2023 Minnesota Twins season

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2023  Minnesota Twins
American League Central Champions
Minnesota Twins Insignia.svg
League American League
Division Central
Ballpark Target Field
City Minneapolis, Minnesota
Record87–75 (.537)
Divisional place1st
Owners Jim Pohlad
Managers Rocco Baldelli
Television Bally Sports North
Radio WCCO
Stats ESPN.com
BB-reference
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The 2023 Minnesota Twins season was the 63rd season for the Minnesota Twins franchise in the Twin Cities of Minnesota, their 14th season at Target Field, and the 123rd overall in the American League. [1] [2]

Contents

With a shutout win over the Chicago White Sox on September 17, the Twins improved on their 78–84 record from the 2022 season. After a 8–6 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on September 22, the Twins clinched their first American League Central title and playoff appearance since the 2020 season. They defeated the Toronto Blue Jays in two games in the ALWCS. Their game 1 victory was their first playoff win since 2004, snapping an 18 game playoff losing streak. [3] Their series victory was their first since 2002. [4] However, they were defeated by the Houston Astros in the ALDS in four games.

Offseason

Rule changes

Pursuant to the CBA, new rule changes were in place with the start of the 2023 season: [5]

New Uniforms

On November 18, 2022, the team unveiled its first complete uniform redesign since 1987. Along with the 4 brand new uniform designs, the team unveiled an altered "TC" logo and an "M" logo featuring a red North Star. [6]

Season standings

American League Central

AL Central 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
Minnesota Twins 87750.537—47–3440–41
Detroit Tigers 78840.481937–4441–40
Cleveland Guardians 76860.4691142–3934–47
Chicago White Sox 611010.3772631–5030–51
Kansas City Royals 561060.3463133–4823–58

American League Wild Card

Division leaders		 W L Pct.
Baltimore Orioles 101610.623
Houston Astros 90720.556
Minnesota Twins 87750.537
Wild Card teams
(Top 3 teams qualify for postseason)		 W L Pct. GB
Tampa Bay Rays 99630.611+10
Texas Rangers 90720.556+1
Toronto Blue Jays 89730.549—
Seattle Mariners 88740.5431
New York Yankees 82800.5067
Boston Red Sox 78840.48111
Detroit Tigers 78840.48111
Cleveland Guardians 76860.46913
Los Angeles Angels 73890.45116
Chicago White Sox 611010.37728
Kansas City Royals 561060.34633
Oakland Athletics 501120.30939

Record vs. opponents

Record vs. American League

2023 American League record

Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2023

TeamBALBOSCWSCLEDETHOUKCLAAMINNYYOAKSEATBTEXTORNL
Baltimore —7–64–23–46–13–35–15–24–27–66–14–28–53–310–326–20
Boston 6–7—2–43–35–12–55–23–44–39–44–23–32–113–37–620–26
Chicago 2–44–2—8–55–83–46–73–44–94–23–42–41–61–50–615–31
Cleveland 4–33–35–8—4–92–47–63–47–62–45–14–33–33–34–320–26
Detroit 1–61–58–59–4—3–310–33–38–52–53–43–31–53–42–422–24
Houston 3–35–24–34–23–3—1–59–42–42–510–34–93–39–43–428–18
Kansas City 1–52–57–66–73–105–1—2–44–92–42–41–63–41–51–616–30
Los Angeles 2–54–34–34–33–34–94–2—3–34–27–65–82–46–72–419–27
Minnesota 2–43–49–46–75–84–29–43–3—4–35–13–41–55–23–325–21
New York 6–74–92–44–25–25–24–22–43–4—5–14–25–83–47–623–23
Oakland 1–62–44–31–54–33–104–26–71–51–5—1–122–54–92–414–32
Seattle 2–43–34–23–43–39–46–18–54–32–412–1—3–44–93–322–24
Tampa Bay 5–811–26–13–35–13–34–34–25–18–55–24–3—2–47–627–19
Texas 3–33–35–13–34–34–95–17–62–54–39–49–44–2—6–122–24
Toronto 3–106–76–03–44–24–36–14–23–36–74–23–36–71–6—30–16

Updated with the results of all games through October 1, 2023.

