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3 more players to beat 7 players with 20+ home runs in a season for a MLB team (8.16.19)<br /> <br /> Also 3 more players to hit over 30+ to beat the record of 4 players with over 30 in one team.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.baseball-almanac.com/recbooks/rb_hr7.shtml">https://www.baseball-almanac.com/recbooks/rb_hr7.shtml</a>
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3 more players to beat 7 players with 20+ home runs in a season for a MLB team (8.16.19)

Also 3 more players to hit over 30+ to beat the record of 4 players with over 30 in one team.

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  • 3 more players to beat 7 players with 20+ home runs in a season for a MLB team (8.16.19)<br /> <br /> Also 3 more players to hit over 30+ to beat the record of 4 players with over 30 in one team.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.baseball-almanac.com/recbooks/rb_hr7.shtml">https://www.baseball-almanac.com/recbooks/rb_hr7.shtml</a>
  • Kepler is new European-born home run king<br /> No. 33 breaks mark Bobby Thompson set with "Shot Heard 'Round the World" in 1951<br /> <a href="https://www.mlb.com/twins/news/max-kepler-sets-european-born-home-run-record">https://www.mlb.com/twins/news/max-kepler-sets-european-born-home-run-record</a><br /> <br /> 8.16.19<br /> <br /> By Do-Hyoung Park @dohyoungpark<br /> an hour ago<br /> Facebook Share<br /> Twitter Share<br /> Email<br /> Copy Link<br /> ARLINGTON -- Max Kepler’s fourth-inning blast on Friday may have come in the American heartland of Texas, but it wrote him into the international record books, as Kepler’s 33 homers in 2019 set the single-season Major League record for most homers by a European-born player.<br /> <br /> With the two-run shot against Rangers left-hander Mike Minor, the German-born Kepler broke the record that belonged to Scotland native Bobby Thomson, who clubbed 32 homers for the New York Giants in 1951. You might have heard of Thomson’s final blast that season, the famous “Shot Heard ‘Round the World” against the Brooklyn Dodgers on Oct. 3, 1951, that clinched the National League pennant.<br /> <br /> • Box score<br /> <br /> Kepler’s record-breaking shot didn’t change the course of baseball like Thomson’s homer did, but it did give the Twins an early 2-0 lead at Globe Life Park.<br /> <br /> The 26-year-old Kepler, who was signed to a five-year extension during the offseason, has long since passed his career-high mark of 20 homers, and he has increased his home run total in each of his four full seasons in the Major Leagues.
  • <a href="http://www.espn.com/mlb/stats/team/_/stat/batting/sort/homeRuns/order/true">http://www.espn.com/mlb/stats/team/_/stat/batting/sort/homeRuns/order/true</a><br /> <br /> Twins make more HR history on Schoop's 20th<br /> Minnesota ties record for most players to hit 20 homers in a season<br /> <a href="https://www.mlb.com/twins/news/twins-home-run-history">https://www.mlb.com/twins/news/twins-home-run-history</a><br /> <br /> CHICAGO -- The Twins are well on their way to become the most prolific home run-hitting team in Major League history, taking down record after record along the way.<br /> <br /> Minnesota tied another record on Wednesday night in a 8-2 victory over the White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field, when Jonathan Schoop turned on a 1-1 fastball from White Sox starter Ross Detwiler for his 20th home run in the second inning.<br /> <br /> • Box score<br /> <br /> Schoop became the seventh Twins player to hit 20 or more home runs this season, which ties an MLB record. Seven other clubs have done this, with the most recent being the 2018 Dodgers.<br /> <br /> Because of the Indians’ win over the Tigers, Minnesota’s lead in the American League Central remains 3 1/2 games.<br /> <br /> Schoop's 2nd dinger of game<br /> Schoop's 2nd dinger of game<br /> 00:59<br /> 9:52 PM CDT<br /> Schoop's three-run shot traveled a projected 403 feet, according to Statcast, into the left-field seats, giving Minnesota a 3-1 lead.