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Former Twins players that passed away in 2025
Another trip around the Sun and it is once again time to to look back and remember former Minnesota Twins that have gotten the call to their final resting place. They may be gone from this earth but...
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Andy Kosco, member of 1965 Twins Dies at 84
Andy Kosco Andy “Pudge” Kosco, a powerful right-handed hitter who broke into the major leagues with the Minnesota Twins during one of the franchise’s most formative eras, passed away on December 19,...
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Rich Rollins, a member of 1965 Twins pennant winning team passes away
Rich “Red” Rollins Richard John Rollins, known to baseball fans as Rich Rollins, passed away on May 13, 2025 at the age of 86 in Akron, Ohio, leaving behind a legacy that embodies perseverance,...
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Twins Switch Hitters
Eddie Murray In baseball, a switch hitter is a player who bats both right-handed and left-handed, usually right-handed against left-handed pitchers and left-handed against right-handed pitchers,...
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Do You Remember the Twins First All-Star Third Baseman
Rich Rollins I recently ran across a blog about former Twins third baseman Rich Rollins that you all might enjoy. Rollins played in 888 games for the Twins from 1961-1968 and hit 71 home runs and...
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Former Twins outfielder Danny Walton passes away a age 70
Former Minnesota Twins player Danny Walton passed away on August 9, 2017 at the age of 70. Daniel James Walton was born in Los Angeles, California on July 14, 1947 and passed away on August 9, 2017 in...
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Major League Debuts as Minnesota Twins – Jackson & Rollins
Two players made their major league debuts as Twins on June 16, both a few years ago. Darrell Jackson (P) – June 16, 1978 – Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 9th round of the 1977 amateur draft....
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Twins switch-hitters from 1961-2015
One of the more frequent questions I get pertains to switch-hitters that played for the Minnesota Twins so I thought I would put together the entire list of Twins players both position players and...
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Dean Chance passes away at the age of 74
It has been reported that Dean Chance died of a heart attack at the age of 74 yesterday in his hometown of Wooster, Ohio. Chance was born in Wooster on June 1, 1941 and went on to attend Northwestern...
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Blast from the Past
The Minnesota Twins have had some power hitters over the years and Harmon Killebrew was the greatest of them all. The Twins called Met Stadium home when Harmon played and he hit 262 home runs as a Twin...
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This Day in Twins History – July 26, 1967
Jim Merritt Twins pitcher Jim Merritt, a 23-year-old lefty sets a team record when he pitches the first 13 innings of an 18 inning 3-2 win over the Yankees at Yankee Stadium in game two of a...
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Twins switch-hitters
In baseball, a switch-hitter is a batter that bats either from the right side or the left side depending on if the pitcher is right or left-handed. Most curveballs break away from batters hitting from...
View ArticleThe Twins and tie games
Who says that there no tie games in baseball? In major league baseball, games end with tie scores only in rare cases when conditions make it impossible to continue play. A tie game does not count as a...
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Former Minnesota Twins pitcher Joe Grzenda passes away at 82
Joe Grzenda Former major league pitcher and one-time Minnesota Twins pitcher Joseph Charles Grzenda, 82, of Covington Twp, PA. passed away on Friday, July 12, 2019 at home. Grzenda was born on June 8,...
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Do You Remember the Twins First All-Star Third Baseman
Rich Rollins I recently ran across a blog about former Twins third baseman Rich Rollins that you all might enjoy. Rollins played in 888 games for the Twins from 1961-1968 and hit 71 home runs and...
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Former Twins outfielder Danny Walton passes away a age 70
Former Minnesota Twins player Danny Walton passed away on August 9, 2017 at the age of 70. Daniel James Walton was born in Los Angeles, California on July 14, 1947 and passed away on August 9, 2017 in...
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Major League Debuts as Minnesota Twins – Jackson & Rollins
Two players made their major league debuts as Twins on June 16, both a few years ago. Darrell Jackson (P) – June 16, 1978 – Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 9th round of the 1977 amateur draft....
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Twins switch-hitters from 1961-2015
One of the more frequent questions I get pertains to switch-hitters that played for the Minnesota Twins so I thought I would put together the entire list of Twins players both position players and...
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Dean Chance passes away at the age of 74
It has been reported that Dean Chance died of a heart attack at the age of 74 yesterday in his hometown of Wooster, Ohio. Chance was born in Wooster on June 1, 1941 and went on to attend Northwestern...
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Blast from the Past
The Minnesota Twins have had some power hitters over the years and Harmon Killebrew was the greatest of them all. The Twins called Met Stadium home when Harmon played and he hit 262 home runs as a Twin...
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