Record vs. National League

2023 American League record vs. National League

Source: MLB Standings

TeamARIATLCHCCINCOLLADMIAMILNYMPHIPITSDSFSTLWSH
Baltimore 2–11–21–21–22–11–23–01–23–01–22–11–22–11–24–0
Boston 2–13–12–11–21–21–20–32–12–12–10–32–11–20–31–2
Chicago 1–22–11–32–11–21–21–20–31–21–21–20–31–21–21–2
Cleveland 1–21–22–12–21–21–21–21–20–32–12–11–21–22–12–1
Detroit 0–31–21–21–22–11–21–22–13–00–32–21–23–02–11–2
Houston 3–03–03–00–33–11–22–11–22–11–22–12–11–22–12–1
Kansas City 1–20–31–20–31–22–10–30–33–01–20–32–12–12–21–2
Los Angeles 1–21–23–00–31–20–40–31–22–11–22–10–32–13–02–1
Minnesota 3–00–32–12–12–11–21–22–22–12–12–12–11–22–11–2
New York 2–10–31–23–01–22–11–21–22–22–12–12–12–11–21–2
Oakland 1–22–10–31–22–10–30–33–00–30–32–10–32–21–20–3
Seattle 2–11–21–21–23–00–32–10–31–21–22–13–12–12–11–2
Tampa Bay 2–11–21–22–13–02–13–12–11–20–33–01–22–11–23–0
Texas 1–31–21–20–33–01–23–00–32–13–02–10–32–12–11–2
Toronto 3–03–01–22–12–12–12–12–13–01–33–01–22–11–22–1

Updated with the results of all games through October 1, 2023.

