Mike Adams (1972-73) Adams hit 3 HR’s in his MLB career, all occurring in ‘73. The first was in 18 year old phenom David Clyde’s debut and his final HR was against Catfish Hunter on 9/26, tying the game and salvaging a 1 hit masterpiece from Bert Blyleven, helping him gain his only 20 win season.

Pedro Ramos (1961) Combined with Wasington, Ramos led the AL in losses for 4 straight seasons, with 20 losses in ‘61. Despite this, Ramos had a positive WAR in all four seasons, serving as a work horse in the Senators/Twins rotation. He was traded to Cleveland in spring training of ‘62.

Doug Baker (1988-90) Wedging his stint with the Twins between their 2 World Series winning years, Baker was a utility infielder who got his most run in ‘89, hitting .295 in 43 games. His MLB career ended after 3 games in April ‘90 with his final at-bat against Dennis Eckersley ending with an out.

Frank Sullivan (1962-63) A former All-Star with the BoSox, Sullivan was claimed off waivers from the Phillies by friend & former teammate Sam Mele and pitched solidly from the pen in ‘62. He was one of the players (#18) immortalized in Norman Rockwell’s painting, “The Rookie.”

Mike Lincoln (1999-00) Lincoln’s 8 year MLB career began with the Twins and while it was mostly rocky, his outing on 7/3/99 was his finest moment against the Tigers, when he earned his 3rd and final win, going 7 innings with 5 hits and 2 runs allowed. www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/li...

Bob Kipper (1992) The former #1 draft pick of the Angels ended his MLB career with the Twins at age 29. He started ’92 relatively solid from the bullpen, but in his last few outings he was hit hard and was released at the end of July. www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/ki...

Hank Izquierdo (1967) The oldest rookie in Twins history, debuting at age 36, Izquierdo played 16 games over the last 2 months while Earl Battey was injured. His U.S. playing career ended two years later when he swung a bat at Ted Simmons in a minor league fight and he was suspended.

Edwar Colina (2020) Colina’s MLB career lasted one game, when in the last series of the season against the Reds, he pitched a third of an inning and gave up 3 earned runs for a lifetime ERA of 81.00. www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/co...

Bob Gorinski (1977) The Twins #1 pick in the 1970 June draft, Gorinski had his finest day in MLB on 6/27 when he went 3 for 4 with his first HR, a double, and 3 RBI’s in a 10-3 victory against the Brewers. He was a prep football star who committed to play for Penn State before choosing the Twins.

Jerry Crider (1969) The only South Dakota State product to play in MLB between 1926 to 2012, Crider was mediocre on the mound, but handled the bat well against Jim Bouton’s knuckleball, hitting 2 doubles and scoring 2 runs on 7/18, a game the Twins won against the Pilots on 7/19, in the 18th inning.

Aaron Thompson (2014-15) Thompson was frequently called upon from the bullpen in the first half of ‘15, but from early June he started to get hit hard and was demoted in early July, never to return to MLB. Despite missing nearly 3 month, he appeared in 41 games, 6th most on the team.

Johnny Klippstein (1964-66) The veteran journeyman proved to be a key contributor to the ‘65 pennant winners, as he combined with Al Worthington to form an effective combo out of the bullpen. From August 1 through the World Series, Klippstein had 23 consecutive appearances without giving up a run.

Luis Gomez (1974-77) The utility infielder had one of the worst offensive seasons in ‘75, as over 89 games he slashed .139/.182/.139 and on the rare occasions he was on base, he was caught stealing twice without any successful attempts. Over 1251 career at-bats, Gomez never hit a HR.

Charlie Lea (1988) A solid pitcher for the Expos, who tossed the first no-hitter in Olympic Stadium, Lea came to the Twins after missing almost 3 seasons due to shoulder injuries. After a rough start to ‘88, Lea pitched solidly from June onward. He chose to retire after the season.

Marty Martinez (1962) At age 20, Martinez spent the entire season with the Twins, appearing in 37 games with 18 at-bats. He did not resurface in the majors until ‘67 with Atlanta. His most noteworthy accomplishment is being the scout who signed Edgar Martinez from a semi-pro team in Puerto Rico.

Les Straker (1987-88) The third starter in the Twins ‘87 run through the post-season, Straker pitched solidly during his rookie season (2.2 WAR) and pitched a masterful 6 innings of shutout ball in Game 3 of the WS, which was lost by the bullpen. www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wa...

Tommy Watkins (2007) A 38th round draft pick in the ’98 draft, Watkins’ cup of coffee (9 games) with the Twins was notable because he finished his MLB career with a 7 game hitting streak. Watkins became a coach on Rocco Baldelli’s staff and joined the Braves as 3rd base coach this season.