<br /> <br /> The record-tying blast would be all Twins starter Jake Odorizzi needed, as he allowed just two runs over six innings to earn his 14th win of the season.<br /> <br /> Odorizzi fans 8 in 6 frames<br /> Odorizzi fans 8 in 6 frames<br /> 01:10<br /> 9:56 PM CDT<br /> After adding two runs in the third inning, Schoop and catcher Mitch Garver added more insurance with a pair of towering home runs in the eighth inning to extend the Twins lead to 8-2.<br /> <br /> Garver's 443-foot tater<br /> Garver's 443-foot tater<br /> 00:54<br /> 9:55 PM CDT<br /> Minnesota has now homered 258 times this season and are just nine home runs shy of tying the Yankees’ MLB single-season record 267 home runs set last season.<br /> <br /> Russell Dorsey is a reporter/editor for MLB.com based in Chicago. Follow him on Twitter @Russ_Dorsey1.<br /> <br /> Read more: Minnesota Twins Jonathan Schoop
  • 8.28.19<br /> <br /> MLB Team Stats - 2019<br /> 1 Minnesota 131 4641 764 1255 266 17 255 2320 737 .270 .337 .500 .837<br /> 2 NY Yankees 134 4611 784 1254 239 14 246 2259 748 .272 .343 .490 .833<br /> 3 LA Dodgers 134 4539 731 1177 250 17 231 2154 711 .259 .341 .475 .815<br /> 4 Houston 133 4590 739 1265 266 22 225 2250 718 .276 .351 .490 .842<br /> 5 Seattle 133 4518 648 1092 219 25 210 1991 627 .242 .319 .441 .759<br /> 6 Atlanta 134 4634 706 1200 230 25 210 2110 683 .259 .335 .455 .790<br /> 7 Milwaukee 132 4545 627 1136 227 13 209 2016 608 .250 .330 .444 .774<br /> 8 Oakland 132 4515 676 1123 234 17 208 2015 634 .249 .324 .446 .770<br /> 9 Boston 133 4738 767 1309 300 23 207 2276 730 .276 .347 .480 .827<br /> 10 Chicago Cubs 131 4406 643 1107 215 20 205 1977 620 .251 .333 .449 <br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.espn.com/mlb/stats/team/_/stat/batting/sort/homeRuns/order/true">http://www.espn.com/mlb/stats/team/_/stat/batting/sort/homeRuns/order/true</a><br /> <br /> <br /> Record 2018 Yankees 267
  • Berrios, another HR record seal sweep for Twins<br /> Club hammers trio of HRs, sets new MLB road record with 141 on year<br /> <a href="https://www.mlb.com/twins/news/jose-berrios-strong-start-vs-white-sox">https://www.mlb.com/twins/news/jose-berrios-strong-start-vs-white-sox</a><br /> By Russell Dorsey @Russ_Dorsey1<br /> August 29, 2019<br /> CHICAGO -- Jose Berrios has been looking for answers to solve his late-season skid, and with the Twins trying the hold off the Indians in the American League Central, there’s been a clear sense of urgency.<br /> <br /> Berrios looked like a frontline starter again as the Twins cruised to a 10-5 victory over the White Sox on Thursday afternoon at Guaranteed Rate Field. The series sweep keeps Minnesota 3 1/2 games ahead of Cleveland, which swept the Tigers.<br /> <br /> • Box score<br /> <br /> “I thought Jose threw the ball well,” Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said. “He got into some grooves where he was really commanding the ball the way he wanted to.”<br /> <br /> Berríos has tinkered with some of his mechanics during his search to regain his All-Star form.<br /> <br /> While those adjustments have allowed him to work through his issues, staying ahead of hitters and keeping himself in good pitchers' counts has helped him go deep into games.<br /> <br /> “I feel really good. It’s not like I’m doing a drastic change with my mechanics,” Berríos said. “It’s just tweaking little things and just being consistent, so that’s what I did today.”<br /> <br /> “He stayed composed, went out there and got through the outing. [He] did a good job and put us in a good spot to win,” Baldelli said. “I thought it was a good, solid outing.”<br /> <br /> The offense -- even with four players who have combined for 100 homers this season getting the day off -- provided Berríos with plenty of cushion and extended its record-setting ways. Minnesota scored its first six runs in the game on eight singles in the first two innings off of White Sox starter Dylan Cease. The Twins have also hit 141 road home runs this season, setting a MLB record for home runs by a road team, breaking the previous record set by the 2001 San Francisco Giants.