2017 Minnesota Twins season

2017 Minnesota Twins
American League Wild Card Winners
LeagueAmerican League
DivisionCentral
BallparkTarget Field
CityMinneapolis, Minnesota
Record85–77 (.525)
Divisional place2nd
OwnersJim Pohlad
President of baseball operationsDerek Falvey
General managersThad Levine
ManagersPaul Molitor
TelevisionFox Sports North
(Dick Bremer, Bert Blyleven, Torii Hunter)
RadioGo 96.3
(Cory Provus, Dan Gladden)
StatsESPN.com
Baseball Reference
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The 2017 Minnesota Twins season was the 57th season for the franchise in the Twin Cities of Minnesota, eighth season at Target Field, and 117th overall in Major League Baseball (MLB). The Twins began the season on April 3 at home against the Kansas City Royals and finished the year on October 1 at home against the Detroit Tigers.

On September 27, the Twins clinched the second wild-card berth to become the first team in Major League Baseball history to reach the postseason after losing 100 games the previous season.[1] They were able to take advantage of a weak American League, as they made the playoffs despite their pedestrian 85–77 record, the worst record to make the playoffs since the 2008 Los Angeles Dodgers. They lost to the New York Yankees in the ALWC Game.

  1. ^ FOX. "Twins clinch playoff spot, continue historic turnaround". KMSP. Retrieved September 28, 2017.