| How's your Minnesota Twins history bank? Are | | | | that have been retired. These numbers include |
| you familiar with how this longstanding team got | | | | Harmon Killebrew's 3, Tony Oliva's 6, Kent Hrbek's |
| their original start? Read more to learn how this | | | | 14, Rod Carew's 29, Kirby Puckett's 34 and Jackie |
| professional baseball team got its start back in | | | | Robinson's 42; the last of which was retired by |
| 1894. As one of the first ball clubs to be nationally | | | | baseball. In addition to the aforementioned players |
| recognized and accepted as a team in 1894, the | | | | who had their number retired and were inducted |
| Kansas City Blues is actually how the Twins got | | | | into the Twins Hall of Fame, other additions include |
| their start in the Western League. From 1894 to | | | | Calvin Griffith, Jim Kaat, Bert Blyleven, Bob Allison, |
| 1900, the name was official then in 1901, the | | | | Earl Battey, Frank Viola, Zoilo Versalles, Gary |
| team changed to the Washington Nationals | | | | Gaetti, Rick Aguilera and Brad Radke. |
| Senators. It was a name that would take the | | | | Although there have been some dry spells for the |
| team through the years to 1960. In 1961, the | | | | Minnesota Twins, they have continued to prove |
| lasting rename was to the Minnesota Twins; the | | | | to be quite the force to be reckoned with when it |
| name the team still holds today. | | | | comes to getting on the field and playing some |
| As members of the American League since 1901 | | | | fantastic games. With three World Series |
| and the Central Division since 1994, the Minnesota | | | | Championships under their belt and 17 American |
| Twins have held team colors of navy blue, red | | | | League Batting Champions, honor is certainly being |
| and white and donned nicknames like "Nationals" | | | | given where it's due. |
| and "Senators" during that naming era. Another | | | | Target Field, located at 1 Twins Way in |
| shortened name was the "Nats". Historic parks | | | | Minneapolis, Minnesota is the current home of the |
| where the team has played are the American | | | | Twins. First opened in January, 2010 it will be the |
| League Park from 1901 to 1902, National Park | | | | first year that the Twins are playing in this new |
| from 1903 to 1910, Griffith Stadium from 1911 to | | | | facility. With a seating capacity of 39,504 and a |
| 1920, Metropolitan Stadium from 1961 to 1981 | | | | grass playing surface, both exhibition games and |
| and the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome from | | | | the regular season games are planned. As |
| 1982 to 2009. | | | | compared to their previous location, the |
| In their history, the team has won many major | | | | Metrodome, Target Field has fewer seats but |
| league titles. When it comes to World Series titles, | | | | offers upgrades like 3,000 club level seats, 820 |
| the Twins earned this distinction in 1924, 1987 and | | | | disabled seating spaces, twice as many lower club |
| 1991. They have won six American League | | | | seats that are between first and third base, and |
| Pennants in 1924, 1925, 1933, 1965, 1987 and | | | | less than 200 seats with obstructed views. There |
| 1991. The Twins earned Central Division titles in | | | | are also more than twice as many restrooms and |
| 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006 and 2009. They also | | | | more group party suites. |
| have West Division titles to their credit for the | | | | Although construction began in 2007, a year later, |
| years of 1969, 1970, 1987 and 1991. | | | | there were upgrades announced. These upgrades |
| With so many titles indicative of the great playing | | | | included a full roof canopy soffit to protect |
| the Twins have done, it should come as no | | | | patrons. The scoreboard was also upgraded to |
| surprise that there is quite a long list of Twins Hall | | | | one that is 101 feet long by 57 feet; the fourth |
| of Famers and more than a couple of numbers | | | | largest in the world. |