2008 Minnesota Twins Roster

American League (AL)
Team Record: 88-75
Finished 2nd in the AL's Central Division
Attendance: 2,302,431, Avg. 28,425
Ballpark: Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome
Manager: Ron Gardenhire (83-73)
Manager: Scott Ullger (5-2)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
2008 Minnesota Twins Statistics
2008 Minnesota Twins Results

The Minnesota Twins of the American League ended the 2008 season with a record of 88 wins and 75 losses, finishing second in the AL's Central Division.

The Twins tallied 829 runs and yielded 745 runs. Justin Morneau paced Minnesota with 23 home runs, while Jason Kubel walloped 20 or more, too. Justin Morneau accounted for 129 RBI. Joe Mauer topped all regular hitters by hitting .328. Glen Perkins and Kevin Slowey led the squad with 12 wins each, and Scott Baker recorded a 3.45 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.

Ron Gardenhire and Scott Ullger coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Scott BakerPRRSeptember 19, 19816'4"215Shreveport, LA USA
Brian BassPRRJanuary 6, 19826'2"215Pinehurst, NC USA
Nick BlackburnPRRFebruary 24, 19826'4"240Ada, OK USA
Boof BonserPRROctober 14, 19816'4"245St. Petersburg, FL USA
Craig BreslowPLLAugust 8, 19806'0"190New Haven, CT USA
Brian Buscher3BLRApril 18, 19816'0"200Jacksonville, FL USA
Alexi Casilla2BBRJuly 20, 19845'9"190San Cristobal, San Cristobal D.R.
Howie Clark1BLRFebruary 13, 19745'10"195San Diego, CA USA
Jesse CrainPRRJuly 5, 19816'1"215Toronto, ON CAN
Michael CuddyerRFRRMarch 27, 19796'2"220Norfolk, VA USA
Adam EverettSSRRFebruary 2, 19776'0"180Austell, GA USA
Carlos GomezCFRRDecember 4, 19856'3"220Santiago, Santiago D.R.
Eddie GuardadoPRLOctober 2, 19706'0"195Stockton, CA USA
Matt GuerrierPRRAugust 2, 19786'3"195Cleveland, OH USA
Brendan HarrisIFRRAugust 26, 19806'1"200Queensbury, NY USA
Livan HernandezPRRFebruary 20, 19756'2"245Villa Clara, Cuba
Philip HumberPRRDecember 21, 19826'3"215Nacogdoches, TX USA
Ryan JorgensenCRRMay 4, 19796'2"220Jacksonville, FL USA
Bobby KoreckyPRRSeptember 16, 19795'11"185Hillside, NJ USA
Jason KubelRFLRMay 25, 19826'0"220Belle Fourche, SD USA
Mike Lamb3BLRAugust 9, 19756'1"205West Covina, CA USA
Francisco LirianoPLLOctober 26, 19836'3"220San Cristobal, San Cristobal D.R.
Matt Macri3BRRMay 29, 19826'2"215Des Moines, IA USA
Joe MauerCLRApril 19, 19836'5"225St. Paul, MN USA
Jose MijaresPLLOctober 29, 19845'11"265Caracas, Distrito Federal Venezuela
Craig MonroeCFRRFebruary 27, 19776'1"195Texarkana, TX USA
Justin Morneau1BLRMay 15, 19816'4"220New Westminster, BC CAN
Joe NathanPRRNovember 22, 19746'4"230Houston, TX USA
Pat NeshekPBRSeptember 4, 19806'3"220Madison, WI USA
Glen PerkinsPLLMarch 2, 19836'0"205St. Paul, MN USA
Jason PridieRFLROctober 9, 19836'1"205Phoenix, AZ USA
Nick PuntoSSBRNovember 8, 19775'9"195San Diego, CA USA
Mike RedmondCRRMay 5, 19716'1"185Seattle, WA USA
Dennys ReyesPRLApril 19, 19776'3"250Higuera de Zaragoza, Sinaloa Mexico
Juan RinconPRRJanuary 23, 19795'11"210Maracaibo, Zulia Venezuela
Randy RuizPRROctober 19, 19776'3"250Bronx, NY USA
Kevin SloweyPRRMay 4, 19846'3"200Conroe, TX USA
Denard SpanRFLLFebruary 27, 19846'0"210Tampa, FL USA
Matt TolbertIFBRMay 4, 19826'0"185McComb, MS USA
Delmon YoungLFRRSeptember 14, 19856'3"240Birmingham, AL USA



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