Rod Carew of the Minnesota Twins down and ready to make a play. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)
The Minnesota Twins have had a long history of truly elite left-handed hitters. We break down the eight best to ever wear the Twins jersey.
The Minnesota Twins have had so many fantastic hitters in their history, and Twins fans have been able to see so many all-star players here on a regular basis. Knowing that, I have created a list of the 16 best hitters in Twins history.
I wanted to make it a little easier to split up, so I created a list of the eight best left-handed hitters and a list of the eight best right-handed hitters spanning the lifetime of the franchise, and we’ll start with the left-handers.