Regular season

Game Log

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Legend
 Twins win
 Twins loss
 Postponement
 Clinched division
BoldTwins team member
2023 Game Log: 87–75 (Home: 47–34; Away: 40–41)
March/April: 17–12 (Home: 10–6; Away: 7–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox/Streak
1March 30@ Royals 2–0 P. López (1–0) Greinke (0–1) Durán (1)38,3511–0W1
2April 1@ Royals 2–0 Gray (1–0) Lyles (0–1) J. López (1)16,6332–0W2
3April 2@ Royals 7–4 Ryan (1–0) Keller (0–1)—14,5893–0W3
4April 3@ Marlins 11–1 Mahle (1–0) Cueto (0–1)—8,8984–0W4
5April 4@ Marlins 0–1 Alcántara (1–0) Maeda (0–1)—10,6684–1L1
6April 5@ Marlins 2–5 Floro (1–0) Jax (0–1)—8,9814–2L2
—April 6 Astros Postponed (inclement weather); Makeup: April 7.
7April 7 Astros 3–2 (10) J. López (1–0) Stanek (1–1)—38,4655–2W1
8April 8 Astros 9–6 Ryan (2–0) Martinez (1–1) Durán (2)26,3306–2W2
9April 9 Astros 1–5 Brown (1–0) Mahle (1–1)—14,3166–3L1
10April 10 White Sox 3–4 Cease (2–0) Maeda (0–2) López (2)12,0786–4L2
11April 11 White Sox 4–3 (10) Jax (1–1) Scholtens (0–1)—16,1537–4W1
12April 12 White Sox 3–1 Gray (2–0) Giolito (0–1) Durán (3)17,6588–4W2
13April 13@ Yankees 11–2 Ryan (3–0) Brito (2–1)—39,0249–4W3
14April 14@ Yankees 4–3 Pagán (1–0) Holmes (0–1) Durán (4)41,03910–4W4
15April 15@ Yankees 1–6 Germán (1–1) Mahle (1–2)—38,36310–5L1
16April 16@ Yankees 0–2 Cole (4–0) P. López (1–1)—39,34210–6L2
17April 18@ Red Sox 4–5 (10) Schreiber (1–0) Morán (0–1)—28,13210–7L3
18April 19@ Red Sox 10–4 Ryan (4–0) Kluber (0–4) Headrick (1)30,02711–7W1
19April 20@ Red Sox 5–11 Houck (3–0) Maeda (0–3)—34,42711–8L1
20April 21 Nationals 2–3 Ramírez (1–1) Jax (1–2) Finnegan (4)12,46911–9L2
21April 22 Nationals 4–10 Thompson (2–1) P. López (1–2)—23,04511–10L3
22April 23 Nationals 3–1 Ober (1–0) Corbin (1–3) Durán (5)14,76312–10W1
23April 24 Yankees 6–1 Gray (3–0) Brito (2–2)—16,24213–10W2
24April 25 Yankees 6–2 Ryan (5–0) Cortés Jr. (3–1)—19,20114–10W3
25April 26 Yankees 6–12 Germán (2–2) Maeda (0–4)—20,51114–11L1
26April 27 Royals 7–1 Stewart (1–0) Greinke (0–4)—12,86215–11W1
27April 28 Royals 8–6 P. López (2–2) Lyles (0–5) J. López (2)11,75416–11W2
28April 29 Royals 2–3 Chapman (1–1) Durán (0–1) Barlow (4)22,88316–12L1
29April 30 Royals 8–4 Gray (4–0) Singer (2–3) Durán (6)17,15017–12W1
May: 12–15 (Home: 6–6; Away: 6–9)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox/Streak
30May 2@ White Sox 2–3 (10) Lambert (2–1) Thielbar (0–1)—13,09417–13L1
31May 3@ White Sox 4–6 Santos (1–0) Jax (1–3) Middleton (1)11,46817–14L2
32May 4@ White Sox 7–3 (12) Pagán (2–0) Colomé (0–1)—14,65018–14W1
33May 5@ Guardians 2–0 Ober (2–0) Battenfield (0–3) Durán (7)17,84919–14W2
34May 6@ Guardians 3–4 Stephan (2–1) Alcalá (0–1) Clase (11)20,79519–15L1
35May 7@ Guardians 0–2 Quantrill (2–2) Ryan (5–1) Clase (12)17,47719–16L2
36May 9 Padres 1–6 Wacha (3–1) Jax (1–4)—16,88219–17L3
37May 10 Padres 4–3 (11) Jax (2–4) Tapia (0–1)—18,46720–17W1
38May 11 Padres 5–3 Pagán (3–0) Honeywell Jr. (2–2) J. López (3)23,36521–17W2
