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Founded: 1901 · Metro Area: Minneapolis · AL · AL Central · Home: Target Field

Formerly based in Washington.

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RivalriesTwins–Brewers rivalryvs Milwaukee Brewerstwo-way

The Heartbreak Index17.3 · #73

The Damned · MLB, 1991

17.3
Heartbreak
#73
of 1,138 clubs
#9
in MLB
16.1
agony · 1.3 despair
The clocks
  • MLB since 19915.9
  • MLB final appearance since 19913.3
  • MLB deep run since 20020.9
Priced pangs
  • The Eighteen Straight · 2020 · 0.80 pangs
    Eighteen consecutive playoff defeats, mostly to the Yankees
Heaviest wounds

fell one round short, 2002 · playoff run died early, 2023 · playoff run died early, 2020 · playoff run died early, 2019

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Who controls the club

The entity that holds control today, one per franchise; co-controllers and minority holders are listed, never summed.

How this is measured

Exactly one control entity is recorded per franchise, so a portfolio can never count a club twice. Co-controllers and minority holders are shown as published and carry no weight in any total.

The chip names the evidence. Sourced: a primary source is linked (league, club, filing or tier-one outlet). Cross-checked: matched against the ownership-change sweep. Contested: disputed or mid-sale. Rows are reviewed weekly.

Stakes are as published, often only “majority”, and are not pro-rated. A record of control is not a claim about anyone’s intent or conduct.

Who controls the clubTom Pohlad
Tom Pohladfamily· Majority
Sourcedas of 15 Dec 2025

Minority holders: Craig Leipold, George Hicks, Glick Family Investors

The family aborted its sale process in Aug 2025, then named Tom Pohlad control person in Dec 2025, succeeding Jim Pohlad. Jim Pohlad is separately a partner in Minnesota United.

Tom Pohlad on the owners board →

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3
World Series
6 WS Appearances
6
Pennants
5 LCS App · 17 Div titles
18
Playoff appearances
Postseason 36-59
0.481
All-time win pct
126
Seasons
since 1901

Championships

Pre-1903 cup wins (Temple Cup, World's Series, NL pennants) in slate; modern World Series titles in gold.

192419871991
Pre-1903 cup / NL pennantWorld Series (1903-present)

Pennants

Every World Series appearance and pre-1903 cup appearance. Solid chip = won the pennant (WS / cup); outlined chip = lost the WS / cup.

192419251933196519871991

All-time record

Regular-season W-L9329-10047
Win pct0.481
Playoff record36-59
Championship appearances6 (3 wins)
LCS appearances5
Division titles17
Total seasons126
.500 or better seasons52
Most recent championship1991

Stadium history

Grouped by physical ballpark. Naming-rights eras nested.

Target Field

2010-present
Minneapolis, MN

Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome

1982-2009
Minneapolis, MN

Metropolitan Stadium

1961-1981
Bloomington, MN

Griffith Stadium II

1956-1960
Washington, DC

Griffith Stadium I

1911-1955
Washington, DC

American League Park II

1904-1910
Washington, DC

American League Park I

1901-1903
Washington, DC
Season-by-season
1901 to 2026 · 126 seasons · click to expand
2026Minnesota Twins
W-L
77-85
Win%
0.475
RS
739
RA
797
AL Central · 3
—
2025Minnesota Twins
W-L
70-92
Win%
0.432
RS
678
RA
773
AL Central · 4
—
2024Minnesota Twins
W-L
82-80
Win%
0.506
RS
742
RA
735
AL Central · 4
—
2023Minnesota Twins
W-L
87-75
Win%
0.537
RS
778
RA
659
AL Central · 1
Div Title
2022Minnesota Twins
W-L
78-84
Win%
0.481
RS
696
RA
684
AL Central · 3
—
2021Minnesota Twins
W-L
73-89
Win%
0.451
RS
729
RA
834
AL Central · 5
—
2020Minnesota Twins
W-L
36-24
Win%
0.600
RS
269
RA
215
AL Central · 1
Div Title
2019Minnesota Twins
W-L
101-61
Win%
0.624
RS
939
RA
754
AL Central · 1
Div Title
2018Minnesota Twins
W-L
78-84
Win%
0.481
RS
738
RA
775
AL Central · 2
—
2017Minnesota Twins
W-L
85-77
Win%
0.525
RS
815
RA
788
AL Central · 2
Playoffs
2016Minnesota Twins
W-L
59-103
Win%
0.364
RS
722
RA
889
AL Central · 5
—
2015Minnesota Twins
W-L
83-79
Win%
0.512
RS
696
RA
700
AL Central · 2
—

Top 12 postseason games

Highest-rated postseason games in franchise history by the site's Game Score metric, which combines hype, quality, stakes, and matchup rank. Losses can outrank routine wins because the formula scores game quality, not franchise spin.

