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“Rod Carew Jersey Day” on June 26, 1977 is one of the most noteworthy regular season games in Twins history. Carew himself set a team single-game record for runs scored that afternoon, while famously raising his batting average above .400. A seldom-remembered right fielder set the team single-game RBI record. …

TABLE OF CONTENTS: • Happy Birthday, Bert Blyleven and Joe Barbeln• Twins Trade Stigman• Oliva Hits First HR by DH• First Regular Season Game at Dome• Puckett and Winfield Thrill the Home Fans• Offerman’s Memorable Twins Debut  April 6Happy Birthday, Bert Blyleven It’s the birthday of two-time World Series Champion …

TABLE OF CONTENTS: • Longest HR to CF in Metrodome History• Molitor’s Three-Year SB Streak Snapped• Big Comeback in 2000• Two Minnesotans Make MLB Debuts• Manager Wins 1,000th Game• Eleventh Cycle in Team History April 5, 1994Muñoz Hits Epic Blast Pedro Muñoz hit a 473-foot bomb to center field at …

TABLE OF CONTENTS: • Birthdate of a Clubhouse Cancer• Tommy John Pitches in 26th Season• Twins Trade Pomeranz• Ortiz Walk-Off April 4, 1956Birthdate of Tommy Herr Clubhouse cancer Tommy frickin’ Herr was born on this date in 1956. Screw that guy, am I right? April 4, 1989Tommy John Pitches in …

April 3Happy Birthday, Darrell Jackson Happy birthday to former Twins pitcher Darrell Jackson, born in Los Angeles on this date in 1956. The Arizona State alumnus pitched nine no-hit innings in his professional debut at double-A Orlando on April 14, 1978. (Manager Johnny Goryl went to the pen in the 10th …

TABLE OF CONTENTS: • Happy Birthday, Tom Johnson and Denny Hocking• Twins Trade Ramos for Power and Stigman• First MLB Game at Target Field  April 2Happy Birthday, Tom Johnson Happy birthday to former Twins pitcher Tom Johnson, born in St. Paul in 1951. He had a stellar season out of …

March 31, 1971Twins Release Tiant After just one season in Minnesota, the Twins released Luis Tiant at the end of spring training on this date in 1971.  1970—Tiant’s sole season in Minnesota—was the middle of a three-year rough patch in his career. He had posted double-digit wins each of his …

TABLE OF CONTENTS • Twins Trade Landreaux for Hatcher• Bob Casey Laid to Rest• Great Starting Pitching in 2019• Brainerd HS Grad Off to a Great Start March 30, 1981Twins Trade Landreaux for Hatcher The Twins traded Ken Landreaux to the Dodgers for Mickey Hatcher and a pair of prospects on this date in …

TABLE OF CONTENTS• Happy Birthday, Mike Kingery and Billy Beane• Twins Acquire Veteran Pinch Hitter• Puckett Placed on DL March 29Happy Birthday, Mike Kingery It’s the birthday of 1979 Atwater High School graduate Mike Kingery, born in Saint James, MN in 1961. When he was six months old, the Kingerys moved to Atwater where Mike’s father was proprietor …

  TABLE OF CONTENTS • Some Unsettling News About Kirby• Berríos Historically Good on Opening Day• Brainerd Grad Makes MLB Debut March 28, 1996Puckett Wakes Up with Vision Problem 36-year-old superstar Kirby Puckett appeared poised for a big year, batting .344 heading into the final day of spring training when he awoke …

The Twins drafted Hocking as a right-handed hitting catcher, but told him he had a better chance of making it to the majors if he became a switch-hitting infielder. 

Denard Span called Fergus Falls three-sport star Justin Arneson one of the best all-around athletes he played with or against.

Richard Hubbard served as principal of St. Francis High School for 30 years, from 1962 to ’92, but how many of his students knew he briefly played professional baseball?

Playing for the Cubs on April 16, 1960, St. Paul native Walt Moryn spoiled Giants pitcher Sam Jones‘s no-hit bid with a two-out pinch-hit homer in the eighth. It was the only hit Jones surrendered in the 6-1 Giants win.  It was Jones’s second start of the season. In his first …