<br /> <br /> Twins plate 4 in the 1st inning<br /> Twins plate 4 in the 1st inning<br /> 01:09<br /> Aug. 29th, 2019<br /> Jake Cave and C.J. Cron launched back-to-back home runs in the third inning to extend the lead to 8-0. Cave would add another solo shot in the seventh inning to increase the Twins’ home run mark to 261 this season.<br /> <br /> Cave cracks 2 HRs vs. White Sox<br /> Cave cracks 2 HRs vs. White Sox<br /> 01:14<br /> Aug. 29th, 2019<br /> “We were missing some really good players out there, but if you look at our lineup, even with those guys down, I think we still had a great lineup out there,” Cave said. “It just goes to show how dangerous we are because even when we don't have everybody that's supposed to be in the starting nine, it's still a very dangerous lineup.”<br /> <br /> Cron's back-to-back jack<br /> Cron's back-to-back jack<br /> 00:35<br /> Aug. 29th, 2019<br /> Berríos allowed three runs on seven hits over six innings of work, striking out eight and walking two to pick up his first victory since July 31. The right-hander threw 63 of his 101 pitches for strikes, including 13 swinging strikes.<br /> <br /> The Twins’ ace came into Thursday’s start 0-2 with an 8.44 ERA in four starts this month, but was able to end the month on a high note.<br /> <br /> Minnesota will need Berríos to be the best version of himself in September as the team looks to clinch the division next month.<br /> <br /> “Yeah, I think today’s start was a little bit stronger for me,” Berríos said. “But I have to continue to work like that if I want to help the team."<br /> <br /> Russell Dorsey is a reporter/editor for MLB.com based in Chicago. Follow him on Twitter @Russ_Dorsey1.<br /> <br /> Read more: Minnesota Twins Jose Berrios
  • Today we take you back to April 12, 2010 – the first Opening Day in Target Field history! #TwinsOpenerAtHome<br /> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Twins/videos/3061466677231368/?v=3061466677231368">https://www.facebook.com/Twins/videos/3061466677231368/?v=3061466677231368</a><br /> <br /> 4.2.20<br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIN/2010.shtml">https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIN/2010.shtml</a><br /> <br /> 2010 Minnesota Twins Statistics<br /> 2009 Season 2011 Season<br /> <br /> Record: 94-68, Finished 1st in AL_Central (Schedule and Results)<br /> <br /> Postseason: Lost AL Division Series (3-0) to New York Yankees<br /> <br /> Manager: Ron Gardenhire (94-68)<br /> <br /> General Manager: Bill Smith<br /> <br /> Farm Director: Jim Rantz<br /> <br /> Scouting Director: Deron Johnson<br /> <br /> Ballpark: Target Field<br /> <br /> <a href="https://salphotobiz.smugmug.com/Minnesota/Twins-Games-at-Target-Field-Archives/i-jg37CxM">https://salphotobiz.smugmug.com/Minnesota/Twins-Games-at-Target-Field-Archives/i-jg37CxM</a>
  • <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/puckeki01.shtml">https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/puckeki01.shtml</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/1991_American_League_Rookie_of_the_Year_Award">https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/1991_American_League_Rookie_of_the_Year_Award</a><br /> <br /> <br /> Player Team Points Points Share (Max Points) First Votes AB R H HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG W - L SV IP H HR BB SO ERA<br /> Chuck Knoblauch Minnesota Twins 136 0.971 (140) 26 565 78 159 1 50 25 59 40 0.281 0.351 0.350 Did not pitch
  • <a href="https://www.mlb.com/player/brian-harper-115488">https://www.mlb.com/player/brian-harper-115488</a><br /> <br /> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Harper">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Harper</a><br /> Coaching career<br /> After retiring to his home in Scottsdale, Arizona, Harper was the head coach of Scottsdale Christian High School's baseball team from 1996 to 1998. From 1998 to 1999, he was the Arizona Diamondbacks' chapel leader. In 2000, he was an assistant baseball coach at Desert Mountain High School.
