https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/page/13/?d=1News: Minnesota Twins Historyenhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/the-twins-almanac-the-greatest-generation-serves-the-nation-r17465/Dec. 7: The United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked on this date in 1941. The Greatest Generation met the global crisis head on. Legendary Twins public address announcer Bob Casey served as a B-17 aircraft turret gunner and was decorated with the Purple Heart for wo...17465Sat, 07 Dec 2024 14:15:03 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/inside-the-minnesota-twins-players-project-junior-ortiz-big-papi-billy-martin-r17449/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...17449Wed, 04 Dec 2024 16:10:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/was-jerry-zimmerman-the-best-backup-catcher-in-twins-history-r17434/Who is the best, longest-tenured backup catcher in Twins History? I can think of some memorable catchers, such as Junior Ortiz and Matt LeCroy, but they weren’t here particularly long, nor would they be considered the best. What about Phil Roof, Mike Redmond, or either of the father/son Butera t...17434Sun, 01 Dec 2024 14:12:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/the-twins-almanac-weekend-edition-r17436/  Nov. 30: Happy 70th birthday to Señor Smoke, Juan Berenguer. El Gasolino. He always carried that briefcase with him because it contained some of his most cherished possessions, such as family photos— including some of his father who died when he was a kid—and a doll given to him by a...17436Sat, 30 Nov 2024 14:17:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/ranking-the-top-prospects-in-minnesota-twins-history-1-5-r17420/Over the years, the Minnesota Twins have developed an impressive list of prospects who arrived in the big leagues with sky-high expectations. From hometown heroes to international sensations, the hype around these players has shaped the franchise's identity and captured the hearts of Twins Terri...17420Wed, 27 Nov 2024 17:30:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/the-twins-almanac-weekend-edition-joe-mauer-named-mvp-tom-kelly-gene-mauch-hired-r17415/Nov. 23, 2009: After leading the majors with a .365 average, Twins catcher Joe Mauer is named American League Most Valuable Player, receiving 27 of 28 first-place votes (Keizo Konishi of Kyodo News voted for Miguel Cabrera, who finished fourth). Nov. 23: Happy 77th birthday to Tom "The Blad...17415Sat, 23 Nov 2024 17:17:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/a-look-back-at-brian-dozier-the-no-power-middle-infielder-who-grew-into-big-power-r17413/In the series Remembering Random Twins, I have actually used a randomizer to select a player from a list, but I have overruled the resulting random player in a few circumstances.  If the player played very briefly and I just can’t find anything interesting, I might skip that player. For...17413Sat, 23 Nov 2024 16:18:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/this-week-in-the-twins-players-project-max-kepler-brian-harper-don-cooper-r17402/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...17402Thu, 21 Nov 2024 00:19:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/larry-hisle-a-very-good-twins-hitter-who-stood-in-the-shadow-of-rod-carew-r17380/Of course, the Minnesota Twins had some excellent batting teams and good offenses in the mid-1970s, led by Rod Carew. Some of these years also included the last couple of healthy and productive seasons from Tony Oliva. They scored a ton of runs in that era. But there were other contributors...17380Sun, 17 Nov 2024 14:15:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/twins-almanac-rod-carew-johan-santana-and-ron-gardenhire-earn-prestigious-awards-r17379/Nov. 16, 1977: After leading the majors with 239 hits and a .388 average, Rod Carew is named American League Most Valuable Player. He was the third of five players in Twins history to receive the award, succeeding Zoilo Versalles in 1965 and Harmon Killebrew in 1969, and preceding Justin Morneau...17379Sat, 16 Nov 2024 13:33:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/twins-daily-exclusive-interview-with-hall-of-fame-pitcher-jim-kaat-r17381/We want to thank Jim Kaat and Winter State Entertainment for allowing us to watch their new documentary film, Kitty to Cooperstown, and coordinating this interview with the legendary Twins pitcher. You can find the documentary on Amazon Prime by clicking here. Kitty to Cooperstown is a...17381Sat, 16 Nov 2024 12:54:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/the-twins-almanac-merilas-resilience-violas-dominance-and-killebrews-legacy-r17342/  Nov. 9: Happy 53rd birthday to Robbinsdale Armstrong graduate and 1994 Big Ten Player of the Year Mark Merila. Card collectors may remember Merila as one of three Minnesotans in the 1993 Topps Traded Team USA subset along with Perham graduate Charlie Nelson and Hill-Murray graduate Darren...17342Sat, 09 Nov 2024 17:21:01 +0000