The Minnesota Twins are an American professional baseball team based in Minneapolis. The Twins compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central Division. The team is named after the Twin Cities moniker for the two adjacent cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul.
The Fort Myers Mighty Mussels are a Minor League Baseball team of the Florida State League and the Single-A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins. They are located in Fort Myers,Florida,and play their home games at the Lee County Sports Complex at Hammond Stadium,which has a capacity of 7,500 and opened in 1991. The park is also used as the Minnesota Twins' spring training facility.
Joseph Patrick Mauer is an American former professional baseball catcher and first baseman,who spent his entire 15-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the Minnesota Twins. A six-time All-Star,Mauer is the only catcher in MLB history to win three batting titles,and the only catcher to ever win a batting title in the American League (AL).
Douglas Andrew Mientkiewicz is an American former professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman from 1998 to 2009,most prominently as a member of the Minnesota Twins where he was a Gold Glove Award winner. Mientkiewicz was also a member of the 2004 World Series winning Boston Red Sox team. He is one of five players to win both an Olympic gold medal and a World Series championship.
Matthew Lawton,Jr. is an American former professional baseball player whose career spanned 15 seasons,including 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Lawton,an outfielder,made his major league debut September 5,1995,with the Minnesota Twins,who signed him four years prior. He also played in the majors with the New York Mets (2001),the Cleveland Indians (2002–04),the Pittsburgh Pirates (2005),the Chicago Cubs (2005),the New York Yankees (2005),and the Seattle Mariners (2006). Over his major league career,Lawton compiled a .267 batting average with 1,273 hits,267 doubles,17 triples,138 home runs,631 runs batted in (RBIs),165 stolen bases,and 681 walks in 1,334 games played.
Christopher John Heintz is a former Major League Baseball catcher. He played with the Minnesota Twins from 2005–2007. He is currently a hitting coach for the GCL Philadelphia Phillies. He is the brother of PGA Tour golfer Bob Heintz.
Floyd Bluford "Butch" Henry III is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher who played for five MLB teams from 1992 to 1999. Listed at 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) and 195 pounds (88 kg),he pitched and batted left-handed. Henry has also been a coach in Minor League Baseball and a manager in independent baseball.
Thomas Gray "The Mayor" Watkins,Jr. is an American former professional baseball third baseman and current coach. He is the third base coach for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for the Twins. In 2018 he served as manager of the Twins' Double-A affiliate,the Chattanooga Lookouts of the Southern League,after almost a decade as a coach in the Twins' farm system.
JoséGuillermo Morales is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball catcher. He played stints in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Minnesota Twins and Colorado Rockies between 2007 and 2011. He played for the Camden Riversharks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.
The Florida Complex League Twins are the Rookie-level affiliate of the Minnesota Twins,competing in the Florida Complex League of Minor League Baseball. The team plays in Fort Myers,Florida,at the Lee County Sports Complex. Prior to 2021,the team was known as the Gulf Coast League Twins. The team is composed mainly of players who are in their first year of professional baseball either as draftees or non-drafted free agents from the United States,Canada,Dominican Republic,Venezuela and other countries.
Jeff Smith is an American former professional baseball player and coach.
Brian Adam Dinkelman is an American former professional baseball second baseman who is the manager of the Cedar Rapids Kernels,the Class-A minor-league affiliate of the Minnesota Twins. Dinkelman was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the eighth round of the 2006 MLB draft,and made his MLB debut on June 4,2011. He last played professional baseball in 2013,transitioning into coaching in the Twins organization. He served as the Kernels' hitting coach prior to his promotion to manager for the 2019 season.
Below are select minor league players and the rosters of the minor league affiliates of the Minnesota Twins:
Jeffrey Michael Manship is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins,Colorado Rockies,Philadelphia Phillies,and Cleveland Indians. Manship has also played for the NC Dinos of the KBO League.
The Minnesota Twins are an American professional baseball team based in Minneapolis. The Twins compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. The team is named after the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis and Saint Paul. The club was originally founded in 1901 as the Washington Senators,and was one of the American League's eight original charter franchises. By 1903,peace was restored with agreements between the two rival baseball loops on player contract and represented member cities/teams,and the beginnings of a national championship series titled the World Series. In 1905,the team changed its official name to the Washington Nationals. The name "Nationals" would appear on the uniforms for only two seasons,and would then be replaced with the "W" logo for the next 52 years. The media often shortened the nickname to "Nats". Many fans and newspapers persisted in continuing using the previous "Senators" nickname. Over time,"Nationals" faded as a nickname,and "Senators" became dominant. Baseball guides would list the club's nickname as "Nationals or Senators",acknowledging the dual-nickname situation. After 61 years in the capital,in 1961,the Washington Senators relocated to the Twin Cities of Minnesota,to be called the Twins,being the first major league baseball team to use a state in its geographical identifier name rather than the traditional city;Washington would get a new incarnation of the Senators to fill the void left by the original team's move.
Chris Cates is a former minor league shortstop selected by the Minnesota Twins in the 38th round of the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft. He is currently a volunteer assistant coach for the Florida State University Seminoles baseball team. Also he is the manager of the North Adams Steeplecats of the NECBL.
Marcus Allen Knecht is a Canadian professional baseball outfielder who is currently a free agent. Prior to beginning his professional career,he played college baseball at Oklahoma State University and Connors State College. Knecht has also competed for the Canadian national baseball team.
Tim Scott Jorgensen is an American former professional baseball player and high school baseball coach. As a college baseball player for the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh,Jorgensen set Division III all-time records for most home runs in a single season and for most career home runs. He played professional baseball until 1999 and was later inducted into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame.
Jorge Luis Pacheco Polanco is a Dominican professional baseball infielder for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut with the Minnesota Twins in 2014 and was an MLB All-Star in 2019.
JoséFrancisco Miranda is a Puerto Rican professional baseball infielder for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022.