Phil Nevin (2006) 1 of 6 overall #1 draft picks to play for the Twins, Nevin capped his career with the Twins, acquired at the trade deadline from the Cubs. His contributions over 16 games were slight, but he did hit his final HR (#208 career) against the O’s on 9/24, to propel the Twins to victory.

Jose Offerman (2004) The two time All-Star made the team at age 35 as a non-roster invitee after a season in the independent Atlantic League. Offerman led the league with 12 pinch hits (in 29 at bats) in ‘04. www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/of...

Johnny Sutton (1978) Sutton’s finest moment as a Twin came on 8/7 when he pitched 9 shutout innings in relief, from the 5th to the 13th inning, before the Twins lost in the 14th to the Mariners. www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/su...

Joe Grzenda (1969) Grzenda got the loss on opening day against the Royals and got the win on the final day of the season against the ChiSox (in between he won his other 3 decisions). He was the final pitcher for the Washington Senators before the franchise became the Texas Rangers.

Chuck Baker (1981) Acquired from the Padres, Baker filled the utility infielder role in the strike-shortened season. Baker hit his only MLB triples that season, one quarter of all his hits (3 triples, 12 hits). www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/ba...

Lee Stange (1961-64) Stange’s first MLB win on 9/15/61 happened to be Clevelan’s Frank Funk’s final loss and blown save of the season capping his historic season: 11 wins, 11 losses, 11 saves, and 11 blown saves. In ‘64 he was traded to Cleveland for Mudcat Grant, a key to the ‘65 pennant win.

Greg Wells (1982) “Boomer“ was a prodigious MiLB slugger who never hit a MLB HR, but did collect 2 triples in his brief time with the Twins. After the ‘82 season, he played in Japan for 10 seasons, earning legendary status that included a Triple Crown and the longest HR in Japanese baseball history.

Ed Hodge (1984) A 5th round draft pick in the 1979 January draft, Hodge’s only MLB season saw him procure a winning record of 4-3 and his first win was in his second start on 5/6 against Oakland when he pitched 7 innings and gave up 2 runs. www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/ho...

Clete Thomas (2012-13) While with the Tigers, the former 1996 Little League World Series participant hit his first MLB against the Twins and in his debut with the Twins 4 years later, he hit a HR. He’s named after former Yankee, Clete Boyer. www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/th...

Carroll Hardy (1967) Hardy played in ‘55 for the 49ers as a RB before turning his focus to baseball, where he became the only player to pinch hit for Ted Williams, the first player to hit an extra inning grand slam to break a scoreless tie, and capped his MLB career with 11 games for the Twins.

Mike Morgan (1998) Morgan’s long MLB odyssey, which started 20 years prior when he debuted straight out of high school for Oakland, had a brief stay in MN as a starter (3.7 WAR in 18 starts) before being dealt at the deadline. He pitched until age 42, earning a WS ring in ‘01 with the D-Backs.

Jarvis Brown (1991-92) Drafted in the 1st round of the ‘86 January draft (from the same junior college as Kirby Puckett, Triton College), Brown served mostly as a pinch runner and defensive replacement, starting only 5 of 73 games over 2 years. www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/br...

Danny Walton (1973, 1975) Acquired from the Yankees for Rick Dempsey, Walton’s MLB time with the Twins was pedestrian, but his 1974 season with the Tacoma Twins saw him hit 35 HR’s and drive in 109 RBI’s, which was a mirror to his professional baseball career with 5 other franchises.

Jonah Bride (2025) Purchased from Miami in April for infield depth, Bride‘s legacy for the Twins will likely be as an emergency pitcher, as he pitched as many games (4) as pitchers Noah Davis, Jose Urena, and Mick Abel and more games than Scott Blewitt, Randy Dobnak, and Darren McCaughan.

Sandy Valdespino (1965-67) During his rookie season Valdespino played over 100 games as the 4th outfielder to Oliva, Allison, and Hall. He started the first game of the ‘65 World Series and helped chase Don Drysdale in the 3rd inning with a double. www.baseball-reference.com/players/v/va...

Darrell Jackson (1978-82) In his professional debut with the Orlando Twins on 4/14/78, Jackson pitched 9 innings of no hit ball. He made his MLB debut 2 months later and had his best season in ‘80. The slight left hander (5’10”, 150 lbs) was beset by arm trouble and was out of baseball in ‘82.

Rick Dempsey (1969-72) The longtime backstop for the Orioles debuted at age 19 and hit .500 (3 for 6) in 5 games that season. Over 41 games in 4 years, Dempsey did not record a RBI. Traded to the Yankees at the end of ‘72, he played until age 42 and was the World Series MVP in 1983.

