2017 Minnesota Twins season
The 2017 Minnesota Twins season was the 57th season for the franchise in the Twin Cities of Minnesota, their eighth season at Target Field and the 117th overall in the American League. 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.
| 2017 Minnesota Twins | ||
|---|---|---|
| American League Wild Card Winners | ||
| League | American League | |
| Division | Central | |
| Ballpark | Target Field | |
| City | Minneapolis, Minnesota | |
| Record | 85–77 (.525) | |
| Divisional place | 2nd | |
| Owners | Jim Pohlad | |
| President of baseball operations | Derek Falvey | |
| General managers | Thad Levine | |
| Managers | Paul Molitor | |
| Television | Fox Sports North (Dick Bremer, Bert Blyleven, Torii Hunter) | |
| Radio | Go 96.3 (Cory Provus, Dan Gladden) | |
| Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference | |
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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. 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.