Minnesota Twins

Minnesota Twins
Minnesota Twins
2024 Minnesota Twins season
	Established in 1901; Based in Minnesota since 1961;
Team logo	Cap insignia
Major league affiliations
	American League (1901–present) Central Division (1994–present); West Division (1969–1993); ;
Current uniform
Retired numbers	3; 6; 7; 10; 14; 28; 29; 34; 36; 42;
Colors
	Red, navy blue, white; ;
Name
	Minnesota Twins (1961–present); Washington Senators (1901–1904, 1956–1960); Washington Nationals/Senators (1905–1955); Kansas City Blues (1895–1900); Kansas City Cowboys (1894);
Other nicknames
	Twinkies; Nats (1905–1955); Grifs (1912–1920); Little Piranhas (2006); Bomba Squad (2019);
Ballpark
	Target Field (2010–present); Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (1982–2009); Metropolitan Stadium (1961–1981); Griffith Stadium (1911–1960); National Park (1904–1910); American League Park (1901–1903); Parade Park (1899); Exposition Park (1894–1900);
Major league titles
World Series titles (3)	1924; 1987; 1991;
AL Pennants (6)	1924; 1925; 1933; 1965; 1987; 1991;
AL West Division titles (4)	1969; 1970; 1987; 1991;
AL Central Division titles (9)	2002; 2003; 2004; 2006; 2009; 2010; 2019; 2020; 2023;
Wild card berths (1)	2017
Front office
Principal owner(s)	Pohlad family (Joe Pohlad, chairman)
President of baseball operations	Derek Falvey (Chief Baseball Officer)
General manager	Thad Levine
Manager	Rocco Baldelli
Mascot(s)	Twinkie (1980–1981); T.C. Bear (2000–present)

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 franchise was founded in Washington, D.C., in 1901 as the Washington Senators. The team moved to Minnesota and was renamed the Minnesota Twins for the start of the 1961 season. The Twins played in Metropolitan Stadium in from 1961 to 1981 and in the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome from 1982 to 2009. The team has played at Target Field since 2010.

The franchise won the World Series in 1924 as the Senators, and in 1987 and 1991 as the Twins. From 1901 to 2023, the Senators/Twins franchise's overall regular-season win–loss–tie record is 9,177–9,875–109 (.482); as the Twins (through 2023), it is 4,954–5,011–8 (.497).

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