The Twins have had some very good rookie hitters over the years and based on their minor league stats it appears that more are on the way. Here is a list of the top Twins rookie home run hitters since 1961.
| Rk | Player | HR | Year | Age | G | AB | R | H | RBI | SB | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmie Hall (RoY-3rd) | 33 | 1963 | 25 | 156 | 497 | 88 | 129 | 80 | 3 | .260 | .863 |
| 2 | Tony Oliva (RoY-1st) | 32 | 1964 | 25 | 161 | 672 | 109 | 217 | 94 | 12 | .323 | .916 |
| 3 | Gary Gaetti (RoY-5th) | 25 | 1982 | 23 | 145 | 508 | 59 | 117 | 84 | 0 | .230 | .723 |
| 4 | Marty Cordova (RoY-1st) | 24 | 1995 | 25 | 137 | 512 | 81 | 142 | 84 | 20 | .277 | .839 |
| 5 | Kent Hrbek (RoY-2nd) | 23 | 1982 | 22 | 140 | 532 | 82 | 160 | 92 | 3 | .301 | .848 |
| 6 | Bobby Darwin | 22 | 1972 | 29 | 145 | 513 | 48 | 137 | 80 | 2 | .267 | .769 |
| 7 | Tom Brunansky | 20 | 1982 | 21 | 127 | 463 | 77 | 126 | 46 | 1 | .272 | .848 |
| 8 | Justin Morneau | 19 | 2004 | 23 | 74 | 280 | 39 | 76 | 58 | 0 | .271 | .875 |
| 9 | Rich Rollins | 16 | 1962 | 24 | 159 | 624 | 96 | 186 | 96 | 3 | .298 | .802 |
| 10 | Lew Ford | 15 | 2004 | 27 | 154 | 569 | 89 | 170 | 72 | 20 | .299 | .827 |
| 11 | Dan Ford | 15 | 1975 | 23 | 130 | 440 | 72 | 123 | 59 | 6 | .280 | .767 |