https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/page/10/?d=1News: Minnesota Twins Historyenhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/remembering-random-twins-jason-kubel-and-his-2014-return-r17992/  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 prospect in all of baseball, turning himself from a 12th round pick into a guy who dominated every level of the m...17992Sat, 29 Mar 2025 16:03:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/the-twins-almanac-329-puckett-wakes-up-with-blurred-vision-r18004/1996: 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 eye. After doctors determined his blurry vision was caused by a partial blockage of a blood vessel in his right eye,...18004Sat, 29 Mar 2025 13:06:23 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/20-years-later-the-minnesota-twins-and-baseballs-greatest-video-game-r17910/MVP Baseball 2005 set the gold standard for baseball video games with its combination of smooth gameplay, immersive game modes, and a legendary soundtrack. EA Sports perfected its "Hitter’s Eye" mechanic, allowing players to pick up pitch types more realistically, while the pitching meter requir...17910Sun, 23 Mar 2025 16:05:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/twins-almanac-joe-mauers-contract-hall-of-fame-managers-r17964/March 22, 2010: Three-time batting champion and reigning AL MVP Joe Mauer signed an eight-year, $184 million extension during a press conference at the Twins' spring training facility in Fort Myers on this date in 2010. The contract—which locked up the hometown hero through 2018—was the fourth-r...17964Sat, 22 Mar 2025 20:06:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/cristian-guzman-bounced-back-from-the-worst-season-in-twins-history-to-become-an-all-star-shortstop-r17949/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 Nelson Cruz. The best example is when they sent A.J. Pierzynski away in his contract year to the San Francisco Giants f...17949Sat, 22 Mar 2025 13:13:03 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/the-players-project-harmon-killebrew-two-johan-santanas-but-you-can-call-one-ervin-r17931/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 current players, past players, and players who never even made the major leagues but played in the Twins farm sys...17931Sat, 15 Mar 2025 13:18:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/minnesota-twins-players-project-update-michael-cuddyer-francisco-liriano-and-jesse-crain-r17897/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 contributions for current players, past players, and players who never even made the major leagues but played in the Twins farm...17897Sun, 09 Mar 2025 23:06:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/shannon-stewart-a-memorable-outfielder-who-turned-around-the-twins-2003-season-r17887/It was a trade previously covered at Twins Daily by Tom Froemming and Cody Christie. Let’s take a closer look at Shannon Stewart’s entire career. Shannon Harold Stewart was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on February 25, 1974. As a child, he moved to Florida and excelled in three sports while att...17887Sun, 09 Mar 2025 14:12:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/the-twins-almanac-an-81-pitch-gem-a-rule-5-catcher-and-a-42-year-old-pitcher-r17891/  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 were on a nine-game losing streak, falling to 2-9 on the season entering the Sunday series finale in Oakland when Butcher hu...17891Sat, 08 Mar 2025 14:24:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/the-twins-almanac-march-2-happy-birthday-glen-perkins-terry-steinbach-r17856/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 Terry Steinbach. Here’s a fun story: the Gophers moved hotshot Edina third baseman Greg Olson to catcher to make room for up-and-com...17856Sun, 02 Mar 2025 14:07:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/when-mike-trombleys-long-career-ended-it-was-clearly-over-r17845/Michael Scott Trombley was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, on April 14, 1967. Mike grew up playing baseball and football and excelled in each sport. Ultimately, Trombley elected to concentrate on baseball and attended Duke University in North Carolina. During summers, he returned to Massachu...17845Sat, 01 Mar 2025 14:10:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/the-twins-almanac-weekend-edition-a-duensing-double-and-a-maurer-sighting-r17823/Feb. 22: Happy 42nd birthday to former Twins pitcher Brian Duensing. He is the only pitcher in Minnesota Twins history to win two games in one day—at least on paper. Duensing came in out of the bullpen in both games of a doubleheader in Chicago on August 9, 2013, retiring all four White Sox he f...17823Sat, 22 Feb 2025 18:15:01 +0000