The best players of the Minnesota Twins The history of the Minnesota Twins has involved many Hall of Fame players. They had some good seasons and some bad seasons winning the World Series twice. While advancing to the Championship Series five times, they have reached the playoffs ten times. . There were a couple of guys who made all this possible. They are Hall of Famers or future Hall of Famers. They are Joe Mauer, Kirby Puckett and Harmon Killebrew. I'll tell you more about their amazing careers and significant statistics that will amaze you. The first player I will tell you about is considered the best receiver of all time. He has three batting titles and has appeared in six All-Star games. His name is Joe Mauer. Mauer made his MLB debut with the Twins in 2003, but played only three games due to a leg injury. His first really good season was in 2006, when he hit .347 with a .429 OBP and hit 13 home runs with 84 RBI. This was his first ever batting title. In 2007, he was injured a couple of months into the season, while his average dropped to .293. In 2008, he rebounded to a .328 batting average with an OBP of .413 with nine home runs and 85 RBI. In 2009, Mauer had an incredible year. He started the year on the disabled list where he was through April. His first game back was May 1, and he hit a home run on his first swing. That year he hit 28 home runs and 96 RBIs along with an incredible .365 batting average and an astonishing .444 OBP. He put up similar numbers in 2010, except his homers dropped slightly. In 2011 he was injured for much of the year, meaning his numbers dropped significantly, but in 2012 he got back on track. In 2013 he got hurt a bit too, but put up quality numbers....... middle of paper ......d 135 runs. He then had another incredible nine years consistently hitting over 40 home runs and 100 RBIs. Then he got hurt and hasn't been the same since. He played four more years for the Twins, then was traded to the Kansas City Royals in 1975. Over his 22-year career, he hit 573 walk-off hitters and led or tied the league in home runs six times. He hit 40 or more in eight different seasons and had 100 or more RBIs on nine different occasions. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1984 by baseball writers. As you can see, Killebrew has consistently been a standout player for the Minnesota Twins. As you can see, the Minnesota Twins have produced excellent talent at the major league level in every decade of their franchise existence. Thanks to these three guys, the Twins have been a pretty consistent team over the years.