals trimmed in navy, but the color on the player names was changed to navy. In 1997, player names were added to the home uniform. Initially, both uniforms were paired with an all-navy cap featuring the underlined "M" in front, but in 2002, the "TC" cap was brought back as a home cap while the "M" cap was used on the road. The "M" cap was retired following the 2010 season, though the team continued to wear them as a throwback on special occasions.[113]
For a few games during the 1997 season, the Twins wore red alternate uniforms, which featured navy piping and letters in white trimmed in navy. In that same year, the Twins also released a road navy alternate uniform, featuring red piping, "Minnesota" and player names in white block letters outlined in red, and red numerals outlined in white. The following season, the Twins replaced the red uniforms with a home navy alternate, which features the "Twins" script and back numerals in red outlined in white, and player names and chest numerals in white outlined in red. Both uniforms contained the "TC" (later modern "Minnie and Paul") and primary logo sleeve patches respectively. The Twins also brought back the navy-brimmed red cap for a few games with the home navy alternates. The road navy alternates remained in use until 2009, with the home navy version worn for the last time in the 2013 season.[113]
The Twins also wore three other alternate uniforms in the past. In 2006, the Twins wore a sleeveless variation of their regular home uniforms with navy undershirts, which they wore until 2010. They also wore a buttoned version of their 1973–86 home uniforms in 2009, before giving way to the throwback off-white version of their 1961–71 home uniforms from 2010 to 2018.[113]
In 2010, the Twins modified their road uniforms upon moving to Target Field. The pinstriped home uniforms remained, but the road primary now featured an updated "Minnesota" script (with an underline below "innesot") in red trimmed in navy. Letters are in navy while numerals (both on the chest and on the back) are in red trimmed in navy. The team's primary logo appears on the left sleeve. Meanwhile, the navy alternate road uniform shared the same look as the regular road uniforms, but with a few differences. The "Minnesota" script is in red outlined in white, letters and chest numerals are in white outlined in red, and back numerals are in red outlined in white. Red piping is also added. Both uniforms were paired with either the all-navy or the red-brimmed navy "TC" cap.[113]
In 2015, the Twins changed their home uniform. It features the modern "Twins" script (with an underline below "win") in navy outlined in red with Kasota gold drop shadows. Letters and numerals also take on the same color as the "Twins" script. The modern "Minnie and Paul" alternate logo (with the state of Minnesota in navy outlined in Kasota gold) appears on the left sleeve. Caps are in all-navy with the interlocking "TC" outlined in Kasota gold. The following year, they unveiled a red alternate uniform, which features the "TC" insignia outlined in Kasota gold on the left chest. Letters and numerals are in navy outlined in white with Kasota gold drop shadows. The "Minnie and Paul" alternate logo appears on the left sleeve. The uniform is paired with a navy-brimmed red cap with the "TC" outlined in Kasota gold.[113]
In 2019, a new home navy alternate was released, featuring the classic "Twins" script (with a tail underline accent after the letter "s") in red outlined in navy and Kasota gold. Letters and numerals also take on the same color as the "Twins" script. As with the home white uniforms, it is paired with the all-navy Kasota gold "TC" cap. The gold-trimmed "TC" insignia also appears on the left sleeve.[114] The following year, a throwback-inspired powder blue uniform was unveiled. A modern buttoned version of the road uniform the team used from 1973 to 1986, the set contains the classic "Twins" script in red outlined in navy, along with red letters on the back and red numerals (both on the chest and on the back) outlined in navy. The "Minnie and Paul" alternate logo appears on the left sleeve. The uniform is paired with the primary all-navy "TC" cap minus the Kasota gold accents, which is also used on the helmets regardless of uniform.[115]
Roster
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Minnesota Twins all-time roster: A complete list of players who played in at least one game for the Twins franchise.
