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Justin Morneau, drafted in 1999 by the Twins, won the AL MVP award in 2006.
The Minnesota Twins are a Major League Baseball team in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They began in 1901 as the Washington Senators, based in Washington, D.C. They moved to the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area in 1961. That area is often called the "Twin Cities", so the team was renamed the "Twins". They have often worn a "TC" emblem on their uniforms and caps.
As the Senators, they were not very successful overall. They had some strong teams in the 1920s and 1930s, but most years they played poorly. As the Twins, they have had much better success, with two World Series championships, in 1987 and 1991, and many other post-season games.
They first played at Metropolitan Stadium in the suburb of Bloomington, Minnesota. They moved to the Metrodome in 1982, and then to Target Field in 2010.
Images for kids
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Washington's Bucky Harris scores on his home run in the fourth inning of Game 7 of the 1924 World Series.
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President Calvin Coolidge (left) and Washington Senators pitcher Walter Johnson (right) shake hands following the Senators' 1924 championship.
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Hall of Famer Bert Blyleven played 11 seasons for the Twins
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The Metrodome, 2007
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Joe Nathan won the Rolaids Relief Man Award in 2009.
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The Metrodome in 2006.
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Target Field in 2010.