Hello, fellow humans! My name is William Malone IV. Son of William Malone III. And I come with great news! The Minnesota Twins won a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers today.

With the conclusion of this game, the series is over. But fear not! A new series against the New York Mets will begin tomorrow. To celebrate this highly anticipated interleague series, let us now take a look at every trade ever between these two amazing baseball clubs.

December 8, 1978
Received: LHP Jerry Koosman
Departed: RHP Greg Field, LHP Jesse Orosco

Jerry Koosman is one of the greatest pitchers in Mets history, and even has his number retired by the club. But at age 36, his time in Queens came to an end. The Minnesota native came back home, and he was a 20 game winner for the Twins in 1979. Age seemed to catch up to Koosman shortly after that, and he even led the American League with 13 losses at age 38 in 1981. Orosco became an All-Star closer for the Mets, finishing off the 1986 World Series. He is most known for his incredible career longevity, which allowed him to finally pitch for the Twins in 2003.

January 16, 1986
Received: OF Billy Beane, LHP Joe Klink, LHP Bill Latham
Departed: OF Pat Crosby, 2B Tim Teufel

Fans of "Moneyball" starring Brad Pitt might already know the vibe of this deal. Billy Beane was one a top prospect in baseball, but his career never really planned out. A change of scenery didn't help him that much, and he wound up retiring in 1990 at the age of 28. Teufel won a World Series in 1986 with the Mets. He started five of their 13 playoff games that fall, forming a platoon at second base with Wally Backman.

December 7, 1988
Received: 2B Wally Backman, LHP Mike Santiago
Departed: RHP Jeff Bumgarner, RHP Steve Gasser, RHP Toby Nivens

Speaking of Wally Backman, the Twins wound up stealing Teufel's platoon mate a few years later. Bumgarner and Nivens had been first round picks in 1985 and 1986 respectively, but neither ever reached the Majors. Neither did Gasser or Santiago. The only past, present or future big leaguer in this deal was Backman. He hit .231 during his lone season in Minnesota.

July 31, 1989
Received: RHP Rick Aguilera, RHP Tim Drummond, RHP Jack Savage, RHP Kevin Tapani, LHP David West
Departed: LHP Frank Viola

This is the second time one of these two teams traded a franchise legend "home." First, it was Mets legend and Minnesota native Jerry Koosman getting sent to the Twins in 1979. Now, Minnesota was sending 1987 World Series MVP and 1988 AL Cy Young winner Frank Viola back "home" to New York. Viola grew up on Long Island, and pitched at St. John's University in Queens. A lot of the return pieces helped Minnesota win the World Series in 1991.

November 18, 1992
Received: OF Pat Howell
Departed: OF Darren Reed

The Twins had actually taken Howell in the 1990 Rule-5 Draft, but returned him to the Mets after he wasn't able to hold a spot on the 25-man roster. A couple of years later, Howell is coming back for 27-year old outfielder Darren Reed. This trade really isn't a needle mover for anyone. Howell and Reed collectively played 113 games at the big league level.

December 12, 1997
Received: OF Alex Ochoa
Departed: OF Rick Becker

Ochoa and Becker were two outfields in their mid-20's with a few years of Major League experience, but none of them lasted too long with their new teams. Ochoa played just one season for the Twins, batting .257 with 25 RBI during the 1998 campaign. Becker didn't even last a full year with the Mets, getting waived in June with a .190 batting average. They both played several more seasons as journeyman outfielders.

July 30, 2001
Received: RHP Rick Reed
Departed: OF Matt Lawton

You don't see too many trades like this. The Mets and Twins were both in tight playoff races during the 2001 season. New York wanted another bat, Minnesota wanted another arm, and a one-for-one swap occurred. Reed had been an All-Star earlier that month, and Lawton was having a very good season for the Twins. But both players regressed with their new clubs, and neither made the playoffs. Reed did have a very solid 2002 campaign with the Twins, helping them reach the ALCS.

July 30, 2007
Received: C Drew Butera, OF Dustin Martin
Departed: 2B Luis Castillo

Castillo was a very good contact hitter and a great defensive second baseman, but he's often remembered for a very bad defensive play that cost the Mets a Subway Series game against the New York Yankees in 2009. He hit .302 that year, but nobody really remembers that. Castillo also played well in 2007 and 2008, but the Mets had late season collapses in each of those years. So he's remembered for a bad drop, and being part of two September collapses by fans in Queens. On the other side of this, Butera had a very lengthy career as a journeyman backup catcher.

February 2, 2008
Received: OF Carlos Gomez, RHP Deolis Guerra, RHP Philip Humber, RHP Kevin Mulvey
Departed: LHP Johan Santana

This was not the best trade for Minnesota, but maybe it wasn't the best trade for New York either. The Mets signed Santana to a then-record breaking six year, $137.5 million contract extension. It would only kick in after the one year he originally had left, locking the ace up for seven full seasons. He only threw a pitch in four of those seasons, and never got the Mets to October.

April 9, 2024
Received: RHP Michael Tonkin
Departed: Cash

2024 was a wild year for Michael Tonkin. He pitched two games for the Mets, and was then designated for assignment. The Twins paid cash in a trade to jump the waiver line and get Tonkin, who was DFA'd by Minnesota after just one appearance. The Mets claimed him off of waivers, bringing the veteran reliever right back to Queens. This lasted just two games, and he was DFA'd for a third time...all in the month of April. The crosstown Yankees claimed him, and Tonkin stuck there for a few months before getting DFA'd once again. Minnesota put in a claim, and that's where he finished his well traveled 2024 season.