https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/page/14/?d=1News: Minnesota Twins Historyenhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/this-random-twin-was-the-winning-pitcher-in-highest-scoring-game-in-franchise-history-r17334/Erik Hans Bennett was born on September 13, 1968, in Yreka, California, which is in the extreme northern part of the state 20 miles from Oregon. He attended Yreka High School and then Cal State Sacramento. In 1988, he went across the country to play in the Cape Cod League. Shortly after, the Cal...17334Sat, 09 Nov 2024 14:16:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/the-twins-almanac-a-sports-illustrated-cover-bert-blyleven-is-traded-away-r17311/Saturday (11/2) Our World Series Champion Minnesota Twins were on the cover of Sports Illustrated on this date in 1987. Can you name all the guys in this picture? Flex your Twins knowledge in the comments section at the bottom of the page. Happy 50th birthday to one of my favor...17311Sun, 03 Nov 2024 14:06:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/steve-braun-was-moneyballing-before-it-was-cool-r17309/Stephen Russell Braun was born May 8, 1948, in Trenton, New Jersey. He was the oldest of nine children. The family loved all sports. Steve’s first love was basketball, but it was baseball at which he would excel. The Minnesota Twins chose Steve Braun in the tenth round of the 1966 Major Lea...17309Sat, 02 Nov 2024 15:17:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/al-worthington-the-first-great-twins-reliever-r17282/In my judgment, the Minnesota Twins have a tradition of good relief pitchers/closers. The Twins have had notable All-Stars closers such as Jeff Reardon, Rick Aguilera, Eddie Guardado, Joe Nathan, and Glen Perkins, plus perhaps less memorable All-Star relievers such as Doug Corbett, Brandon Kintz...17282Sun, 27 Oct 2024 17:34:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/fernando-valenzuela-only-faced-the-twins-twice%E2%80%94but-he-made-it-count-r17266/Twelve years after Fernando Valenzuela dazzled the NL as a 20-year-old, he found himself in a different league, donning a different uniform, giving off the aura of a different man. “Fernandomania” may as well have occurred a century before. Like many pitchers who come up young and rack up huge i...17266Thu, 24 Oct 2024 16:22:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/the-twins-almanac-les-straker-makes-history-scott-leius-plays-hero-remember-joe-brinkman-r17248/Les Straker pitched six shutout innings in Game 3, becoming the first Venezuelan to start a World Series game on this date in 1987. Related Venezuelan Trivia: Johan Santana became the first Venezuelan 20-game winner, while pitching for the Twins in 2004. Straker left the game with a 1-...17248Sun, 20 Oct 2024 16:15:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/remembering-random-twins-prospects-steve-gasser-jeff-bumgarner-park-pittman-r17245/The late 1980s were when ranking Major League Baseball prospects was just beginning. Before that, I’m sure each team had opinions or unofficial rankings of their minor leaguers and other organizations’ potential top players. Still, the late 80s seem to be a time when publications started focusin...17245Sat, 19 Oct 2024 15:23:27 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/the-twins-almanac-minnesota-charges-into-the-world-series-r17244/Greg Gagne and Kent Hrbek homered as Jack Morris and the Twins beat Atlanta 5-2 in Game 1 of the World Series on this date in 1991.  After the Gagne home run clip below is Bob Casey introducing the American League Champs prior to the game. And below that, a later cover of Sports Illust...17244Sat, 19 Oct 2024 15:06:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/twins-almanac-bryan-hickerson-mudcat-grants-shining-moment-jack-morriss-first-ring-r17218/Happy 61st birthday to 1982 Bemidji High School graduate and five-year major leaguer Bryan Hickerson. Fun Fact: He won the first two Dave Winfield Pitcher of the Year Awards given out by the University of Minnesota. The Twins drafted him out of the U, but later sent him to San Francisco as part...17218Sun, 13 Oct 2024 16:15:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/jim-lemon-a-pre-killebrew-slugger-for-the-senators-and-twins-r17216/The Washington Senators moved to Minnesota prior to the 1961 season. The Senators came into existence in 1901 as a charter member of the American League and, for the most part, had a reputation as a lousy baseball club, prompting famed sportswriter Charley Dryden to joke: “Washington: First in w...17216Sat, 12 Oct 2024 18:18:19 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/twins-almanac-1012-postseason-heroics-from-dan-gladden-and-paul-molitor-r17214/78-year-old former Cardinals pitcher Rube Geyer died of a heart attack while walking in the woods near Whakon, Minnesota on this date in 1962. He is buried at Oakwood Cemetery in Mora. Minnesota native Jerry Koosman pitched six no-hit innings before finally yielding a hit and a r...17214Sat, 12 Oct 2024 10:02:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/former-twins-pitcher-and-longtime-great-luis-tiant-dead-at-83-r17192/Luis Tiant, the 19-year MLB veteran whose poignant life story and vivid style of pitching made him one of the central characters in the greatest single-game drama in the sport's history, passed away Tuesday at age 83. In an alternate universe where the sport came to a better understan...17192Tue, 08 Oct 2024 15:14:04 +0000