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Jack Kralick was born in Ohio on this date in 1935, and Dean Chance was born in Ohio on this date in 1941. Remarkably, they pitched the first and second no-hitters in Twins history. June 1, 1961 Calvin Griffith made the first trade in Twins history on this date in 1961, sending 1950 Winona High S...

Mr. Don Cooper played parts of two seasons for the Twins in the early 1980s. While he had an ordinary pitching career with the Twins, he made a bigger mark later as a coach for one of the Twins’ most fierce rivals.

Overview The 2005 Twins stick out in the team’s grand narrative. The 2000s were a broadly successful era for Minnesota: only six franchises won more regular season games over this period, and the elite talent gathered in the north flourished in a way unseen since the great teams of the 60s. But, ...

The 2006 Minnesota Twins had an exceptional bullpen. Led by superstar closer Joe Nathan, the entire unit posted a 2.91 ERA that season. This was the best bullpen ERA in baseball for the 2006 season, and it’s currently the ninth-best by any American League bullpen this century. A critical component of that bullpen was Juan Rincon.

2010 was much of the same for the Twins of this era: the team that won the 7th-most games of all franchises in the 2000s kicked off the 2010s with a new logo and yet another trip to the playoffs. Manager Ron Gardenhire won AL Manager of the Year. By wins, this was the team’s best performance sinc...

It's been a long time since the Twins won a playoff game. I don't have to belabor that point. However, allow me to belabor that point. In the last 19 seasons, the Twins have made the playoffs seven separate times. Seven separate teams have taken the field since the last time. When the 2023 playof...

This is Part 2 of a series looking at how much the Twins organization has turned over since the beginning of the club's infamous 0-18 streak. For the best reading experience, start with Part 1, which reviews the 2004 and 2006 playoff teams and outlines the concepts and aim of this series. 2009: S...

October 5, 2004. Yankee Stadium (the elder), New York Yankees, American League Divisional Series Game 1 That was the last time the Minnesota Twins won a playoff game. When the Twins take the field to kick off the playoffs in October of 2023, it will 19 years since the last taste of playoff victor...

The winter holiday period has generally been a quiet period on the hot stove, perhaps particularly so this year given …

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