https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/page/9/?d=1News: Minnesota Twins Historyenhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/this-obscure-original-twin-once-received-an-mvp-vote-as-a-washington-senator-r18150/José Martinez de Valdivielso Lopez was born May 22, 1934, in Matanzas, Cuba. He came from an affluent Cuban family. His father played football at Boston University and returned to Cuba to teach physical education. He also started a family, which included our subject, José. The younger Valdiviels...18150Sun, 20 Apr 2025 14:15:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/remembering-random-twins-exclusive-interview-with-terry-tiffee-r18109/Before he was the “Ice Cream Man” mashing doubles in New Britain or winning an Olympic medal in Beijing, Terry Tiffee was a 26th-round draft pick just hoping someone would take a chance on him. The Twins did, and it paid off fast. Tiffee made an immediate impact in 2004 with a go-ahead double in...18109Sat, 19 Apr 2025 12:30:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/remembering-random-twins-jason-maxwell-on-coaching-mentorship-and-paying-it-forward-r18073/Twins Daily recently caught up with Jason Maxwell for a look back on his time with the Twins, and his thriving coaching career. The MLB Draft is only 20 rounds, but it wasn't always that way. Maxwell was a 74th round pick of the Chicago Cubs in 1993. Going from a draft round that no longer...18073Sun, 13 Apr 2025 15:18:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/the-twins-almanac-for-april-13-kirby-puckett-on-a-roll-and-jim-perry-kicking-it-old-school-r18096/April 13, 1987: Puckett Homers in Fourth Straight Kirby Puckett homered in his fourth straight game on this date in 1987. The team record for consecutive games with a home run is five, by Harmon Killebrew, on two separate occasions in 1970; rookie Marty Cordova, in 1995; Brian Dozier, in 20...18096Sun, 13 Apr 2025 14:11:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/the-twins-almanac-412-wcco-helicopter-rescues-twins-starters-stranded-in-burnsville-r18090/1965: The starting pitcher had to be airlifted to the ballpark for the Twins home opener on this date in 1965. Jim Kaat, Dick Stigman, Rich Rollins, and Bill Bethea were marooned at their homes in Burnsville—the wrong side of the flooded Minnesota River. Kaat called up former Twins teammate (and...18090Sat, 12 Apr 2025 17:20:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/gary-gaetti-is-the-best-third-baseman-in-twins-history-r18067/Who is the best third baseman in Twins history? There are a few worthy players to consider. Of course, Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew played some third base but only had three seasons as a Twin where he played more third base than other positions. John Castino won Rookie of the Year in 1979, but...18067Sat, 12 Apr 2025 14:07:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/twins-almanac-46-bert-blylevens-birthday-and-tony-olivas-historical-home-run-r18052/  On This Date in 1993: After stressing everyone in Minnesota out by testing the free-agent market the previous winter, Kirby Puckett electrified the Metrodome fans by homering on his very first swing of the 1993 season off White Sox ace Jack McDowell, (who went on to win 22 games and the A...18052Sun, 06 Apr 2025 16:07:06 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/minnesota-twins-players-project-update-torii-hunter-a-pair-of-2010s-role-players-r18051/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...18051Sun, 06 Apr 2025 15:00:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/twins-almanac-for-april-5th-the-longest-metrodome-home-runs-gardys-1000th-win-r18044/On This Date in 1994: Pedro Muñoz hit a 473-foot bomb to center field at the Metrodome. It was the longest homer ever hit to center at the Dome. The longest homer at the Dome overall was 481 feet to right field by Milwaukee’s Ben Oglivie in 1983. Kent Hrbek crushed a Charlie Hough knuckleba...18044Sat, 05 Apr 2025 16:47:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/jim-kaat-a-hall-of-fame-pitcher-who-spent-60-years-in-baseball-r18015/James Lee Kaat was born November 7, 1938, in Zeeland, Michigan. He grew up in a family with four children. His next closest sibling was nine years older.  Jim Kaat was attracted to sports at an early age, playing baseball and basketball as a child. He also really enjoyed the history of base...18015Fri, 04 Apr 2025 17:06:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/the-twins-almanac-for-march-30-r18007/On This Date in 2019: After José Berríos struck out 10 on Opening Day, Jake Odorizzi struck out 11 over six innings, making Berríos and Odorizzi just the second duo in MLB history with 10+ strikeouts in the first two games of the season. The first pair were Arizona’s Randy Johnson and Curt Schil...18007Sun, 30 Mar 2025 17:20:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins-history/remembering-random-twins-jason-kubel-and-his-2014-return-r17992/  Jason Kubel had a complicated career. He was a very good player, but maybe fell a little short of meeting his high expectations as a top prospect. Kubel was once a top 20 prospect in all of baseball, turning himself from a 12th round pick into a guy who dominated every level of the m...17992Sat, 29 Mar 2025 16:03:01 +0000