https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/page/3/?d=1News: Minnesota Twins Historyenhttps://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 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/knuckleballer-joe-niekros-long-career-had-a-short-memorable-stop-in-minnesota%C2%A0-r18775/Everybody loves a knuckleball, right? The slow, floating pitch is unpredictable, erratic, and just plain different. It’s a challenge to hit and even a challenge to catch. There have been very few knuckleball pitchers (estimates say around 70) of the more than 11,000 pitchers in Major League Base...18775Sat, 19 Jul 2025 13:13:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/the-twins-almanac-for-july-19-camilo-pascuals-longstanding-record-brunos-inside-the-park-grand-slam-r18770/Pascual Establishes Longstanding Strikeout Record Camilo Pascual struck out 15, pitching a five-hit (one-walk) shutout for a 6-0 Twins win in the first game of a doubleheader at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles on this date in 1961. Those 15 strikeouts are still in a five-way tie for second-m...18770Sat, 19 Jul 2025 13:03:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/the-twins-almanac-for-july-18-2025-twins-hit-two-grand-slams-in-first-inning-manager-punches-umpire-r18755/Twins Hit Two Grand Slams in First Inning Bob Allison and Harmon Killebrew both hit grand slams in the first inning on this date in 1962 (with Killebrew's coming off Cleveland pitcher Jim Perry). The Twins were the first team in American League history to hit two grand slams in an inning. Earl...18755Fri, 18 Jul 2025 14:17:01 +0000