39May 12 Cubs 2–6 Smyly (4–1) Jax (2–5)—30,03721–18L1
40May 13 Cubs 11–1 Ryan (6–1) Wesneski (2–2)—32,27022–18W1
41May 14 Cubs 16–3 Varland (1–0) Stroman (2–4)—33,41923–18W2
42May 15@ Dodgers 8–9 (12) Bickford (1–1) J. López (1–1)—49,74923–19L1
43May 16@ Dodgers 5–1 Ober (3–0) Kershaw (6–3)—52,15924–19W1
44May 17@ Dodgers 3–7 Graterol (2–1) De León (0–1)—36,43424–20L1
45May 19@ Angels 4–5 Weiss (1–0) Jax (2–5) Estévez (11)31,07924–21L2
46May 20@ Angels 6–2 Varland (2–0) Sandoval (3–3)—35,68825–21W1
47May 21@ Angels 2–4 Devenski (2–0) P. López (2–3) Estévez (12)42,13825–22L1
48May 22 Giants 1–4 Manaea (2–2) Ober (3–1) Alexander (1)16,62725–23L2
49May 23 Giants 3–4 Cobb (4–1) J. López (1–2) Doval (13)20,79025–24L3
50May 24 Giants 7–1 Ryan (7–1) DeSclafani (3–4)—23,46426–24W1
51May 26 Blue Jays 1–3 Gausman (3–3) Varland (2–1) Romano (11)25,06126–25L1
52May 27 Blue Jays 9–7 P. López (3–3) Bassitt (5–4) Stewart (1)29,11127–25W1
53May 28 Blue Jays 0–3 Berríos (5–4) Ober (3–2) Romano (12)31,02527–26L1
54May 29@ Astros 7–5 (10) Durán (1–1) Abreu (2–1)—40,74428–26W1
55May 30@ Astros 1–5 Bielak (2–2) Ryan (7–2)—34,60428–27L1
56May 31@ Astros 8–2 Varland (3–1) Brown (5–2)—37,12729–27W1
June: 12–15 (Home: 7–7; Away: 5–8)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox/Streak
57June 1 Guardians 7–6 Jax (3–6) Morgan (2–1)—16,78830–27W2
58June 2 Guardians 1–0 Stewart (2–0) Sandlin (2–3) Durán (8)26,81831–27W3
59June 3 Guardians 2–4 Allen (3–2) Gray (4–1) Clase (18)27,15331–28L1
60June 4 Guardians 1–2 Karinchak (2–4) Ryan (7–3) Clase (19)23,62931–29L2
61June 6@ Rays 0–7 Eflin (8–1) Varland (3–2)—14,68931–30L3
62June 7@ Rays 1–2 Adam (2–1) Durán (1–2)—10,84631–31L4
63June 8@ Rays 2–4 Chirinos (3–1) Ober (3–3) Adam (10)12,58431–32L5
64June 9@ Blue Jays 3–2 (10) Durán (2–2) Cimber (0–1)—35,22232–32W1
65June 10@ Blue Jays 9–4 J. López (2–2) Cimber (0–2)—41,99033–32W2
66June 11@ Blue Jays 6–7 Pearson (4–0) Pagán (3–1) Romano (18)41,67333–33L1
67June 13 Brewers 7–5 Winder (1–0) Williams (3–1)—34,51434–33W1
68June 14 Brewers 4–2 Ober (4–3) Rea (3–4) Jax (1)32,22235–33W2
69June 15 Tigers 4–8 Boyd (4–5) Morán (0–2)—27,57035–34L1
70June 16 Tigers 1–7 Englert (2–2) Ryan (7–4)—27,17035–35L2
71June 17 Tigers 2–0 Headrick (1–0) Wentz (1–7) Durán (9)26,95036–35W1
72June 18 Tigers 4–6 White (1–0) Varland (3–3) Foley (3)31,22136–36L1
73June 19 Red Sox 3–9 Paxton (3–1) P. López (3–4)—22,08136–37L2
74June 20 Red Sox 4–10 Crawford (2–3) Ober (4–4) Kluber (1)22,65036–38L3
75June 21 Red Sox 5–4 (10) Morán (1–2) Ort (1–1)—23,91237–38W1
76June 22 Red Sox 6–0 Ryan (8–4) Garza (0–2)—28,55338–38W2
77June 23@ Tigers 4–1 Maeda (1–4) Wentz (1–8) Durán (10)19,78239–38W3
78June 24@ Tigers 2–3 Olson (1–2) P. López (3–5) Lange (12)24,40339–39L1
79June 25@ Tigers 6–3 (10) Jax (4–6) White (1–1) Durán (11)21,58540–39W1
80June 26@ Braves 1–4 Strider (9–2) Gray (4–2) Yates (1)40,88440–40L1
81June 27@ Braves 2–6 Elder (6–1) Ryan (8–5)—42,63540–41L2
82June 28@ Braves 0–3 Yates (3–0) Maeda (1–5) Iglesias (13)38,26040–42L3
