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These are the top moments in Target Field history

@matthewhleach and @dohyoungpark
November 5, 2026

MINNEAPOLIS -- The Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome hosted some of the most memorable moments and beloved players in Twins history, including both World Series championships, but the lure of outdoor baseball in Minnesota proved too strong to resist. With Target Field, the Twins truly did it justice.

From the views of

Best Twins players, by uniform number

@matthewhleach and @dohyoungpark
November 5, 2026

MINNEAPOLIS -- All of the roster chaos created by the pandemic-impacted 2020 season had one interesting side effect: unusual uniform numbers became more prevalent around the Majors as clubs dug deep into their depth to call up players who, in many cases, had those "extra" numbers assigned to them in

Twins no-hitter history

MLB.com looks back at every no-hitter in Minnesota franchise history
March 14, 2019

A no-hitter is, by nature, often a random and remarkable act. Few teams have illustrated the haphazard occurrence of the no-no as pointedly as the Twins have.

Formerly known as the Washington Senators, the Twins arrived in Minnesota in 1961 and since their relocation to the Twin Cities, fans have been

10 players you forgot were once Twins

@dohyoungpark
December 1, 2021

Fans around Twins Territory won't soon forget that before David Ortiz attained full Big Papi status, he spent the first six years of his career in Minnesota (he was released following the 2002 campaign). Fourteen seasons, 483 homers, 10 All-Star teams and seven Silver Slugger Awards later, Ortiz will eventually

The 5 best games by hitters in Twins history

@dohyoungpark
September 12, 2025

MINNEAPOLIS -- Here's the challenge in picking out the greatest offensive performances in a club's history: With the arrival of the home run revolution in the last decade, it's become far more common for players to rack up home runs (and, thus, total bases) in a particularly hot game.

Fortunately, some

The Top 5 regular seasons in Twins history

@dohyoungpark
February 22, 2021

It takes a strong regular season to get a team into the playoffs, but once a team actually gets there, all bets are off. Just ask the Twins.

Consider that the first World Series championship in club history came in 1987, when the Twins were barely above .500 in the regular

Top 5 Opening Day moments in Twins history

@dohyoungpark
March 31, 2021

MINNEAPOLIS -- As they say, every team is tied for first place on Opening Day.

No matter the expectations for your favorite club, whether lofty or pessimistic, the first day of the season is a blank slate for hopes to run high and for fans to rejoice around America as they

The best baseball players born on Oct. 13

October 13, 2026

Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar.

Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for Oct. 13.

The best baseball players born on Oct. 5

October 4, 2026

Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar.

Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for Oct. 5:

1) Claude Ritchey (1873)
Ritchey, know as “Little All Right” due to his stature,

The best baseball players born on Oct. 2

October 1, 2025

Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar.

Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for Oct. 2.

1) Maury Wills (1932)
The speedster made seven All-Star teams. Only four other players

The best baseball players born on Oct. 1

October 1, 2026

Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar.

Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for Oct. 1.

The best baseball players born on Sept. 28

September 28, 2025

Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar.

Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for Sept. 28.

A triple play is rare -- this guy helped turn SEVEN of them

December 28, 2025

Over the 20-season span from 1981-2000, there were 80 triple plays turned. Gary Gaetti was involved in 10% of them.

Yes -- one player, eight triple plays. The odds are astronomical, but it's true. Gaetti, who played for the Twins, Angels, Royals, Cardinals, Cubs and Red Sox from 1981-2000, was part

9 best all-around seasons by a player in Twins history

@matthewhleach
January 14, 2026

The history of the Twins is a history of players who can do it all. The best players in the history of the franchise, with very few exceptions, haven’t just been hitters. They’ve been all-around baseball players, the kinds of guys who can affect a game at the plate, in

The best baseball players born on Jan. 15

January 14, 2026

Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar.

Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for Jan. 15.

Big names highlight top 10 MLB debuts in Twins history

@matthewhleach
January 13, 2026

The Twins have an illustrious history of homegrown stars, so it’s no surprise that a list of the best debuts in franchise history features many of the organization’s best known and most beloved players. Here’s one writer’s attempt at the 10 best.

This is art, not science, so the factors included

Twins' Top 5 Winter Meetings moves

@dohyoungpark
December 7, 2020

MINNEAPOLIS -- The Twins traditionally haven't been a splashy team at the Winter Meetings.

That's not to say the club has been completely quiet at previous Winter Meetings. In fact, the top transaction on this list actually netted one of the most decorated players in Twins history.

Here’s a look back at

St. Paul: City of Stars? These 4 Twins are hometown Hall of Famers

@matthewhleach
December 9, 2025

You probably could name most of the cities that have produced the most Hall of Famers: New York. Los Angeles. San Francisco. … and St. Paul?

Yes, St. Paul.

Four members of the Baseball Hall of Fame list St. Paul, Minn., as their birthplace, a number topped only by New York, Brooklyn,

Relive glory of the top 10 moments in Twins history

@matthewhleach
December 8, 2025

Now in their seventh decade since moving from Washington, the Twins have long since established an identity and history in, and connection to, their home in Minnesota. With two World Series titles and extensive individual glory, there’s plenty to celebrate over the franchise’s history in the Twin Cities, and what

Every Twins Rule 5 Draft pick since 1970

@matthewhleach and @dohyoungpark
December 2, 2025

MINNEAPOLIS -- The Twins have been mostly quiet in the Rule 5 Draft in recent years, but they have some history of intriguing finds over the history of the event. Here’s a look at every player they’ve taken in the Major League phase of the Rule 5 Draft.

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The top 10 moments of Johan Santana's career

@dohyoungpark
February 15, 2022

Johan Santana's career may not (yet) have carried him into the National Baseball Hall of Fame due to his injury-shortened career, but when he was in his prime, with that signature changeup tying hitters into knots again and again, few could stand in the way of his sheer

Twins' all-time retired numbers

@dohyoungpark
February 4, 2025

MINNEAPOLIS -- From the arrival of Major League Baseball in Minnesota in 1961 to the modern era of Twins baseball at Target Field, nine icons have risen above the rest in their significance to the club's history with contributions deserving of their jersey numbers being retired.

Jim Kaat became the ninth

Morris, Smoltz reminisce about iconic Game 7

Hall of Fame righties dominated on MLB's biggest stage
October 27, 2024

As the zeros piled up across the scoreboard, the two future Hall of Famers had the same thought: “Get me one and it’s over.”

The setting: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis.

The date: October 27, 1991.

The stakes: World Series, Game 7.

Neither Jack Morris nor John Smoltz would give in. Tension built.

10 moments that defined Dave Winfield's career

October 2, 2022

Dave Winfield never spent a day in the Minor Leagues. Seems about right. He was a Major presence in every way.

In the batter’s box, Winfield would coil his 6-foot-6 frame, ready to whip his bat through the zone to unleash screaming line drives that tested the resolve of

Top 10 moments of Mauer's HOF career

@dohyoungpark
July 21, 2024

MINNEAPOLIS -- No catcher has hit for average as well as Joe Mauer did -- and considering the current direction of the game, it might be a long, long time before we see one again.

Whether it was with his discerning eye at the plate, his contact ability or