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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

In 1970, students in a fifth-grade class at Hawthorne School in Beverly Hills were assigned to write a letter to someone they admired, asking them “What makes a good citizen?" So 10yr old Joel Lipton wrote to Peanuts cartoonist Charles M. Schulz. Joel got a reply.

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Meet Your Minnesota Twins! @bbcardoftheday.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Jeff Bittiger (1987) The journeyman pitcher provided a win to the pennant winners in his debut with the Twins, hurling 7 innings and allowing just a solo HR to Harold Baines on 9/7. Later in his career he became a stalwart pitcher in the independent Northern Leaguw with Fargo-Moorhead.

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Meet Your Minnesota Twins! @bbcardoftheday.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Alex Prieto (2003-04) Despite playing for five different organizations, Prieto only made the majors with the Twins, for 24 combined games over 2 seasons as a utility infielder. Prieto hit his only MLB HR against KC’s Jimmy Gobble on 5/30/04. www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.f...

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Meet Your Minnesota Twins! @bbcardoftheday.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Bartolo Colon (2017) At 44, Big Sexy was near the end of his prolific career when the Twins plucked him off waivers in early July and he provided solid starting pitching for the Twins until fading down the stretch, but he helped push the team to a wild card appearance.

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Meet Your Minnesota Twins! @bbcardoftheday.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Bert Cueto (1961) The seventh player to debut as a Twin, Cueto had a strong debut, allowing 3 runs in 8.1 innings in a no-decision against the ChiSox but was largely ineffective in his 6 other appearances, but did earn his sole MLB win pitching 1/3 inning in his final appearance on 7/26.

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Meet Your Minnesota Twins! @bbcardoftheday.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Gary Dotter (1961, 1963-64) Drafted from the Cardinals organization in the 1960 first year deaft, Dotter debuted at age 18 and was tattooed in a couple late season appearances. He made similar September stints with more effectiveness in ‘63 and 64, but never pitched in MLB after age 21.

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Meet Your Minnesota Twins! @bbcardoftheday.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Joe Bonikowski (1962) Pitching 5.2 innings of 1 run relief, Bonikowski got the win in his MLB debut on 4/12 against Kansas City. For the season, he had a 3.88 ERA and 1.0 WAR as a spot starter & reliever, but he never pitched in MLB again. www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.f...

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Meet Your Minnesota Twins! @bbcardoftheday.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Walt Bond (1967) Diagnosed with leukemia in 1962, Bond was acquired from Houston in 1966, had a strong season at AAA Denver, and made the Twins to start ‘67. He had a solid April, but was waived on 5/15 and the leukemia soon returned with a vengeance, taking Bond’s life on 9/14/67 at the age of 29.

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Meet Your Minnesota Twins! @bbcardoftheday.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Glenn Adams (1977-1981) The journeyman OF had his contract purchased from SF in spring training and went on to have a stellar ‘77, slashing .338/.376/.468 over 95 games, finishing 2nd on the team to Rod Carew in average. It was his only positive WAR year with the Twins, although he hit .301 in ‘79.

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Meet Your Minnesota Twins! @bbcardoftheday.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Andre David (1984, 1986) Born in Hollywood, David’s debut was worthy of the big screen when he became the 4th Twin to hit a HR in his first MLB at-bat, with his knock coming again Jack Morris on 6/29. It was David’s only HR in 63 career plate appearances. www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/da...

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Meet Your Minnesota Twins! @bbcardoftheday.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Darnell McDonald (2007) The journeyman OF’s stint was brief and nondescript-4 games, 10 at-bats, 1 single. Later in his career with Boston, he entered the record books when he pitched in the 17th inning, while the O’s also had a position player pitch in the same frame, a first since 1925.

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Meet Your Minnesota Twins! @bbcardoftheday.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Bill Singer (1976) A hard throwing, two time All-Star who won 20 games in both leagues (Dodgers, Angels), Singer arrived in June from the Rangers in the Bert Blyleven trade. He was effective for the Twins, but was selected by Toronto in the expansion draft, left unprotected due to his salary.