83June 30@ Orioles 8–1 P. López (4–5) Kremer (8–4)—34,79241–42W1
July: 13–11 (Home: 7–5; Away: 6–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox/Streak
84July 1@ Orioles 1–0 Ober (5–4) Bradish (4–4) Durán (12)40,01242–42W2
85July 2@ Orioles 1–2 Pérez (2–1) Durán (2–3) Bautista (22)16,29942–43L1
86July 3 Royals 8–4 Headrick (2–0) Clarke (1–3)—28,21843–43W1
87July 4 Royals 9–3 Maeda (2–5) Greinke (1–9)—25,03344–43W2
88July 5 Royals 5–0 P. López (5–5) Marsh (0–2)—19,69245–43W3
89July 7 Orioles 1–3 (10) Bautista (4–1) Durán (2–4)—32,72445–44L1
90July 8 Orioles 2–6 Wells (7–4) Gray (4–3)—27,61745–45L2
91July 9 Orioles 2–15 Gibson (9–6) Ryan (8–6)—27,10045–46L3
ASG July 11 NL @ AL 3–2 Doval (1–0) Bautista (0–1) Kimbrel (1)47,159—N/A
92July 14@ Athletics 5–4 Jax (5–6) Fujinami (5–8) Durán (13)7,92346–46W1
93July 15@ Athletics 10–7 Morán (2–2) Tarnok (0–1) Durán (14)10,53447–46W2
94July 16@ Athletics 5–4 J. López (3–2) Erceg (2–1) Durán (15)9,33548–46W2
95July 17@ Mariners 6–7 Gilbert (8–5) Gray (4–4) Sewald (19)25,77048–47L1
96July 18@ Mariners 10–3 Ober (6–4) Woo (1–2)—28,14149–47W1
97July 19@ Mariners 6–3 Jax (6–6) Muñoz (2–3) Durán (16)25,82550–47W2
98July 20@ Mariners 0–5 Kirby (9–8) P. López (5–6)—29,44350–48L1
99July 21 White Sox 9–4 Ryan (9–6) Lynn (6–9)—31,33951–48W1
100July 22 White Sox 3–2 Balazovic (1–0) Middleton (2–2) Durán (17)30,89452–48W2
101July 23 White Sox 5–4 (12) Pagán (5–1) Scholtens (1–3)—29,00153–48W3
102July 24 Mariners 4–3 (10) J. López (4–2) Sewald (3–1)—22,96954–48W4
103July 25 Mariners 7–9 Brash (5–3) Ortega (0–1) Sewald (20)26,82454–49L1
104July 26 Mariners 7–8 Miller (7–3) Ryan (9–7) Muñoz (2)25,72854–50L2
105July 28@ Royals 5–8 (10) Clarke (2–4) Durán (2–5)—23,02254–51L3
106July 29@ Royals 7–10 Lyles (2–12) Ober (6–5) Barlow (13)20,64354–52L4
107July 30@ Royals 1–2 Yarbrough (4–5) Maeda (2–6) Hernández (1)13,75254–53L5
August: 15–12 (Home: 10–5; Away: 5–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox/Streak
108August 1@ Cardinals 3–2 López (6–6) Mikolas (6–7) Durán (18)37,16255–53W1
109August 2@ Cardinals 3–7 Hudson (2–0) Ryan (9–8)—34,33255–54L1
110August 3@ Cardinals 5–3 Gray (5–4) Liberatore (1–4) Durán (19)36,94956–54W1
111August 4 Diamondbacks 3–2 Thielbar (1–1) McGough (1–7) Durán (20)29,40857–54W2
112August 5 Diamondbacks 12–1 Maeda (3–6) Nelson (6–6)—34,04458–54W3
113August 6 Diamondbacks 5–3 Thielbar (2–1) Sewald (3–2)—24,77859–54W4
114August 7@ Tigers 9–3 López (7–6) Wentz (2–10)—13,77960–54W5
115August 8@ Tigers 0–6 Rodríguez (8–5) Gray (5–5)—16,58860–55L1
116August 9@ Tigers 5–9 Holton (1–2) Ober (6–6) Cisnero (2)16,57060–56L2
117August 10@ Tigers 0–3 Olson (2–5) Maeda (3–7) Brieske (2)18,70960–57L3
118August 11@ Phillies 2–13 Sánchez (1–3) Keuchel (0–1)—33,07160–58L4
119August 12@ Phillies 8–1 López (8–6) Walker (13–5)—40,11761–58W1
120August 13@ Phillies 3–0 Gray (6–5) Suárez (2–6) Durán (21)40,11162–58W2
121August 15 Tigers 5–3 Floro (4–5) Cisnero (2–3) Durán (22)30,15063–58W3
122August 16 Tigers 7–8 Holton (2–2) Jax (5–7)—26,71663–59L1