1
Minnesota Twins 1-0 Atlanta Braves
1991-10-27 · 1991 World Series G7 · Extras · Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome
2.490
W
2
Washington Senators 4-3 New York Giants
1924-10-10 · 1924 World Series G7 · Extras · Griffith Stadium I
2.355
W
3
Minnesota Twins 4-3 Atlanta Braves
1991-10-26 · 1991 World Series G6 · Extras · Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome
2.178
W
4
Minnesota Twins 4-2 St. Louis Cardinals
1987-10-25 · 1987 World Series G7 · Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome
2.112
W
5
Los Angeles Dodgers 2-0 Minnesota Twins
1965-10-14 · 1965 World Series G7 · Metropolitan Stadium
1.999
L
6
Washington Senators 2-1 New York Giants
1924-10-09 · 1924 World Series G6 · Griffith Stadium I
1.970
W
7
Minnesota Twins 5-1 Los Angeles Dodgers
1965-10-13 · 1965 World Series G6 · Metropolitan Stadium
1.895
W
8
Pittsburgh Pirates 9-7 Washington Senators
1925-10-15 · 1925 World Series G7 · Forbes Field
1.728
L
9
Atlanta Braves 3-2 Minnesota Twins
1991-10-23 · 1991 World Series G4 · Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
1.690
L
10
Atlanta Braves 5-4 Minnesota Twins
1991-10-22 · 1991 World Series G3 · Extras · Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
1.684
L
11
Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 Washington Senators
1925-10-13 · 1925 World Series G6 · Forbes Field
1.682
L
12
New York Giants 6-2 Washington Senators
1924-10-08 · 1924 World Series G5 · Polo Grounds IV
1.596
L

Rating through time

Where Twins sat against the rest of the league at the end of every season it played, from 1901 to 2026. Above average in 55 of 126 seasons.

10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s00s10s13501500165019012026

Highest it ever rated
1592 1933, week 23
Lowest it ever rated
1373 1904, week 19

One point per season, at the rating it finished on, with a rule at every decade. Tap or drag any year for what it started on, where it peaked and where it finished. 1500 is the league average by construction, not a chosen line. The week-by-week detail for any season is on its own season page.

Games it had least right to win

Every Twins game ranked by the Elo win probability before first pitch. The last column is that probability; the lower it was, the bigger the upset.