Minor league affiliates
The Minnesota Twins
Class | Team | League | Location | Ballpark | Affiliated |
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Triple-A | St. Paul Saints | International League | Saint Paul, Minnesota | CHS Field | 2021 |
Double-A | Wichita Wind Surge | Texas League | Wichita, Kansas | Riverfront Stadium | 2021 |
High-A | Cedar Rapids Kernels | Midwest League | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | Veterans Memorial Stadium | 2013 |
Single-A | Fort Myers Mighty Mussels | Florida State League | Fort Myers, Florida | Hammond Stadium | 1993 |
Rookie
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FCL Twins
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Florida Complex League | Fort Myers, Florida | Lee County Sports Complex | 1989 |
DSL Twins
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Dominican Summer League | Boca Chica, Santo Domingo | Baseball City Complex | 2001 |
Achievements
Baseball Hall of Fame members
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Molitor, Morris, and Winfield were all St. Paul natives who joined the Twins late in their careers and were warmly received as "hometown heroes", but were elected to the hall primarily on the basis of their tenures with other teams. Both Molitor and Winfield had their 3,000th hit with Minnesota,[117][118][119] while Morris pitched a complete-game shutout for the Twins in game seven of the 1991 World Series. Molitor was the first player in history to hit a triple for his 3,000th hit.
Cronin, Goslin, Griffith, Harris, Johnson, Killebrew and Wynn are listed on the Washington Hall of Stars display at
Ford C. Frick Award recipients
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Team captains
- 3 Harmon Killebrew 1961–74
Twins Hall of Fame
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Year | No. | Name | Position(s) | Tenure |
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2000 | 3 | Harmon Killebrew† | 1B | 1961–74 |
29 | Rod Carew† | 2B | 1967–78 | |
6 | Tony Oliva† | DH |
1962–76 | |
14 | Kent Hrbek | 1B | 1981–94 | |
34 | Kirby Puckett† | CF | 1984–95 | |
— | Calvin Griffith | President and Owner | 1961–84 | |
2001 | — | Herb Carneal† | Radio Broadcaster | 1962–2007 |
36 | Jim Kaat† | P | 1961–73 | |
2002 | 28 | Bert Blyleven† | P | 1970–76 1985–88 |
10 | Tom Kelly | Manager | 1986–2001 | |
2003 | 4 | Bob Allison | OF | 1961–70 |
— | Bob Casey | Public Address Announcer | 1961–2004 | |
2004 | 10 | Earl Battey | C | 1961–67 |
2005 | 16 | Frank Viola | P | 1982–89 |
— | Carl Pohlad | Owner | 1984–2009 | |
2006 | 2 | Zoilo Versalles | SS | 1961–67 |
2007 | 8 | Gary Gaetti | 3B | 1981–90 |
— | Jim Rantz | Director of Minor Leagues | 1986–2012 | |
2008 | 38 | Rick Aguilera | P | 1989–95 1996–99 |
2009[121] | 22, 23, 59 | Brad Radke | P | 1995–2006 |
— | George Brophy | Front office executive | 1961–85 | |
2010[122] | 7 | Greg Gagne | SS | 1983–92 |
2011[123] | 31 | Jim Perry | P | 1963–72 |
2012[124] | 17 | Camilo Pascual | P | 1961–66 |
2013[125] | 18 | Eddie Guardado | P | 1993–2003, 2008 |
— | Tom Mee | Media Relations Director | 1961–91 | |
2016 | — | John Gordon |
Radio Broadcaster | 1987–2011 |
48 | Torii Hunter | RF |
1997–2007, 2015 | |
2017 | 5 | Michael Cuddyer | RF |
2001–11 |
— | Andy MacPhail | General Manager | 1985–94 | |
2018 | 57 | Johan Santana | P | 2000–2007 |
2019 | 36 | Joe Nathan | P | 2004–2009, 2011 |
— | Jerry Bell | President | 1987–2002 | |
2020 | 33 | Justin Morneau | 1B | 2003–2013 |
2022 | 35 | Ron Gardenhire | Coach/Manager | 1991–2001 2002–2014 |
32 | Dan Gladden | LF | 1987–1991 | |
12 | César Tovar | IF/OF | 1965–1972 | |
2023 | 7 | Joe Mauer† | C/1B | 2004–2018 |
Chuck Knoblauch was voted into the Twins Hall of Fame in 2014, but due to his legal troubles the team canceled his induction. [2] Archived August 21, 2022, at the Wayback Machine
Retired numbers
The Metrodome's upper deck in center and right fields was partly covered by a curtain containing banners of various titles won, and retired numbers. There was no acknowledgment of the Twins' prior championships in Washington and several Senator Hall of Famers, such as Walter Johnson, played in the days prior to numbers being used on uniforms. However, Killebrew played seven seasons as a Senator, including two full seasons as a regular prior to the move to Minnesota in 1961.