123August 18 Pirates 5–1 López (9–6) Jackson (0–1)—30,68764–59W1
124August 19 Pirates 4–7 Keller (10–8) Gray (6–6) Bednar (26)23,82264–60L1
125August 20 Pirates 2–0 Keuchel (1–1) Bido (2–4) Durán (23)25,98765–60W1
126August 22@ Brewers 3–7 Wilson (5–0) Floro (4–6)—38,68865–61L1
127August 23@ Brewers 7–8 (10) Peguero (4–4) Durán (2–6)—38,16465–62L2
128August 24 Rangers 7–5 Winder (2–0) Sborz (5–6) Jax (2)23,33366–62W1
129August 25 Rangers 12–2 Gray (7–6) Dunning (9–6)—25,14467–62W2
130August 26 Rangers 2–6 Burke (5–2) Jax (5–8)—25,84367–63L1
131August 27 Rangers 7–6 (13) Floro (5–6) Hernández (1–2)—24,43168–63W1
132August 28 Guardians 10–6 Funderburk (1–0) Curry (3–3) Winder (1)20,32369–63W2
133August 29 Guardians 2–4 Gaddis (2–1) López (9–7) Clase (35)23,43369–64L1
134August 30 Guardians 2–5 (10) Stephan (6–4) Pagán (5–2) Clase (36)20,16969–65L2
September/October: 18–10 (Home: 7–5; Away: 11–5)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox/Streak
135September 1@ Rangers 5–1 Ryan (10–8) Burke (5–3)—26,94070–65W1
136September 2@ Rangers 9–7 (10) Headrick (3–0) Chapman (5–4) Durán (24)36,55571–65W2
137September 3@ Rangers 5–6 Bradford (3–1) Winder (2–1)—35,53171–66L1
138September 4@ Guardians 20–6 López (10–7) Giolito (7–12)—17,35972–66W1
139September 5@ Guardians 8–3 Jax (6–8) Stephan (6–6)—20,22473–66W2
140September 6@ Guardians 1–2 Williams (2–5) Ryan (10–9) Clase (38)16,14873–67L1
141September 8 Mets 5–2 Thielbar (3–1) Reid-Foley (0–1) Durán (25)26,15474–67W1
142September 9 Mets 8–4 Maeda (4–7) Peterson (3–8)—30,67375–67W2
143September 10 Mets 0–2 Raley (1–2) Jax (6–9) Ottavino (9)22,89075–68L1
144September 11 Rays 4–7 Glasnow (9–5) Gray (7–7) Fairbanks (23)18,68375–69L2
145September 12 Rays 3–2 Varland (4–3) Littell (3–6) Durán (26)24,39076–69W1
146September 13 Rays 4–5 Kelly (5–2) Jax (6–10) Stephenson (1)18,34276–70L1
147September 14@ White Sox 10–2 Maeda (5–7) Ureña (0–6)—13,23377–70W1
148September 15@ White Sox 10–2 Ober (7–6) Scholtens (1–9)—18,00178–70W2
149September 16@ White Sox 6–7 Toussaint (4–7) López (10–8) Banks (1)24,96478–71L1
150September 17@ White Sox 4–0 Gray (8–7) Cease (7–8)—17,64179–71W1
151September 18@ Reds 3–7 Phillips (1–0) Ryan (10–10)—15,36479–72L1
152September 19@ Reds 7–0 Maeda (6–7) Cruz (1–2)—24,18680–72W1
153September 20@ Reds 5–3 Durán (3–6) Díaz (9–5) Jax (3)22,30681–72W2
154September 22 Angels 8–6 López (11–8) Daniel (0–1) Durán (27)32,00682–72W3
155September 23 Angels 0–1 Rosenberg (2–2) Gray (8–8) Estévez (31)31,40382–73L1
156September 24 Angels 9–3 Ryan (11–10) Fulmer (0–1)—24,23283–73W1
157September 26 Athletics 11–3 Ober (8–6) Blackburn (4–7)—22,32984–73W2
158September 27 Athletics 6–4 Keuchel (2–1) Jiménez (0–2) Jax (4)20,52085–73W3
159September 28 Athletics 1–2 Erceg (4–4) Maeda (6–8) May (21)19,46685–74L1
160September 29@ Rockies 7–6 Funderburk (2–0) Kinley (0–4) Pagán (1)47,27286–74W1
161September 30@ Rockies 14–6 Paddack (1–0) Kauffmann (2–5)—40,26487–74W2
162October 1@ Rockies 2–3 (11) Hollowell (2–0) Luplow (0–1)—33,37587–75L1