Least likely wins, all time
  1. 11904-09-06beat Boston Pilgrims (away)6–3
  2. 21949-09-10beat New York Yankees (away)4–3
  3. 31949-08-23beat Cleveland Indians (away)4–2
  4. 41949-08-24beat Cleveland Indians (away)3–2
  5. 51948-09-28beat Boston Red Sox (away)4–2
  6. 61957-08-07beat New York Yankees (away)3–2
  7. 71904-09-16beat Philadelphia Athletics (away)5–3
  8. 81950-09-26beat New York Yankees (away)11–9
  9. 91904-09-10beat New York Highlanders (away)3–2
  10. 101957-08-08beat New York Yankees (away)6–1
Least likely losses, all time
  1. 11925-09-06lost to Boston Red Sox (home)3–5
  2. 22019-08-23lost to Detroit Tigers (home)6–9
  3. 31933-09-18lost to St. Louis Browns (home)2–4
  4. 41915-09-30lost to Philadelphia Athletics (home)3–4
  5. 51915-10-06lost to Philadelphia Athletics (home)4–6
Biggest upsets by decade13 decades
1900s
  1. 11904-09-06beat Boston Pilgrims (away)6–3
  2. 21904-09-16beat Philadelphia Athletics (away)5–3
  3. 31904-09-10beat New York Highlanders (away)3–2
1910s
  1. 11910-06-09beat Detroit Tigers (away)7–1
  2. 21911-09-04beat Philadelphia Athletics (away)6–5
  3. 31910-07-27beat Philadelphia Athletics (away)5–4
1920s
  1. 11928-05-30beat New York Yankees (away)5–0
  2. 21920-09-24beat New York Yankees (away)3–1
  3. 31920-08-01beat Cleveland Indians (away)8–5
1930s
  1. 11939-07-04beat New York Yankees (away)3–2
  2. 21938-08-09beat New York Yankees (away)4–2
  3. 31935-08-16beat Detroit Tigers (away)8–1
1940s
  1. 11949-09-10beat New York Yankees (away)4–3
  2. 21949-08-23beat Cleveland Indians (away)4–2
  3. 31949-08-24beat Cleveland Indians (away)3–2
1950s
  1. 11957-08-07beat New York Yankees (away)3–2
  2. 21950-09-26beat New York Yankees (away)11–9
  3. 31957-08-08beat New York Yankees (away)6–1
1960s
  1. 11960-05-22beat Chicago White Sox (away)7–5
  2. 21960-05-22beat Chicago White Sox (away)3–2
  3. 31961-07-14beat Detroit Tigers (away)5–2
1970s
  1. 11971-08-20beat Baltimore Orioles (away)8–5
  2. 21979-08-31beat Baltimore Orioles (away)3–1
  3. 31979-09-01beat Baltimore Orioles (away)3–2
1980s
  1. 11982-07-07beat Milwaukee Brewers (away)11–8
  2. 21982-06-16beat Kansas City Royals (away)5–2
  3. 31982-07-08beat Milwaukee Brewers (away)3–0
1990s
  1. 11995-08-01beat Cleveland Indians (away)6–5
  2. 21999-08-14beat New York Yankees (away)6–3
  3. 31999-08-15beat New York Yankees (away)5–3
2000s
  1. 12000-04-24beat New York Yankees (away)7–3
  2. 22000-09-03beat New York Yankees (away)2–1
  3. 32000-04-25beat New York Yankees (away)6–1
2010s
  1. 12013-08-20beat Detroit Tigers (away)6–3
  2. 22014-08-10beat Oakland Athletics (away)6–1
  3. 32017-07-15beat Houston Astros (away)4–2
2020s
  1. 12021-09-05beat Tampa Bay Rays (away)6–5
  2. 22025-09-27beat Philadelphia Phillies (away)5–0
  3. 32021-08-05beat Houston Astros (away)5–3

Probabilities are Neil Paine's Elo, home advantage included, over 19,633 decided games. Ties are left out. The week-by-week rating for any season is on its season page.

Award winners

League-wide awards held by Twins players or managers. Curated to the headline tier: MVP, Cy Young, Rookie of the Year, Manager of the Year, postseason MVPs, Hank Aaron, Roberto Clemente, and the rare Triple Crown.

AL MVP · 8

  • 2009Joe Mauer
  • 2006Justin Morneau
  • 1977Rod Carew
  • 1969Harmon Killebrew
  • 1965Zoilo Versalles
  • 1925Roger Peckinpaugh
  • 1924Walter Johnson
  • 1913Walter Johnson

AL Cy Young · 4

  • 2006Johan Santana
  • 2004Johan Santana
  • 1988Frank Viola
  • 1970Jim Perry

AL Rookie of the Year · 7

  • 1995Marty Cordova
  • 1991Chuck Knoblauch
  • 1979John Castino
  • 1967Rod Carew
  • 1964Tony Oliva
  • 1959Bob Allison
  • 1958Albie Pearson

AL Manager of the Year · 4

  • 2019Rocco Baldelli
  • 2017Paul Molitor
  • 2010Ron Gardenhire
  • 1991Tom Kelly

WS MVP · 2

  • 1991Jack Morris
  • 1987Frank Viola

ALCS MVP · 2

  • 1991Kirby Puckett
  • 1987Gary Gaetti

All-Star Game MVP · 1

  • 1993Kirby Puckett

Comeback Player of the Year · 1

  • 2010Francisco Liriano

Babe Ruth Award · 2

  • 1991Jack Morris
  • 1987Frank Viola

Reliever of the Year Award · 1

  • 1976Bill Campbell

Triple Crown Pitcher · 4

  • 2006Johan Santana
  • 1924Walter Johnson
  • 1918Walter Johnson
  • 1913Walter Johnson