  • <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Olson_">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Olson_</a>(baseball)<br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Olson_">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Olson_</a>(baseball)<br /> Greg Olson (born September 6, 1960) is a former Major League Baseball catcher who played with the Minnesota Twins and Atlanta Braves from 1989 to 1993. Olson was selected to the National League All-Star team in 1990 and appeared in the 1991 World Series with the Braves. In 1992, Olson was having a career year until a collision with Ken Caminiti of the Houston Astros broke his right leg. Olson played one more year for Atlanta before being released in the off season to make room for rising prospect Javy López. Olson signed with the New York Mets for the 1994 season but was released following spring training, leading to his retirement. Olson now resides in Eden Prairie, Minnesota in a mansion with his labrador retriever Ryder.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/olsongr02.shtml">https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/olsongr02.shtml</a><br /> <br /> Greg Olson caught for the Braves in 1991 World Series; now he's GM at Bearpath Golf <br /> <a href="https://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/news/2018/05/09/greg-olson-caught-for-the-braves-in-1991-world.html">https://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/news/2018/05/09/greg-olson-caught-for-the-braves-in-1991-world.html</a>
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  • Gagne and Hrbek's Game 1 homers<br /> <a href="https://www.mlb.com/video/gagne-and-hrbek-s-game-1-homers-c2522570683">https://www.mlb.com/video/gagne-and-hrbek-s-game-1-homers-c2522570683</a><br /> October 19, 1991 | 00:02:37{shareText}Share<br /> 10/19/91: Greg Gagne hits a three-run homer and Kent Hrbek hits a solo homer in their Game 1 win over the Braves<br /> <br /> 1991 WS, Game 1: Braves @ Twins<br /> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5lhE8lN7D8">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5lhE8lN7D8</a><br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.twinkietown.com/2020/3/23/21190387/mlb-minnesota-twins-atlanta-braves-1991-world-series-re-watch-game-1-greg-gagne-kirby-puckett">https://www.twinkietown.com/2020/3/23/21190387/mlb-minnesota-twins-atlanta-braves-1991-world-series-re-watch-game-1-greg-gagne-kirby-puckett</a>
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  • 1991 World Series Game 2 (Sunday, April 12th 2020)<br /> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Twins/videos/225055535269586/?v=225055535269586&notif_id=1586711022723598&notif_t=live_video">https://www.facebook.com/Twins/videos/225055535269586/?v=225055535269586&notif_id=1586711022723598&notif_t=live_video</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.mlb.com/player/kent-hrbek-116243">https://www.mlb.com/player/kent-hrbek-116243</a><br /> <br /> <a href="https://bleacherreport.com/articles/35843-a-look-back-kent-hrbek">https://bleacherreport.com/articles/35843-a-look-back-kent-hrbek</a><br /> Now facing George Frazier, Hrbek drilled his first major-league home run over the right-field wall to provide the winning run for the Twins.<br /> <br /> That game signified a lot about Hrbek's future career. He was immediately known as a power hitter. He only had three seasons in his 14-year career with under 20 home runs. He also drove in a lot of runs over the course of his career, just like he did in his debut....<br /> <br /> One of the most memorable moments from the 1991 World Series was in Game Two. Hrbek pulled Ron Gant of the Atlanta Braves off of first base and tagged him out. The umpire, for one reason or another, called Grant out, saying Grant would have stepped off the bag anyway because of his forward motion.<br /> <br /> ..