Postseason

Game Log

2023 Postseason game log: 3–3 (Home: 2–2; Away: 1–1)
AL Wild Card Series: 2–0 (Home: 2–0; Away: 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox/
Streak
1October 3 Blue Jays 3–1 López (1–0) Gausman (0–1) Durán (1)38,4501–0W1
2October 4 Blue Jays 2–0 Gray (1–0) Berríos (0–1) Durán (2)38,5182–0W2
AL Division Series: 1–3 (Home: 0–2; Away: 1–1)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox/
Streak
1October 7@ Astros 4–6 Verlander (1–0) Ober (0–1) Pressly (1)43,0240–1L1
2October 8@ Astros 6–2 López (2–0) Valdez (0–1)—43,0171–1W1
3October 10 Astros 1–9 Javier (1–0) Gray (1–1)—41,0171–2L1
4October 11 Astros 2–3 Urquidy (1–0) Thielbar (0–1) Pressly (2)40,9771–3L2

Postseason rosters

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American League Wild Card Series
American League Division Series

Roster

2023 Minnesota Twins
Roster
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Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Player statistics

= Indicates team leader

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average

PlayerGABRH2B3BHRRBISBBBAVGSLG
Carlos Correa 135514601182921865059.230.399
Max Kepler 130438721142222466145.260.484
Donovan Solano 13439443111261538040.282.391
Willi Castro 12435860921859343334.257.411
Michael A. Taylor 129355487814121511326.220.442
Edouard Julien 10933860891611637364.263.459
Kyle Farmer 12033649861421146223.256.408
Christian Vázquez 1023273473130632125.223.318
Byron Buxton 8530449631711742935.207.438
Jorge Polanco 8030238771801448436.255.454
Ryan Jeffers 9628646791521443333.276.490
Joey Gallo 1112823950912140148.177.440
Alex Kirilloff 8828135761411141128.270.445
Royce Lewis 582173667701552620.309.548
Matt Wallner 7621342531111441228.249.507
Trevor Larnach 58183263973840127.213.415
José Miranda 4014212304031309.211.303
Nick Gordon 34911316512701.176.319
Jordan Luplow 32631013302429.206.349
Andrew Stevenson 253747100142.189.216
Kyle Garlick 142825102402.179.429
Totals162548977813362642423374586594.243.428
Rank in AL—10599615112104

Note: Carlos Correa is team leader in batting average (.230) and slugging average (.399) because he was the only player with +502 plate appearances for the Twins.

Source:

Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerWLERAGGSSVIPHRERBBSO
Pablo López 1183.6632320194.0176817948234
Sonny Gray 882.7932320184.0156595755183
Joe Ryan 11104.5129290161.2155838134197
Bailey Ober 863.4326260144.1125585529146
Kenta Maeda 684.2321200104.194504928117
Emilio Pagán 522.99661169.14526232165
Louie Varland 434.631710068.06635351771
Griffin Jax 6103.86710465.15830281968
Jhoan Durán 362.455902762.14625172584
Jovani Moran 225.31430042.13527252748
Dallas Keuchel 215.97106037.24525251825
Jorge López 425.09370335.13422201127
Josh Winder 214.15190134.23516161428
Caleb Thielbar 313.23360030.2231211636
Brock Stewart 200.65280127.219221139
Brent Headrick 306.31140125.22718181030
Tyler Mahle 123.1655025.222119528
Jordan Balazovic 104.44180024.12613121217
Cole Sands 003.74150021.2201091321
Jorge Alcalá 016.23110017.11413121016
José De León 014.67121017.116109517
Dylan Floro 215.29190017.0221010617
Oliver Ortega 014.30100014.21177714
Kody Funderburk 200.75110012.0611519
Chris Paddack 105.402005.063318
Simeon Woods Richardson 009.641004.275535
Willi Castro 0011.573002.133320
Jordan Luplow 0113.502001.113200
Dereck Rodríguez 0013.501000.211110
Totals87753.87162162381451.112946596244431560
Rank in AL794——11331431

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Farm system

LevelTeamLeagueManager
AAA St. Paul Saints International League Toby Gardenhire
AA Wichita Wind Surge Texas League Ramon Borrego
A-Advanced Cedar Rapids Kernels Midwest League Brian Dinkelman
A Fort Myers Mighty Mussels Florida State League Brian Meyer
Rookie FCL Twins Florida Complex League Seth Feldman
Rookie DSL Twins Dominican Summer League

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