Minnesota Twins' Bullpen Villains of the Decade, 1960s-present
They weren't always the biggest losers, and some even had endearing traits, but these eight relievers had a special aptitude for blowing games.
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They weren't always the biggest losers, and some even had endearing traits, but these eight relievers had a special aptitude for blowing games.
Do you remember where you were on October 26, 1991, 31 years ago today? Probably not. But I do. I was in Munich, on business, arriving that day from London. But let's back up. The Minnesota Twins were in the World Series that year against the Atlanta Braves. I was part of a consortium that had season tickets to Twins games. We had bought in when tickets were easy to
share-square-1718710 In 1997, Major League Baseball honored Jackie Robinson by making his No. 42 the first uniform number to be retired across the sport. That said, players who were wearing No. 42 at the time were grandfathered in, meaning they could choose to continue wearing it until they retired. Thus, some teams have had a player wear No. 42 more recently than others -- and some have never handed out that uniform to anyone. Here's a look at the last player to wear No. 42 for each MLB team: American League East Blue Jays: Xavier Hernandez (1989) Hernandez, a right-handed relief pitcher, ma...