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Meet Your Minnesota Twins! @bbcardoftheday.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Sal Campisi (1971) Acquired in an off season trade with the Cardinals, Campisi’s season only lasted six games into ‘71, after a solid start to his career with the Cards in ‘69-70. Arm trouble derailed Campisi and when he came to spring training in ‘72 with a dead arm, the Twins released him.

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Meet Your Minnesota Twins! @bbcardoftheday.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Jim Winn (1988) Claimed off waivers in April, Winn was hammered in his first appearance on 6/27, and then went on to have a wonderful July, pitching 13 innings and giving up only 2 runs. He was 1-0 for the season, and that game was the only win for the Twins in his 9 appearances.

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Meet Your Minnesota Twins! @bbcardoftheday.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Bill Krueger (1992) The veteran lefty got off to a scorching start, compiling an 8-2 record with a 2.60 ERA through June 30, capped by a 99 pitch, 2 hit complete game shutout against the Angels on that date. He faded over the next 2 months before being shuttled to the Expos in September.

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Meet Your Minnesota Twins! @bbcardoftheday.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Dick Woodson (1969-70, ‘72-74) Woodson’s most notable season was ‘72, when he was 14-14 over 251 innings for a 2.4 WAR. His lasting mark on the game though was as the first player to file for salary arbitration, winning his case in ‘73 and kicking the door open for other players.

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Meet Your Minnesota Twins! @bbcardoftheday.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Jake Jacobs (1961) The outfielder appeared in 10 games and had 10 plate appearances over his two season MLB career with the Senators/Twins. His only two hits came in the same game on 9/15 against Cleveland’s Sam McDowell. www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/ja...

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Meet Your Minnesota Twins! @bbcardoftheday.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Dan Masteller (1995) As a 27 year old rookie, Masteller’s highlight in his 71 game MLB career was a walk-off game winning HR versus Jack McDowell and the Yankees on 7/28, which also happened to be his first MLB home run. www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/ma...

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Meet Your Minnesota Twins! @bbcardoftheday.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Junior Ortiz (1990-91) Ortiz became Scott Erickson’s personal catcher in the ‘91 World Series season, but his best season was in ‘90 (1.6 WAR) after being acquired to back up Brian Harper. Ortiz’ first MLB hit was achieved against Twins great Jim Kaat (who was with the Cards) on 9/30/82.

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Meet Your Minnesota Twins! @bbcardoftheday.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Pete Redfern (1976-82) The first overall pick in the January ‘76 draft out of USC, Redfern debuted on 5/15 and earned his first MLB win against the Angels, after just 4 minor league starts. He was the regular season opening day starter in the Metrodome debut in a game the Twins lost to Seattle.

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Meet Your Minnesota Twins! @bbcardoftheday.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Charlie Manuel (1969-72) A hot spring training brought Manuel north for the ‘70 season and he did alright through July 19, when he got his last hit of the season; from then onward, he went 0 for 36 to cap his rookie year. After sparingly playing the next few years, he found stardom over in Japan.

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Meet Your Minnesota Twins! @bbcardoftheday.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Caleb Boushley (2024) 1 of 3 UW-Lacrosse alums to play for the Twins, Boushley pitched in 2 games for the Twins, once in May and once in August. After a season in Texas, Boushley signed to play in Korea. www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bo...

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Meet Your Minnesota Twins! @bbcardoftheday.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Rich Yett (1985, 1990) Drafted in the 26th round in June 1980, Yett was the player to be named later in the Bert Blyleven homecoming trade. After a middling few years with Cleveland, Yett capped his MLB career with 4 games, appearing in a total of 5 games during his two stints with the Twins.

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Meet Your Minnesota Twins! @bbcardoftheday.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Mike Bacsik (1979-80) Bacsik had a negative MLB WAR (0.9) but while with the Twins he achieved a positive WAR of 0.1 during his 2 seasons. Bacsik’s son, Mike, surrendered Barry Bonds record breaking 756th HR during his MLB career. www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/ba...