Prior to the addition of the banners, the Twins acknowledged their retired numbers on the Metrodome's outfield fence. Harmon Killebrew's #3 was the first to be displayed, as it was the only one the team had retired when they moved in. It was joined by Rod Carew's #29 in 1987, Tony Oliva's #6 in 1991, Kent Hrbek's #14 in 1995, and Kirby Puckett's #34 in 1997 before the Twins began hanging the banners to reduce capacity. The championships, meanwhile, were marked on the "Baggie" in right field.
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In the Metrodome, the numbers ran in that order from left to right. In Target Field, they run from right to left, presumably to allow space for additional numbers in the future. The retired numbers also serve as entry points at Target Field, The center field gate is Gate No. 3, honoring Killebrew, the left-field gate is Gate No. 6, honoring Oliva, the home plate gate is Gate No. 14, for Hrbek, the right field gate serves as Gate No. 29, in tribute to Carew, and the plaza gate is known as Gate No. 34, honoring Puckett.
The numbers that have been retired hang within Target Field in front of the tower that serves as the Twins' executive offices in left field foul territory. The championships banners have been replaced by small pennants that fly on masts at the back of the left-field upper deck. Those pennants, along with the flags flying in the plaza behind right field, serve as a visual cue for the players, suggesting the wind direction and speed.
Jackie Robinson's No. 42 was retired by Major League Baseball on April 15, 1997, and formally honored by the Twins on May 23, 1997.[126] Robinson's number was positioned to the left of the Twins numbers in both venues.
Player | Jersey | Position | Date retired |
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Harmon Killebrew | 3 | LF-1B-3B: 1954–60 (WAS) LF-1B-3B: 1961–74 (MIN) |
May 4, 1975 |
Rod Carew | 29 | 1B-2B: 1967–78 (MIN) | July 19, 1987 |
Tony Oliva | 6 | RF-DH: 1962–76 (MIN) Coach: 1976–78 (MIN) Coach: 1985–91 (MIN) |
July 14, 1991 |
Kent Hrbek | 14 | 1B: 1981–94 (MIN) | August 13, 1995 |
Jackie Robinson | 42 | Retired by MLB | April 15, 1997 |
Kirby Puckett | 34 | CF: 1984–95 (MIN) | May 25, 1997 |
Bert Blyleven | 28 | P: 1970–76 (MIN) P: 1985–88 (MIN) |
July 16, 2011 |
Tom Kelly | 10 | Manager: 1986–2001 (MIN) | September 8, 2012 |
Joe Mauer | 7 | C-1B-DH: 2004–2018 (MIN) | June 15, 2019 |
Jim Kaat | 36 | P: 1959–60 (WAS) P: 1961–73 (MIN) |
July 16, 2022 |
Awards
Team records
Team seasons
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2001 | 85 | 77 | .525 | 2nd – AL Central | 1,782,929 | 22,011 | — | — | |
2002 | 94 | 67 | .584 | 1st – AL Central | 1,924,473 | 23,906 | 4–6 | .400 | Won Anaheim Angels , 1–4
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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 | — | — | |
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 | — | — | |
2008 | 88 | 75 | .540 | 2nd – AL Central | 2,302,611 | 28,427 | — | — | |
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 |
2011 | 63 | 99 | .389 | 5th – AL Central | 3,168,107 | 39,112 | — | — | |
2012 | 66 | 96 | .407 | 5th – AL Central | 2,776,354 | 34,275 | — | — | |
2013 | 66 | 96 | .407 | 4th – AL Central | 2,477,644 | 30,588 | — | — | |
2014 | 70 | 92 | .432 | 5th – AL Central | 2,250,606 | 27,785 | — | — | |
2015 | 83 | 79 | .521 | 2nd – AL Central | 2,220,054 | 27,408 | — | — | |
2016 | 59 | 103 | .364 | 5th – AL Central | 1,963,912 | 24,246 | — | — | |
2017 | 85 | 77 | .525 | 2nd – AL Central | 2,051,279 | 25,324 | 0–1 | .000 | Lost AL Wild Card Game (Yankees) |
2018 | 78 | 84 | .481 | 2nd – AL Central | 1,959,197 | 24,489 | — | — | |
2019 | 101 | 61 | .623 | 1st – AL Central | 2,294,152 | 28,322 | 0–3 | .000 | Lost ALDS to New York Yankees, 0–3 |