Midre Cummings (2000-01) 1 of 3 Twins who hailed from the US Virgin Islands, the 1st round draft pick in ‘90 was traded, but returned to the franchise as a free agent in ‘99. He received prominent playing time in ‘01 when Torii Hunter was sent to the minors, but was a deadline trade to the BoSox.

Austin Davis (2022) Picked up off waivers from the BoSox, Davis’ Twins career was very succinct: September 5th to 7th, 2 games, 5 outs recorded, 1 hit given up, 4 walks issued, 3 earned runs surrendered for a 16.20 ERA. www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.f...

Terry Bulling (1977) A back-up catcher to All Star Butch Wynegar, Bulling only appeared in 15 games and achieved 5 hits, but his first MLB hit plated 2 runs in a 10-9 victory over the ChiSox. He was sold to the Mariners in ‘79 and caught Gaylord Perry’s 300th win in 1982.

Bob Gebhard (1971-72) The 44th round draft pick in the ‘65 draft pitched fairly well from the bullpen in ‘71, but struggled in ‘72. The Lamberton, MN native joined the Twins’ front office in ’87, helped shepherd the franchise through their 2 WS years before becoming the 1st GM for the Rockies.

Paul Powell (1971) In Powell’s first two MLB games, he pinch ran for Harmon Killebrew and scored a run in each game. In game #3, he got his first at-bats and hit his only MLB home run in the 8th inning. In the ‘71 offseason, the former #1 pick from Arizona State was traded to the Dodgers.

Jack Cressand (2000-02) Claimed off waivers in 1999 from the Red Sox, Cressand’s most effective season with the Twins was ‘01, when he pitched 44 games out of the ‘pen and compiled a 3.67 ERA, which was the 4th best ERA on the team. www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cr...

Pat Borders (2004) The 1992 World Series MVP was a deadline deal acquisition at age 41. After 7 consecutive years of no stolen bases, he stole 2 bases in 19 games with the Twins. In ‘93 he combined with Jamie Moyer (age 42 also) to form the oldest battery in MLB history of 84 years.

Don Lee (1961-62) An average middle reliever who continued with the Twins from Washington, his father, Thornton, was a MLB pitcher and the father and son have the distinction of both serving up a home run to Ted Williams. (In Don’s case, it was #519 in the Splendid Splitter’s career)

Darrell Brown (1983-84) The regular centerfielder for the Twins before being supplanted by Kirby Puckett, Brown was a decent average, no walks, no power type at the bat. His only MLB home run was on 4/18/84 when he hit a lead off HR against ex-Twin Geoff Zahn in a 9-2 loss to the Angels.

Rene Tosoni (2011) Drafted in the 34th round (‘04) and 36th round (‘05) appeared in 60 games in his only MLB season, supporting an injury riddled outfield for a squad that lost 99 games. In Tosoni’s second to last game, he hit his only MLB grand slam which was the difference in a Twins victory.

Andy Kosco (1965-67) In Kosco’s first MLB start and his second ever at-bat, he took Sudden Sam McDowell deep for a home run. Kosco was stuck behind Bob Allison, Jimmie Hall, and Tony Oliva in the OF, but found regular playing time and solid power numbers with the Yankees and Dodgers in ‘68-69.

Orlando Mercado (1989) One of 5 catchers to play for the Twins in ‘89, Mercado’s time was brief, playing in 19 games through May and June and hitting .105. The journeyman catcher’s first MLB hit with Seattle in ‘82 was a grand slam. www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/me...

Jim Hughes (1974-77) In Hughes rookie season of ‘75, he fashioned one of the best months a Twins pitcher has ever had during May, going 6-0 with 5 complete games and back to back shutout, earning the AL Player of the Month award. He struggled in ‘76 and was out of baseball due to arm trouble in ‘77.

John Roseboro (1968-69) The long-time Dodger backstop, most remembered for getting hit with a bat by Juan Marichal in a brawl in ‘65, was acquired in a trade and was the primary catcher until his release by Calvin Griffith, who Roseboro called “the least likable person I met in baseball.”

Augie Ojeda (2004) Ojeda was a late season spark plug for the Twins, earning 1.2 WAR while slashing .339/.429/.458 in 30 games. He outpaced Luis Rivas (.6 WAR in 109 games) and nearly matched Cristian Guzman (1.4 WAR in 145 games) in the middle infield. His next MLB stint was in ‘07 with Arizona.

Ron Clark (1966-69) Clark batted 1.000 in ‘66, hitting a single in his only MLB at-bat that season. Over the next 3 seasons, his average did not eclipse .200 with the Twins and in July ‘69 he was purchased by the Seattle Pilots, which resulted in his inclusion in Jim Bouton’s Ball Four.