https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/page/3/?d=1News: Minnesota Twins Historyenhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/where-does-rocco-baldelli-rank-among-the-best-managers-in-twins-history-r19170/Rocco Baldelli recently passed Sam Mele for third-most wins in Minnesota Twins managerial history, behind only Tom Kelly and Ron Gardenhire. That milestone has renewed debates: how high does Baldelli rank among the franchise’s great managers, and what will the Twins’ brass do if the team’s middl...19170Fri, 19 Sep 2025 11:37:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/the-minnesota-twins-top-9-cult-heroes-since-2000-r19102/Sports Reference recently launched a fun initiative encouraging baseball fans to “remember some players.” The goal was simple: instead of always reminiscing about the MVPs and Hall of Famers, shine a light on the players who made the game fun in smaller, quirkier ways. With that in mind, I...19102Fri, 05 Sep 2025 14:12:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/ranking-the-minnesota-twins-worst-defenders-since-2000-r19087/Sports Reference, home of Baseball Reference, is running a fun project this week, encouraging fans to “remember some players.” The idea is simple: instead of always focusing on Hall of Famers or MVPs, take a moment to appreciate the quirky, flawed, and sometimes frustrating players who shaped th...19087Wed, 03 Sep 2025 15:08:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/remembering-random-twins-matt-capps-and-his-rollercoaster-twins-tenure-r18071/The Minnesota Twins were a popular pick as they opened up Target Field in 2010. And why not? They had won the AL Central in 2009 and looked so much better on paper after a strong off-season. They added shortstop J.J. Hardy and second baseman Orlando Hudson to help shore up their middle infi...18071Sat, 02 Aug 2025 18:02:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/remembering-random-twins-exclusive-interview-with-tony-todd-aka-mickey-scales-r18815/Tony Todd had a baseball background, not an acting background, when he was cast in Little Big League. He stumbled by the casting call by chance. I was born and raised in Santa Monica. Highly touted career in baseball and football at the high schools. Recruited by like every school in the na...18815Sat, 26 Jul 2025 14:12:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/the-twins-almanac-for-july-26-cruz-has-record-book-games-in-back-to-back-seasons-starting-pitcher-goes-13-innings-r18821/40-Year-Old Hits for 12 Total Bases, Drives in Seven On This Date in 2020: In just the third game of the COVID-shortened season, 40-year-old DH Nelson Cruz hit two home runs, two doubles, knocked in seven, and scored four runs in a 14-2 Twins win in Chicago.  He was just the sixth player...18821Sat, 26 Jul 2025 13:24:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/the-twins-almanac-for-july-25-cruz-and-molitor-bust-out-the-boomsticks-goltz-goes-11-for-the-win-r18811/Boomstick, Baby! Nelson Cruz homered in his first three at-bats on this date in 2019. He homered again the next day, tying the Twins record with a home run in five straight games. Can you name the other three Twins to homer in five straight games? Flex your Twins history knowledge in the comme...18811Fri, 25 Jul 2025 15:14:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/the-twins-almanac-for-july-24-twins-sign-future-hall-of-famer-bostock-hits-for-the-cycle-erickson-pitches-one-hitter-twins-turn-ahead-the-clock-r18800/Twins Sign Oliva Twins scout Joe Cambria signed a hard-hitting 22-year-old Cuban kid named Tony Oliva on this date in 1961. Cambria—a legendary scout—also signed Camilo Pascual and Zoilo Versalles when the team was still in Washington. Oliva was the best of the bunch, though. He went on to win...18800Thu, 24 Jul 2025 14:44:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/the-twins-almanac-for-july-23-2025-aaron-hickss-signature-target-field-moment-minneapolis-miller-has-four-homer-game-r18797/The Aaron Hicks Game Former Twin Aaron Hicks put his stamp on an incredible regular-season game between the Twins and Yankees on this date in 2019, hitting a dramatic two-run, go-ahead home run in the top of the ninth and making a remarkable diving catch to end the game with the bases loaded i...18797Wed, 23 Jul 2025 13:40:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/the-twins-almanac-for-july-22-2025-kent-hrbek-rocco-baldelli-hit-dome-slams-1991-twins-play-at-cooperstown-r18795/Hrbek Hits Second Grand Slam in Five Days Bloomington native Kent Hrbek hit his second grand slam in five days on this date in 1985. He hit a third grand slam less than a month later, on August 15, tying the Twins' single-season record. Royce Lewis set a new record by hitting four grand slams...18795Tue, 22 Jul 2025 15:35:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/the-twins-almanac-for-july-21-2025-tony-oliva-has-5-hit-game-steve-lombardozzi-goes-to-dan-gladdens-house-r18787/First Baseman Has Back-to-Back Multi-HR Games Don Mincher hit two home runs each in consecutive home games on July 20 and 21, 1963. He was the first of just four players in Twins history to have back-to-back multi-homer games. Mincher was an underrated player who would fit better in this era t...18787Mon, 21 Jul 2025 15:19:39 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/the-twins-almanac-for-july-20-happy-birthday-to-tony-oliva-and-alexi-casilla-r18777/  Happy 87th birthday to Hall of Famer Tony Oliva, born in Pinar del Río, Cuba in 1938. He is one of six players in major league history to lead their league in hits five times, along with Ty Cobb, Stan Musial, Pete Rose, Tony Gwynn, and Ichiro. He and Kirby Puckett are two of only e...18777Sun, 20 Jul 2025 12:00:02 +0000