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To date, the Twins have been no-hit four times in their history. The Twins opened their June 21 game against the San Francisco Giants and Madison Bumgarner with four singles and four doubles. [2] The eight consecutive hits to open a game tied a major league record. After Ben Revere collected his second hit of the inning, Bumgarner was lifted.
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. [8]
Gordon announced that the 2011 season would be his last as play-by-play announcer for the Twins. [1] The Twins held a ceremony before Gordon's last game to commemorate his years with the organization. At the end of the ceremony, Gordon's long-time broadcast partner Dan Gladden drove Gordon for a lap around the ballpark on a sidecar of a motorcycle.
June 1 – World Baseball Classic Inc. announces the introduction of a play-in round for the 2013 World Baseball Classic that allows twelve new countries to compete for the first time. The new round brings in sixteen teams divided into four pools, and the winner of each pool advances to play in the World Baseball Classic.
The 2011 Major League Baseball postseason was the playoff tournament of Major League Baseball for the 2011 season. The winners of the Division Series would move on to the League Championship Series to determine the pennant winners that face each other in the World Series. This was the last postseason to feature the 8-team format, as next season ...
10 best stadiums in Major League Baseball. 10. Comerica Park (Detroit). A top 10 ballpark isn’t just about breathtaking views or childhood memories. It’s about the people you experience ...
He entered the 2010 season ranked as the sixth-best prospect of the Twins by Baseball America. Valencia made his major league debut with the Twins in June 2010. He was named the third baseman on Baseball America's 2010 All-Rookie Team, and on the 2010 Topps Major League Rookie All-Star Team. In 2011, he led the Twins in RBIs, and led all major ...
Bert Blyleven, elected to the Class of 2011 of the Baseball Hall of Fame, was honored with the retirement of his uniform No. 28 by the Twins on July 16. [75] Roberto Alomar, also a 2011 Hall of Fame class member, became the first member of the Toronto Blue Jays to have his number (#12) retired on July 31. [76]