Target Field’s Most Memorable Home Runs: 1-5

[Cody Christie]

The Twins are closing in on 1,000 team home runs at Target Field. Here are the top-five home runs hitters at the park since it opened in 2010 and some of their most memorable dingers.

5. Trevor Plouffe: 55 HR
Plouffe hit the first Target Field home run during the 2015 and 2016 seasons. He also hit a milestone home run during Target Field's third season as he collected the 300th home run hit at the park. 

4. Max Kepler: 64 HR
Kepler has a chance to move up this list during the 2022 campaign. At the end of April, he clocked two home runs in one game against Detroit. His first career home run was one he likely will never forget as he walked off the Red Sox.

3. Eddie Rosario: 67 HR
Rosario had a flair for the dramatic, and he was part of the team's Bomba Squad dramatics in 2019. He helped the Twins set a record for most players with 30 home runs in a season. One of his most significant home runs from that 2019 season was a pinch-hit homer that gave the Twins a late-inning lead.

2. Miguel Sanó: 76 HR
Sanó can be a free agent at season's end, but that still gives him a chance to take over the top spot on this list. However, his cold start and recent injury may leave him searching for at-bats when he returns. There's no question that he has been one of the best power hitters for Minnesota in the Target Field era.

1. Brian Dozier: 80 HR
Dozier has the most Twins home runs in Target Field history. He was also responsible for one of the Target Field's best moments. In July 2015, he smacked a walk-off home run that capped a seven-run ninth inning to give the Twins the win.

Do any of these names surprise you? Which of the top-5 players has the most memorable home run? Leave a COMMENT and start the discussion. 

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I was so excited when Dozier hit that ball that I jumped and accidentally hit the 'power' button on the remote. I had a couple family members watching with me, they'd kind of gathered as the Twins' momentum was gaining in the 9th.

Everyone watching at my house just saw Dozier launch a fly ball. We had to wait about 1-2 minutes for the smart TV to power back up, and for me to scroll through all the digital channels to get the result.

Also thought that Blyleven really butchered the call: "You didn't make the All-Star team, but.....you just helped beat the Detroit Tigers". Dick then rescued the moment with "The most electric moment at Target Field in years!" which was great.

[James]

I'm happy that I was at Target Field to witness both #6 and #1.  They were both great moments.  For Dozier's, I was in the section that he hit it to.  It was so electric.