Minnesota Twins
The Minnesota Twins are a Major League Baseball team in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They began in 1901 as the Washington Senators, based in Washington, D.C. They moved to the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area in 1961. That area is often called the "Twin Cities", so the team was renamed the "Twins". They have often worn a "TC" emblem on their uniforms and caps.
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Established | 1901 |
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Wild card berths (1) | 2017 |
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Owner(s) | Jim Pohlad |
Manager | Rocco Baldelli[4] |
General Manager | Thad Levine[5][6] |
President of Baseball Operations | Derek Falvey[7][8] |
As the Senators, they were not very successful overall. They had some strong teams in the 1920s and 1930s, but most years they played poorly. As the Twins, they have had much better success, with two World Series championships, in 1987 and 1991, and many other post-season games.
They first played at Metropolitan Stadium in the suburb of Bloomington, Minnesota. They moved to the Metrodome in 1982, and then to Target Field in 2010.
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Washington's Bucky Harris scores on his home run in the fourth inning of Game 7 of the 1924 World Series.
President Calvin Coolidge (left) and Washington Senators pitcher Walter Johnson (right) shake hands following the Senators' 1924 championship.
The Minneapolis Millers (1884–1960) and St. Paul Saints (1901–1960; team photo of 1920 pictured) of AAA played in Minnesota before the arrival of the Twins in 1961
Interior of the Metrodome
President Ronald Reagan congratulates the Twins winning the 1987 World Series
Justin Morneau, drafted in 1999 by the Twins, won the AL MVP award in 2006
Joe Nathan won the Rolaids Relief Man Award in 2009
Miguel Sanó, infielder (2015–2022)
References
- ↑ "Introducing the 2015 Twins Home Uniform". TwinsBaseball.com. MLB Advanced Media. November 10, 2014. Archived from the original on July 25, 2018. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
- ↑ "Uniforms and Logos". TwinsBaseball.com. MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
- ↑ "2019 Home Alternate Jerseys". TwinsBaseball.com. MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
- ↑ Randhawa, Manny. "Twins tab Rocco Baldelli as new manager". mlb.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
- ↑ Bollinger, Rhett (November 3, 2016). Levine formally named general manager. Minnesota Twins. http://m.twins.mlb.com/news/article/207174832/thad-levine-named-twins-general-manager/. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
- ↑ E. Neal III, La Velle (November 3, 2016). Twins name Thad Levine general manager. http://www.startribune.com/twins-name-thad-levine-general-manager/399848711/. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
- ↑ Minnesota Twins (October 3, 2016). "Minnesota Twins name Derek Falvey Executive Vice President, Chief Baseball Officer". Press release. Archived from the original on October 28, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161028064043/http://m.twins.mlb.com/news/article/204770962/minnesota-twins-name-derek-falvey-evp-chief-baseball-officer/. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
- ↑ E. Neal III, La Velle (October 3, 2016). Derek Falvey officially named Twins' chief baseball officer. http://www.startribune.com/derek-falvey-officially-named-twins-chief-baseball-officer/395653411/. Retrieved October 4, 2016.