The Minnesota Twins – the principal establishment from Minnesota to contend in Major League Baseball (MLB)- made their presence in the 1961 season. They have shown up in three World Series (1965, 1987, and 1991) and won two World Series titles (1987 and 1991).
Calvin Griffith, the proprietor of the Washington (DC) Senators, got consent to move his baseball establishment to the Twin Cities on October 26, 1960. The moved ballclub was named the Minnesota Twins out of appreciation for the Twin Cities (Minneapolis and St. Paul), and the group contended in its debut MLB season in 1961 as an individual from the American League.
The club’s first logo highlighted two figures, initiated “Minnie” and “Paul,” shaking hands across the Mississippi River. In a gesture to Minnesota’s Minor League groups, Minnie donned a shirt with the Minneapolis Millers’ “M,” while Paul wore a pullover including the “STP” of the St. Paul Saints.
However they completed seventh out of ten American League groups in the 1961 season, the Twins improved as the ten years advanced. Driven by chief Sam Mele, they completed first in the American League in 1965 with a record of 102-60 and got down to business in the World Series against the National League advocate, the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The series went to a choosing Game Seven, played at Metropolitan Stadium, which included the Twins’ Jim Kaat dueling with Dodgers pitcher and future Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax. The Twins tumbled to the Dodgers by the last score of 2-0 and would need to hang tight for more than twenty years for their next World Series appearance.
How Old Are Minnesota Twins?
The Minnesota Twins are aged 121 and were founded in 1902 in Minneapolis.
Minnesota Twins Net Worth
The Minnesota Twins has an estimated net worth of 1.325 billion U.S. dollars as of 2021.
