https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/page/20/?d=1News: Minnesota Twins Historyenhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/who-here-even-remembers-twins-third-baseman-eric-soderholm-r16125/@mikelink45 had a blog post here on Twin Daily in 2019 about the best third basemen in Twins history and presented 11 choices who could be considered at least one of the best. Of those 11, Eric Soderholm is easily the one on the list that I know the least about.  Eric Soderholm was born Sep...16125Sat, 04 May 2024 13:12:08 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/twins-almanac-jack-morriss-200th-win-buxtons-five-hit-day-r16076/April 28th Birthdays Happy 89th birthday to 15-year major leaguer Pedro Ramos, born in Pinar del Rio, Cuba in 1935. He pitched a three-hit shutout at Yankee Stadium in the very first regular season game in Twins history. Happy 72nd birthday to current Angels manager Ron Washington. He was...16076Sun, 28 Apr 2024 13:16:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/twins-almanac-beating-cy-young-harmon-hits-400-scott-ericksons-no-hitter-r16074/1903 18-year-old Minnesota native Charles Albert Bender pitched a four-hit shutout in his first major league start on this date in 1903, a week after earning the win in relief over Boston’s Cy Young in his MLB debut. The Philadelphia Athletics beat the New York Highlanders and opposing pi...16074Sat, 27 Apr 2024 15:11:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/don-cooper-achieved-fame-as-white-sox-pitching-coach-but-did-you-know-he-was-once-a-twin-r16075/Don Cooper was born in New York City on January 15, 1956. From an early age, he always wanted to play baseball. Cooper was quoted, “My focus from the third grade up was that, ‘I’m playing Major League Baseball.’  That was my dream, and that’s what I always sought after. I was blessed enough to g...16075Sat, 27 Apr 2024 13:14:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/pat-meares-the-forgotten-twins-shortstop-of-the-1990s-r16027/Pat Meares seemed like a capable player in the post-1991 World Series era. He came up and performed admirably with the Twins for six seasons, and when he became too expensive, he signed with…the Pittsburgh Pirates. Patrick James Meares was born September 6, 1968, in Salina, Kansas. He grew...16027Sun, 21 Apr 2024 15:14:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/the-twins-almanac-the-first-twins-home-opener-torii-hunters-steal-streak-wally-backmans-hot-start-r16036/April 21 Happy Birthday, Jesse Orosco Happy 67th birthday to Jesse Orosco!  His 1,252 appearances are the most in MLB history. He pitched for the Twins in 2003, at age 46 . . . 25 years after they originally drafted him! The final pitch of his career resulted in a walk-off str...16036Sun, 21 Apr 2024 13:16:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/the-twins-almanac-tough-luck-bert-blyleven-kirby-puckett-starts-a-streak-r16032/April 20 Happy Birthday, Dan Smith Happy 55th birthday to 1987 Apple Valley grad and former Rangers first-round draft pick Dan Smith. He made his major league debut in Texas on September 12, 1992 (age 23), opposing fellow Minnesota native Jack Morris and the eventual World Series Cha...16032Sat, 20 Apr 2024 21:14:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/this-week-in-the-players-project-rod-carew-tyler-jay-shane-mack-r15996/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...15996Sun, 14 Apr 2024 15:04:13 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/twins-almanac-a-collapsing-metrodome-gary-gaettis-revenge-the-2016-horrid-start-r15988/April 14 Happy Birthday, Mike Trombley Happy 57th birthday to Mike Trombley.  His 77 appearances in 1998 are tied for seventh-most in Twins history. He led the team in ERA that season, and won the Joseph W. Haynes Award for the team's most outstanding pitcher.  April 14, 19...15988Sun, 14 Apr 2024 12:06:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/les-straker-peaked-at-the-perfect-time-to-help-the-twins-to-their-first-championship-r15987/Les Straker was born on October 10, 1959, in Venezuela. The Cincinnati Reds signed him in 1977.  Straker pitched seven years in the Reds minor league system but struggled in 1981 and 1983 in AA. He was granted free agency after the 1983 season, signed shortly after that with the Oakland A’s...15987Sat, 13 Apr 2024 15:10:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/twins-almanac-snowstorms-home-run-milestones-wwii-veterans-r15982/April 13, 1858 Birthdate of Bill Barnes Centerfielder Bill Barnes was born in Shakopee on this date in 1858. He and teammates Joe Werrick and Lou Galvin became the first Minnesota natives to play Major League Baseball when St. Paul joined the Union Association as a replacement team for th...15982Sat, 13 Apr 2024 13:14:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/catch-up-with-the-players-project-royce-lewis-bobby-darwin-jason-kubel-r15949/Two weeks ago we launched the Minnesota Twins Players Project. We're nearing 50 players added to the project, let's look at some of the most popular of the past week. What is the Players Project? It's a community-driven, wiki-style project that focuses on Twins players of all stripes. It's...15949Sun, 07 Apr 2024 13:22:31 +0000