https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/history/page/12/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/history/minnesota-twins-players-project-update-michael-cuddyer-francisco-liriano-and-jesse-crain-r17897/A huge new influx of players have been added to the Twins Players Project in recent weeks. These are some of the highlights. 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 and we've had...17897Sun, 09 Mar 2025 23:06:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/history/shannon-stewart-a-memorable-outfielder-who-turned-around-the-twins-2003-season-r17887/In one of the Twin's best trade deadline acquisitions, Shannon Stewart was obtained at the 2003 trade deadline, propelling the Twins to three division titles in four seasons. It was a trade previously covered at Twins Daily by Tom Froemming and Cody Christie. Let’s take a closer look at Shan...17887Sun, 09 Mar 2025 14:12:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/history/the-twins-almanac-an-81-pitch-gem-a-rule-5-catcher-and-a-42-year-old-pitcher-r17891/This weekend's Almanac features notes on Terry Mulholland, Mark Salas, and John Butcher, plus a bonus trivia question.    March 8: Happy 68th birthday to former Twins pitcher John Butcher. He pitched a remarkable one-hour and 55-minute complete-game shutout on April 21, 1985. The Twins...17891Sat, 08 Mar 2025 14:24:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/history/the-twins-almanac-march-2-happy-birthday-glen-perkins-terry-steinbach-r17856/It's the birthday of four Minnesotan major leaguers, hailing from New Ulm, Stillwater, Faribault, and St. Paul Central high schools.  Happy Birthday, Terry Steinbach: Happy 63rd birthday 1980 New Ulm High School graduate, Golden Gophers all-time great, and three-time American League All-Star...17856Sun, 02 Mar 2025 14:07:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/history/when-mike-trombleys-long-career-ended-it-was-clearly-over-r17845/Have you ever watched a game and felt you were watching a player that was simply done? I’m not talking about the impending star’s almost certain retirement. I’m not talking about a player who is not of MLB caliber and is lucky to be there. I’m talking about watching a player trying to hang on, s...17845Sat, 01 Mar 2025 14:10:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/history/the-twins-almanac-weekend-edition-a-duensing-double-and-a-maurer-sighting-r17823/This weekend's Almanac features Brian Duensing, an Apple Valley graduate who pitched in the majors, and a tertiary connection to one of the best baseball players ever from Minneapolis.  Feb. 22: Happy 42nd birthday to former Twins pitcher Brian Duensing. He is the only pitcher in Minnesota T...17823Sat, 22 Feb 2025 18:15:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/history/tom-klawitter-was-a-1985-spring-training-flash-in-the-pan-r17811/Spring Training is upon us. Some years, there is a fascinating story of a player who comes out of nowhere to exceed expectations, put himself on the organization’s radar, or perhaps even make the team. Let’s take a look at the 1985 Spring Training phenom Tom Klawitter. Neil Young once procla...17811Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:10:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/history/vic-power-was-the-first-in-a-long-line-of-excellent-defensive-first-basemen-for-the-twins-r17769/The Minnesota Twins have had a lengthy history of defensive excellence at the first base position, and it all started with Vic Power. My Twins fandom/memory starts around 1980. Kent Hrbek would soon take the field and set a standard (at least for me) for what a solid defensive first basement...17769Sun, 16 Feb 2025 14:16:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/history/ila-borders-makes-history-and-babe-ruth-plays-with-a-dog-the-twins-almanac-r17778/This three-day-weekend installment of the Almanac features longtime Twin Cities high school math teacher Don Arlich, a Notre Dame legend from over 100 years ago, the first woman to pitch in a men's college baseball game, and the slugger who once commanded the richest free-agent contract in Twins...17778Sat, 15 Feb 2025 16:56:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/history/the-twins-almanac-war-heroes-record-cold-and-the-say-hey-kid-r17751/This weekend's Almanac features a couple of Minnesotan major leaguers from Winona and Lake Benton, as well as a former Twin who was part of perhaps the most famous play in baseball history.  Feb. 8, 1925: Milt Nielsen was born in Tyler, MN 100 years ago today. (That's down between Marshall,...17751Sat, 08 Feb 2025 16:16:08 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/history/twins-almanac-the-johan-santana-trade-r17712/This weekend's installment of the Twins Almanac features Rich Becker, Scott Erickson, Johan Santana, Carlos Gómez, and Brainerd native Wayne Caughey.  Feb. 1; Happy 53rd birthday to former Twins outfielder Rich Becker. He had a heckuva game on July 13, 1996, going 4-for-6 with two home runs,...17712Sun, 02 Feb 2025 12:30:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/history/scott-leius-was-a-platoon-player-who-delivered-on-baseballs-biggest-stage-r17708/Scott Leius was never a full-time player. The most games he ever played was 129. The most plate appearances he ever notched was 449. Both those marks came in his rookie season of 1991. He picked the perfect time to be his best, as his contributions helped the Twins win the 1991 World Series Cham...17708Sat, 01 Feb 2025 16:16:02 +0000