The Minnesota Twins originated as the Washington Senators, relocating to the Twin Cities in 1961 1)
The team name “Twins” honors both Minneapolis and St. Paul, the Twin Cities 2)
The Twins' original logo showed cartoon figures “Minnie” and “Paul” shaking hands across the Mississippi 3)
Their inaugural Minnesota season in 1961 concluded 7th in the American League 4)
Harmon Killebrew hit over 40 home runs in a season eight times for the Twins 5)
Rod Carew won seven AL batting titles as a Twin, including six straight from 1972–77 6)
Minnesota’s first World Series appearance was in 1965 versus the Dodgers 7)
The Twins won the 1991 World Series on Gene Larkin’s walk-off single in Game 7 8)
Minnesota was undefeated at home during the 1991 postseason 9)
The Twins secured World Series titles in 1987 and 1991 10)
The team played at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome from 1982–2009 11)
Target Field became the Twins’ home starting in 2010 12)
Target Field's main footprint is only 8.5 acres—MLB’s smallest 13)
Target Field was the first MLB stadium to earn LEED Silver for eco-design 14)
The field’s live turf was shipped to Target Field in 19 refrigerated trucks from Colorado and installed in a single day 15)
The iconic “Minnie & Paul” sign lights up for Twins home runs or victories 16)
In 1988 Minnesota became the first AL team to draw over 3 million fans in a season 17)
Twins players earned 13 batting titles in 45 years, with only four winners 18)
Minnesota broke the MLB single-season record with 307 home runs in 2019 19)
Target Field’s 4th-largest scoreboard in MLB measures 57×101 feet 20)
T.C. Bear became the Twins’ main mascot in 2000 and appears at events across the region 21)
T.C. stands for Twin Cities and matches the “TC” cap insignia 22)
The Twins won an MLB-record 22 consecutive playoff games—an unlucky streak snapped in 2023 23)
Minnesota’s all-time franchise record is 9329 wins and 10047 losses 24)
Kirby Puckett earned 10 All-Star selections and won six Gold Gloves 25)
Bert Blyleven ranks second in Twins history for career strikeouts 26)
Minnesota became MLB’s first team to make playoffs a year after losing 100 games (2017) 27)
Twins legend Johan Santana was acquired in 1999 as a Rule 5 Draft pick 28)
Minnesota has won six AL pennants (1924 as Washington, 1965, 1987, 1991, 2002, 2009) 29)
Twins official colors are navy blue, scarlet red, and white 30)
Twins players have won multiple AL MVPs, including Killebrew, Carew, Versalles, Puckett, and Morneau 31)
Twins Cy Young recipients include Jim Perry, Frank Viola, and Johan Santana 32)
Harmon Killebrew hit 559 home runs for Minnesota—franchise record 33)
Kirby Puckett leads the Twins all-time in hits with 2,304 34)
Rick Aguilera is the Twins all-time leader in saves with 254 35)
Target Field’s bowl has approximately 18,500 infield seats—the closest to the field in MLB 36)
Target Field uses over 100,000 square feet of Minnesota limestone in its facade 37)
The stadium has 54 luxury suites, costing $90,000–$200,000 per year 38)
The field’s drainage system handles 8 inches of rain per hour 39)
Target Field’s field turf is heated to around 40°F in winter to maintain grass quality 40)
Twins Gold Glove winners include Kaat, Puckett, Hunter, and Mauer 41)
The Twins won three straight AL Central division titles from 2002–2004 42)
Minnesota has retired numbers for Killebrew, Carew, Puckett, Oliva, and more 43)
Walter Johnson, as a Senator, was MLB’s first to record 300+ K’s in a season (1910) 44)
The Twins Radio Network was launched in 2007, giving fans in the region expanded coverage 45)