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Batting average with two outs and runners in scoring position: • Rod Carew .344 • Joe Mauer .321 • Kirby Puckett .302 • Justin Morneau .279 • Torii Hunter .279 • Tony Oliva .274 • Harmon Killebrew .272 • Kent Hrbek .256 • Gary Gaetti .255 • Michael Cuddyer .249

Pine City native Rube Walberg gave up more home runs to Babe Ruth (17) than any other pitcher.

The day after @ToriiHunter48 steamrolled catcher Jamie Burke, the White Sox plunked @CKone47 THREE times! Connection or coincidence?

What was this guy's job in the offseason? Funniest answer wins.

Happy 51st birthday to Chris Schwab, who the Montreal Expos drafted in the first round, 18th overall, out of Cretin-Derham Hall in 1993, two spots ahead of Torii Hunter. (Alex Rodriguez was the first-overall pick that year.) Unfortunately, he never made it past Double-A and

Buxton strikes out to begin the game. We'll try again tomorrow.

Name someone who played for both the #MNTwins and Washington Nationals. Thirty-nine players have played for both teams. Let's see how many we can come up with without looking it up.

Edina-Morningside graduate Bob “Rocky” Johnson had a triumphant homecoming on this date in 1961. Playing for the new Washington Senators, he singled to center off the Twins’ Jack Kralick in each of his first two major-league at-bats on Minnesota soil. (Just to clarify, this was

27-year-old Bemidji grad and Golden Gophers all-time great Bryan Hickerson made his major league debut on this date in 1991, pitching a 1-2-3 top of the ninth in an 8-1 Giants win over the Mets, striking out Kevin McReynolds and Howard Johnson, and grounding out Vince Coleman.

Minnesota native Dave Goltz went all 11 innings (180 pitches) in a 2-1 Twins win over Oakland on this date in 1977. He tied for the American League lead with 20 wins that season. Also worth noting that no American League pitcher has pitched 300 innings since Goltz and Jim Palmer

#MNTwins Win!

Twins fans must have been feeling pretty good on this date in 1992, as their defending World Series Champions had a three-game lead in the AL West. “There was no single explanation for their collapse,” wrote legendary sportswriter Roger Angell, “because so many things went wrong

Turns out setting an alarm on your phone isn’t the best way to remind yourself to get out of the pool and get ready for your townball game 🤣

.@ToriiHunter48 steamrolled White Sox catcher Jamie Burke on this date in 2004. Burke spent the night in the hospital and was diagnosed with a concussion. “I feel like a truck hit me,” Burke said.

Starting pitcher Jim Merritt pitched a Twins record 13 innings in a 3-2, 18-inning win at Yankee Stadium on this date in 1967. Mickey Mantle went 0-for-6 with a walk in the game. The winning run scored when Rod Carew walked, stole second and advanced to third on a throwing error

In his first game against the Twins since being traded to the Rangers at the beginning of June, Bert Blyleven pitched a two-hit shutout at Met Stadium on this date in 1976. Dave Goltz took the tough-luck loss for the Twins, holding the Rangers to three runs (two earned) over

The Twins connected for 20 hits—11 for extra bases—in a 19-1 win in Kansas City on this date in 2010. Mauer went 5-for-5 with a home run and seven RBI. Danny Valencia went 4-for-4, hitting his first major league home run—a two-out opposite field grand slam off reigning Cy Young

Nelson Cruz homered in his fifth straight game on this date in 2019, tying the Twins record. He hit three home runs the previous day, and, remarkably, had a second three-home run game just nine days later. Three previous Twins had five-game home run streaks. Harmon Killebrew did

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 in MLB history age 40+ with 12 or more total

White Sox vs Twins!! We did not like each other.🚂🚂