https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/history/page/11/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/history/gary-gaetti-is-the-best-third-baseman-in-twins-history-r18067/Gary Gaetti was an excellent third baseman and world champion with the Minnesota Twins. Even that undersells just how important he was to the franchise. Who is the best third baseman in Twins history? There are a few worthy players to consider. Of course, Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew playe...18067Sat, 12 Apr 2025 14:07:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/history/twins-almanac-46-bert-blylevens-birthday-and-tony-olivas-historical-home-run-r18052/Read today's Twins Almanac, featuring notes on Kirby Puckett, Tony Oliva, Bert Blyleven, Dave Winfield, Dick Stigman, José Offerman, St. Michael-Albertville grad Joe Barbeln, and more.    On This Date in 1993: After stressing everyone in Minnesota out by testing the free-agent market th...18052Sun, 06 Apr 2025 16:07:06 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/history/minnesota-twins-players-project-update-torii-hunter-a-pair-of-2010s-role-players-r18051/A huge new influx of players have been added to the Twins Players Project in recent weeks. Let's review some of the more notable entries. What is the Players Project? It's a community-driven, wiki-style project that focuses on Twins players of all stripes. It's open to all Twins Daily users...18051Sun, 06 Apr 2025 15:00:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/history/twins-almanac-for-april-5th-the-longest-metrodome-home-runs-gardys-1000th-win-r18044/Today's Almanac features notes on Pedro Muñoz, Joe Mauer, Paul Molitor, Ron Gardenire, Jorge Polanco, Matt Lawton, Minnesota native Michael Wuertz, and more.  On This Date in 1994: Pedro Muñoz hit a 473-foot bomb to center field at the Metrodome. It was the longest homer ever hit to center a...18044Sat, 05 Apr 2025 16:47:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/history/jim-kaat-a-hall-of-fame-pitcher-who-spent-60-years-in-baseball-r18015/Jim Kaat was a Hall of Fame pitcher who spent 13 of his 25 major league summers in Minnesota. He was an original Twin after having started in Washington two seasons before the Senators moved to Minnesota. Kaat played for four more organizations in ten seasons after leaving Minnesota in 1973 when...18015Fri, 04 Apr 2025 17:06:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/history/the-twins-almanac-for-march-30-r18007/Today's Twins Almanac features Bob Casey, Jake Odorizzi, Ken Landreaux, Mickey Hatcher, and Minnesota native Nick Anderson.  On This Date in 2019: After José Berríos struck out 10 on Opening Day, Jake Odorizzi struck out 11 over six innings, making Berríos and Odorizzi just the second duo in...18007Sun, 30 Mar 2025 17:20:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/history/remembering-random-twins-jason-kubel-and-his-2014-return-r17992/Everyone had fond memories from Metrodome-era Jason Kubel. But do you remember when he resurfaced in 2014?   Jason Kubel had a complicated career. He was a very good player, but maybe fell a little short of meeting his high expectations as a top prospect. Kubel was once a top 20 pr...17992Sat, 29 Mar 2025 16:03:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/history/the-twins-almanac-329-puckett-wakes-up-with-blurred-vision-r18004/Today's Almanac features notes on Kirby Puckett, Billy Beane, Jose Morales, and Minnesota native Mike Kingery. 1996: 36-year-old superstar Kirby Puckett appeared poised for a big year, batting .344 heading into the final day of spring training when he woke up unable to see out of his right e...18004Sat, 29 Mar 2025 13:06:23 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/history/20-years-later-the-minnesota-twins-and-baseballs-greatest-video-game-r17910/It has been two decades since the release of MVP Baseball 2005. For many fans, this game is considered the pinnacle of video game baseball. Let’s look back at what made the game great and how the Twins' roster stacked up. MVP Baseball 2005 set the gold standard for baseball video games with...17910Sun, 23 Mar 2025 16:05:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/history/twins-almanac-joe-mauers-contract-hall-of-fame-managers-r17964/This weekend's Almanac features two first-round draft picks and one of only two Hall of Fame players to win Manager of the Year. Plus I manage to work-in mentions of Ted Williams and Harmon Killebrew. March 22, 2010: Three-time batting champion and reigning AL MVP Joe Mauer signed an eight-y...17964Sat, 22 Mar 2025 20:06:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/history/cristian-guzman-bounced-back-from-the-worst-season-in-twins-history-to-become-an-all-star-shortstop-r17949/Cristian Guzmán had arguably the worst season in Twins history and then blossomed into an All-Star shortstop. The Minnesota Twins have had many successful sell-offs in franchise history. A recent example is when they got Joe Ryan from the Tampa Bay Rays for half a season of a declining Nelso...17949Sat, 22 Mar 2025 13:13:03 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/history/the-players-project-harmon-killebrew-two-johan-santanas-but-you-can-call-one-ervin-r17931/The Players Project is approaching 150 players and now includes two of the best all-time Minnesota Twins. What is the Players Project? It's a community-driven, wiki-style project focusing on Twins players of all stripes. It's open to all Twins Daily users, and we've made contributions to cur...17931Sat, 15 Mar 2025 13:18:00 +0000