The Minnesota Twins have not be known for winning in the past few years, but their home jersey continues to suggest why the fans show up. On this jersey, Twins is displayed in blue letters across the blank front. Underneath the franchise name is a line. The line is under the “win” portion of Twins, putting emphasis on their (hopefully) winning nature.
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Steal Facts: Kirby Puckett
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- Kirby Puckett was born March 14 of 1960. He was born in Chicago, Illinois.
- Kirby played his entire 12 year career with the Minnesota Twins.
- Puckett collected 200 hits five times in his career. He got 200 hits each year from 1986 to 1989.
- He collected six Gold Gloves and six Silver Sluggers.
- He won the ALCS MVP in 1991 and the All Star Game MVP in 1993. He also won the Roberto Clemente Award in 1996.
- In his career, Puckett collected 2,304 hits, 414 doubles, 207 home runs, 1,085 RBIs, 1,071 runs, and posted a .318 career batting average in 1,783 career games.
- Kirby hit a walk off home run in Game 6 of the 1991 World Series.
- He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2001.
- He sadly died March 6 of 2006 due to a stroke.
Torii Hunter Career Overview
Torii Hunter was born July 18, 1975 in Pine Bluff Arizona. He played a 19 year career with the Twins, Angels, and Tigers. He played the majority of his career with the Twins. In his career, Torii hit 353 home runs, collected 498 doubles, stole 195 bases, drove in 1,391 RBIs, scored 1,296 runs, and collected 2,452 hits in 2,372 games. He won the Gold Glove Award nine different times and the Silver Slugger Award two times. Hunter was also selected to four All Star Games and appeared in the postseason eight different times.