https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/page/14/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/was-jerry-zimmerman-the-best-backup-catcher-in-twins-history-r17434/Backup catchers aren't particularly memorable, which isn't fair to guys who often play 50 or more games in a season. 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 particula...17434Sun, 01 Dec 2024 14:12:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/the-twins-almanac-weekend-edition-r17436/Read up on this weekend in Minnesota baseball history with notes on Juan Berenguer, César Tovar, Gary Wayne, Swede Hollow native Andy Nelson and Richfield legend Mike Sadek.    Nov. 30: Happy 70th birthday to Señor Smoke, Juan Berenguer. El Gasolino. He always carried that briefcas...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/In the Target Field era, the Twins have seen some of the best prospects developed in the team's farm system. Here, we finish rounding up the players who have climbed highest in national rankings, going back to the dawn of the prospect industry. Over the years, the Minnesota Twins have develo...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/Read up on this weekend in Minnesota baseball history, featuring Tom Kelly, Joe Mauer, Gene Mauch, Luis Tiant, John Anderson, Angelo Giuliani, Tom Hall, Ken Schrom, and Crown native Elmer Hierlinger.  Nov. 23, 2009: After leading the majors with a .365 average, Twins catcher Joe Mauer is nam...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/Brian Dozier was a very productive player for a brief period. He seemed to come up with little fanfare, hit 20, 30, and then 40 home runs, and then disappear just as quickly. Did anybody see his period of greatness coming? I sure didn’t. In the series Remembering Random Twins, I have actuall...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/The Minnesota Players Project continues to grow, as we're now well over 75 players in the database. Let's look at some of the newest additions. 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...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/The mid-70s Twins could do one thing: score runs. Larry Hisle was a big reason why. 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 T...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/This weekend's Twins Almanac features notes on Rod Carew, Johan Santana, Ron Gardenhire, longtime Chisholm, Minnesota doctor Archibald "Moonlight" Graham, and Stillwater high school graduate Mike Strong.  Nov. 16, 1977: After leading the majors with 239 hits and a .388 average, Rod Carew is...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/To celebrate the release of the documentary film Kitty To Cooperstown, Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Kaat talked to Twins Daily about his experiences in life and baseball. We want to thank Jim Kaat and Winter State Entertainment for allowing us to watch their new documentary film, Kitty to Cooper...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/This weekend's Twins Almanac features Minnesotan pro ballplayers born 106 years apart, awards for two lefties who played significant roles in Twins history, and the end of the road for one of the most prodigious power hitters in baseball history.    Nov. 9: Happy 53rd birthday to Robbin...17342Sat, 09 Nov 2024 17:21:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/this-random-twin-was-the-winning-pitcher-in-highest-scoring-game-in-franchise-history-r17334/Today’s Random Twin is an exceptionally obscure player. He pitched only 27.2 innings in two seasons for two different teams. He came from a baseball family and participated in a record-setting game in Twins history. Let’s get to know right-handed pitcher Erik Bennett. Erik Hans Bennett was b...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/The Twins Almanac: Weekend Edition delivers two day's worth of Minnesota baseball history, going all the way back to 1881.  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? Fle...17311Sun, 03 Nov 2024 14:06:02 +0000