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  • Hrbek Wins Game of Gamesmanship : Key play: Did he pull Gant’s leg off first base? Not him, says Twin first baseman after he gets out that ended Braves’ third. <br /> <a href="https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-10-21-sp-235-story.html">https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-10-21-sp-235-story.html</a><br /> <br /> "..The inning had ended with David Justice, who had earlier singled, standing at home plate.<br /> <br /> “We could have had runners on first and third with David coming up. . . . Then bang-bang, the inning is over,” Glavine lamented.<br /> <br /> “It changed quite a few things,” Atlanta Manager Bobby Cox said.<br /> <br /> Coble said it was a matter of momentum. The Braves said it was a case of cheating..."<br /> <br /> Hrbek smiled.<br /> <br /> “I didn’t get away with anything,” he said. “I just kept my glove on his leg, and his leg came off the base.”<br /> <br /> And if you did pull him off the base, would you admit it?<br /> <br /> “Sure, I would admit it,” Hrbek said.<br /> <br /> Coble, an American League umpire, said Gant was falling over his feet...."<br /> <br /> <br /> 15 Shadiest In-Game Moments<br /> <a href="https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2627065-15-shadiest-in-game-moments#slide12">https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2627065-15-shadiest-in-game-moments#slide12</a><br /> <br /> Kent Hrbek Pulls Ron Gant off the Bag<br /> <br /> As Gant was rounding first base, he was forced to turn back when the Minnesota Twins pitcher cut off the throw. Gant retreated to the bag, but somehow he was forced off it by first baseman Kent Hrbek, resulting in an out.<br /> <br /> Smith explained what actually transpired during the chaos. "For good measure, Hrbek, who outweighs Gant, 253 pounds to 172, wrapped his arm around Gant's leg. And, in what appeared to be a pretty nifty move—for wrestling—Hrbek seemed to lift Gant's leg right off the bag as the Braves' center fielder fought to keep his balance."<br /> <br /> Hrbek's cheating antics remain a highlight of the '91 World Series.
  • <a href="https://www.mlb.com/player/david-justice-116798">https://www.mlb.com/player/david-justice-116798</a><br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.wealthypersons.com/david-justice-net-worth-2020-2021/">https://www.wealthypersons.com/david-justice-net-worth-2020-2021/</a>
  • Scott Leius<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/leiussc01.shtml">https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/leiussc01.shtml</a><br /> <br /> 1991WS Gm2: Leius' homer gives Twins lead in the 8th<br /> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znnVud_zgf0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znnVud_zgf0</a><br /> <br /> Where have you gone, Scott Leius?<br /> <a href="http://www.mlb.com/content/printer_friendly/min/y2002/m08/d20/c108363.jsp">http://www.mlb.com/content/printer_friendly/min/y2002/m08/d20/c108363.jsp</a>
  • <a href="https://www.mlb.com/player/rick-aguilera-110090">https://www.mlb.com/player/rick-aguilera-110090</a><br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/rick-aguilera.html">https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/rick-aguilera.html</a>
  • Game 6 <br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Twins/videos/513948609267912/?v=513948609267912&notif_id=1587142972159577&notif_t=live_video">https://www.facebook.com/Twins/videos/513948609267912/?v=513948609267912&notif_id=1587142972159577&notif_t=live_video</a><br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.mlb.com/player/shane-mack-118090">https://www.mlb.com/player/shane-mack-118090</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.twinkietown.com/2017/5/11/15626864/how-the-twins-lost-shane-mack">https://www.twinkietown.com/2017/5/11/15626864/how-the-twins-lost-shane-mack</a><br /> Wednesday, January 4, 1995. The Associated Press announces that Mack has signed a two-year, $8.1 million deal with the Tokyo Yomiuri Giants. Ryan tells the AP he has not been officially notified.
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