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⁾