2020 | 36 | 24 | .600 | 1st – AL Central | 0 | 0 | 0–2 | .000 | Lost ALWCS to Houston Astros, 0–2 |
2021 | 73 | 89 | .451 | 5th – AL Central | 1,310,199 | 16,377 | — | — | |
2022 | 78 | 84 | .481 | 3rd – AL Central | 1,801,128 | 22,236 | — | — | |
2023 | 87 | 75 | .537 | 1st – AL Central | 1,974,124 | 24,372 | 3–3 | .500 | Won ALWCS vs Toronto Blue Jays, 2–0 Lost ALDS to Houston Astros, 1–3 |
Total as Twins | 4954 | 5011 | .497 | – | – | – | 28–45 | .384 | 2 World Series Championships |
Radio and television
In 2007, the Twins took the rights to the broadcasts in-house and created the Twins Radio Network (TRN). With that new network in place the Twins secured a new Metro Affiliate
TRN broadcasts are originated from the studios at Minnesota News Network and Minnesota Farm Networks. Kris Atteberry hosts the pre-game show, the "Lineup Card" and the "Post-game Download" from those studios except when filling in for Provus or Gladden when they are on vacation.
On April 1, 2007,
The television rights are held by
In 2024, the Twins announced that Provus would move to TV play-by-play following the retirement of Dick Bremer who eventually moved to an advisory role in the front office. Atteberry replaced Provus on the radio side.[137]
Bob Casey was the Twins first public-address announcer starting in 1961 and continuing until his death in 2005. He was well known for his unique delivery and his signature announcements of "No smoking in the Metrodome, either go outside or quit!" (or "go back to Boston", etc.), "Batting 3rd, the center-fielder, No. 34, Kirby Puckett!!!" and asking fans not to 'throw anything or anybody' onto the field.[138]
Community activities
- Minnesota Twins Community Fund – Play Ball! Minnesota[139]
Team and franchise traditions
Fans wave a Homer Hanky to rally the team during play-offs and other crucial games. The Homer Hanky was created by Terrie Robbins of the Star Tribune newspaper in the Twin Cities in 1987. It was her idea to originally give away 60,000 inaugural Homer Hankies. That year, over 2.3 million Homer Hankies were distributed.[140]
The party atmosphere of the Twins clubhouse after a win is well known,[141] the team's players unwinding with loud rock music (usually the choice of the winning pitcher) and video games.[141]
The club has several
The team introduced T.C. Bear, its costumed mascot, on April 3, 2000.[144]
Minnesota Twins in popular culture
- In Little Big League, the Minnesota Twins is inherited by a 12-year-old boy who goes on to manage the team.
- In Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Danny, the son of Miles Dyson, wears a Minnesota Twins cap. The movie was released in 1991, which was the same year the Twins won the World Series.
- In Major League: Back to the Minors, the character Roger Dorn, from previous Major League movies, is owner of the Minnesota Twins.
- In the 1997 film McHale's Navy, Lt. Commander Quinton McHale wears a Minnesota Twins cap.
Notes
- ^ Known as National Park from 1911 to 1920.
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Further reading
- Povich, Shirley (1954). The Washington Senators. New York: Putnam.
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Preceded by | World Series champions Washington Senators 1924 |
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Preceded by | American League champions Washington Senators 1924–1925 |
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Preceded by | American League champions Washington Senators 1933 |
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Preceded by | American League champions Minnesota Twins 1965 |
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Preceded by | American League champions Minnesota Twins 1987 |
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