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Meet Your Minnesota Twins! @bbcardoftheday.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Chad Allen (1999-2001) Allen began his MLB career as the starting LF and a hitting streak of 6 games. By April 20, he had belted 3 HR’s and was slugging .450, his high water mark for the season. The following year he was supplanted by Jacque Jones in LF and played with 3 other teams until ‘05.

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Meet Your Minnesota Twins! @bbcardoftheday.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

George Banks (1962-64) A prolific minor league slugger, Banks spent all of ‘62 on the roster as a Rule 5 draftee from the Yankees. In early ‘64 he was included in the trade to Cleveland which brought Mudcat Grant to the Twins. His highest WAR was achieved that season (0.4) in only 10 games.

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Meet Your Minnesota Twins! @bbcardoftheday.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Larry Pashnick (1984) Acquired the previous off-season from the Tigers, Pashnick pitched solidly from the bullpen but last appeared in mid-June and never returned to MLB. His final win was on May 5, when he threw 5.2 innings of 2 hit relief against the formidable A’s lineup.

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Meet Your Minnesota Twins! @bbcardoftheday.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Hal Naragon (1961-62) As the backup catcher, Naragon tied Battey for the highest batting average (.302) on the team in their debut season. Upon retiring, Naragon was the bullpen coach through ’66, when he was fired along with pitching coach Johnny Sain, a move Jim Kaat called “The Great Mistake”.

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Meet Your Minnesota Twins! @bbcardoftheday.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Mike Poepping (1975) The only MLB planter from Pierz, MN HS and 1 of 10 St. Clid State big leaguers, Poepping’s cup of coffee lasted for 14 games. His first hit came against the Rangers on 9/9, in a 4 hit shutout; Poepping achieved what neither Rod Carew or Tony Oliva could on that day.

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Meet Your Minnesota Twins! @bbcardoftheday.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Vic Albury (1973-76) A product of Key West High School, the former Conch earned his first MLB win on 9/20/73 pitching 3 innings of no-hit relief against the eventual world champion Oakland Athletics. Albury pitched in 101 games over his four MLB seasons, achieving an over .500 lifetime record.

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Meet Your Minnesota Twins! @bbcardoftheday.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Phil Roof (1971-76) While with the Brewers in ‘71, he was beamed by Bert Blyleven and knocked out for 3 months with a concussion. He was then traded to the Twins, caught Blyleven in his second game as a Twin, and became the future HOF’er’s personal catcher through the early years of his career.

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Meet Your Minnesota Twins! @bbcardoftheday.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

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.

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Meet Your Minnesota Twins! @bbcardoftheday.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

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.

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Meet Your Minnesota Twins! @bbcardoftheday.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

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.

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Meet Your Minnesota Twins! @bbcardoftheday.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

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.”

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Meet Your Minnesota Twins! @bbcardoftheday.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

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...

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Meet Your Minnesota Twins! @bbcardoftheday.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

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...

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Meet Your Minnesota Twins! @bbcardoftheday.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

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.

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Meet Your Minnesota Twins! @bbcardoftheday.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

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...

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Meet Your Minnesota Twins! @bbcardoftheday.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

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.

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Meet Your Minnesota Twins! @bbcardoftheday.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

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.

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Meet Your Minnesota Twins! @bbcardoftheday.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

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.

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Meet Your Minnesota Twins! @bbcardoftheday.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

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.

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Meet Your Minnesota Twins! @bbcardoftheday.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

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.

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Meet Your Minnesota Twins! @bbcardoftheday.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

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.

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Meet Your Minnesota Twins! @bbcardoftheday.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

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.

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Meet Your Minnesota Twins! @bbcardoftheday.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

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...

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Meet Your Minnesota Twins! @bbcardoftheday.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

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.

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Meet Your Minnesota Twins! @bbcardoftheday.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

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.

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