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Twins relievers with highest SO/9

What Twins reliever would you call on to get a strikeout when you needed one and convert the save into a win? Maybe this will help you decide. This table shows you most of the top relievers in Twins history.

The criteria covers combined seasons, from 1961 to 2025, At least 90% games in relief, Playing for MIN, in the regular season, requiring Games Pitched >= 25 and Strikeouts per 9 IP >= 9, sorted by descending Strikeouts per 9 IP.

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Query Results Table
Rk Player SO9 G From To Age W L ERA SV IP H HR SO BF WHIP H9 HR9 BB9 SO9 SO/BB
1 Brock Stewart 11.6 83 2023 2025 31-33 4 1 2.33 1 77.1 60 6 100 315 1.164 7.0 0.7 3.5 11.6 3.33
2 Jhoan Duran 11.2 223 2022 2025 24-27 17 23 2.47 74 233.2 184 17 292 955 1.104 7.1 0.7 2.9 11.2 3.95
3 Jovani Morán 11.1 79 2021 2023 24-26 2 3 4.15 1 91.0 69 3 112 386 1.330 6.8 0.3 5.1 11.1 2.15
4 Joe Nathan 10.9 460 2004 2011 29-36 24 13 2.16 260 463.1 309 34 561 1827 0.956 6.0 0.7 2.6 10.9 4.19
5 Sergio Romo 10.5 51 2019 2020 36-37 1 3 3.59 8 42.2 33 6 50 180 1.031 7.0 1.3 2.3 10.5 4.55
6 Pat Neshek 10.5 132 2006 2010 25-29 11 6 3.05 0 129.2 86 16 151 515 1.010 6.0 1.1 3.1 10.5 3.36
7 Cody Stashak 10.4 55 2019 2022 25-28 4 1 4.13 0 72.0 72 8 83 301 1.194 9.0 1.0 1.8 10.4 5.93
8 Taylor Rogers 10.3 319 2016 2021 25-30 17 18 3.15 50 314.2 286 30 361 1296 1.150 8.2 0.9 2.2 10.3 4.75
9 Fernando Rodney 10.3 46 2018 2018 41 3 2 3.09 25 43.2 42 5 50 192 1.397 8.7 1.0 3.9 10.3 2.63
10 Emilio Pagán 10.1 125 2022 2023 31-32 9 8 3.67 10 132.1 105 17 149 547 1.149 7.1 1.2 3.2 10.1 3.17
11 Griffin Jax 10.1 276 2021 2025 26-30 23 29 4.06 15 336.2 289 43 378 1398 1.144 7.7 1.1 2.6 10.1 3.94
12 Trevor Megill 9.8 39 2022 2022 28 4 3 4.80 0 45.0 50 4 49 196 1.489 10.0 0.8 3.4 9.8 2.88
13 Grant Balfour 9.8 55 2001 2004 23-26 5 1 4.63 0 68.0 61 10 74 301 1.456 8.1 1.3 5.0 9.8 1.95
14 Juan Minaya 9.8 35 2021 2022 30-31 3 1 3.08 0 49.2 35 4 54 212 1.208 6.3 0.7 4.5 9.8 2.16
15 Caleb Thielbar 9.8 347 2013 2024 26-37 23 12 3.38 4 320.0 273 33 347 1326 1.188 7.7 0.9 3.0 9.8 3.24
16 Matt Magill 9.7 68 2018 2019 28-29 5 3 4.02 0 85.0 88 15 92 382 1.482 9.3 1.6 4.0 9.7 2.42
17 Tyler Robertson 9.7 42 2012 2013 24-25 2 2 5.54 0 26.0 22 5 28 115 1.385 7.6 1.7 4.8 9.7 2.00
18 Zach Duke 9.4 45 2018 2018 35 3 4 3.62 0 37.1 44 0 39 178 1.580 10.6 0.0 3.6 9.4 2.60
19 Kody Funderburk 9.3 77 2023 2025 26-28 7 1 4.31 2 87.2 91 7 91 391 1.471 9.3 0.7 3.9 9.3 2.39
20 Jorge Alcala 9.3 166 2019 2025 23-29 9 13 4.32 1 187.2 152 31 193 764 1.178 7.3 1.5 3.3 9.3 2.80
21 Ryan O’Rourke 9.2 54 2015 2016 27-28 0 1 4.98 0 47.0 34 6 48 198 1.255 6.5 1.1 4.8 9.2 1.92
22 Michael Tonkin 9.2 175 2013 2025 23-35 5 4 4.44 0 186.2 193 28 190 821 1.404 9.3 1.4 3.3 9.2 2.75
23 Cole Sands 9.1 157 2022 2025 24-27 13 10 4.19 8 195.2 179 21 198 834 1.206 8.2 1.0 2.6 9.1 3.47
24 Tyler Clippard 9.0 26 2020 2020 35 2 1 2.77 0 26.0 19 2 26 98 0.885 6.6 0.7 1.4 9.0 6.50
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2021 Twins Turkey of the Year

Happy Thanksgiving everyone

Time seems to have gotten away from me and it was only in the last few days that I realized it was that time again, time to pick another Twins Turkey of the Year. This years winner will be number 13. So far we have only had one repeat winner and that was President and CEO Dave St. Peter who took the honors in 2013 and again in 2019.

With the 2021 Minnesota Twins expected to do well and go deep in the playoffs by their fans and the so called baseball experts and then to see the team finish 73-89 and in last place in the American League Central Division you would have to think that there were more turkeys then you could shake a stick at. You would be right.

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According to ELIAS – Max Kepler

Kepler trades bruise for win

Max Kepler

The Twins beat the White Sox on yesterday afternoon when Juan Minaya hit Max Kepler with a pitch with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning. It was the second time since the Twins franchise moved to Minnesota in 1961 that they won a game on a walk-off hit-by-pitch. The other walk-off hit-by-pitch for the Twins was when their current manager, Paul Molitor, was hit by Jeff Montgomery of the Royals in the bottom of the tenth inning on May 1, 1996.

It was the first walk-off hit-by-pitch in the major leagues this season.