The #MNTwins' 2nd manager, following Cookie Lavagetto, Sam Mele spent 8 seasons leading the team. His Twins teams won 524 games & went to the 1965 World Series as the AL pennant winners.

This guy is having a very good rookie season so far. #SFGiants

A premier relief pitcher for the Blue Jays during the early 90s, Duane Ward saved 121 games across 9 seasons, almost entirely with the Jays (he spent part of the 1986 season with Atlanta). Ward was a key member of the bullpens that helped Toronto win back to back World Series'. RIP Duane.

1979 Topps Football Minnesota Vikings team collection. An insane level of talent here.

Sparky Anderson's first manager card. 1970 Topps baseball. Airbrushed hat. He was 36 years old, going on 60.

Jay Ward began his professional career at age 17. He spent 15 years in the minors & briefly spent parts of 3 seasons in the MLB, including 2 years with the #MNTwins. He spent the 1966 seasons w/the Chunichi Dragons in Japan, where he was a teammate of former Red Sox outfielder Gene Stephens.

Former Mets All Star Ron Hunt, who also played 3 seasons with the #SFGiants, died on Wednesday at the age of 85. He led the league in being hit by a pitch 7 straight seasons & ranks #6 all time on the career HBP list. A 2x All Star, he played 12 MLB seasons. RIP Ron.

1978 Topps Rawly Eastwick and Steve Dunning card😁

Never forget. This future HOFer started his career out in Minnesota. #NormGreenStillSucks

They're red hot. Right behind my hometown Minnesota Lynx. Love it!

Love these old All Star game cards. The 1987 game was the last one held in Oakland. Williams & Hunter were honorary captains. The game was scoreless until the 13th inning, when Tim Raines hit a 2 run triple. He won the All Star MVP Award, as the NL took the game 2-0.

An Oil Can Boyd auto collection.

A baseball lifer, Phil Regan was an All Star relief pitcher, a major league coach, a scout, a minor league and major league manager, an Olympic team coach, and more. Phil died yesterday at the age of 89. RIP Phil.

Roy Face holds the record for most wins for a relief pitcher, compiling a 18-1 record in 1959 & finishing 7th in the NL MVP race. Aaron Ashby currently has a 12-1 record as a reliever. We can talk about the value of wins in the modern game, but the fact that he leads both leagues is truly something.

Remember when this guy was hotter than hot ... for about a month? He also spent time with the #SFGiants the following season, then ended up spending the rest of his career in Mexico and the Dominican Winter League.

Darrell Jackson pitched for the #MNTwins for parts of 5 seasons, winning 20 games. His best season was in 1980, when he spent most of the year in the starting rotation, finishing with a 2.8 WAR, 9 wins and a 3.87 ERA. He died on Sunday at the age of 70. RIP Darrell.

Thank you so much to @smith6668.bsky.social for this amazing RAK for my pc. I'm still a little stunned. So cool!

Former #SFGiants' relief pitcher Al Holland, who was a top 10 Cy Young Award and MVP finisher + an All Star closer for the Phillies in 1983-84, died on the 4th of July. He was 73. RIP Al.

The fun never ends in a box like this one.

Overshadowed by the guy he was traded for at the end of the 1981 season, Garry Templeton had a very solid career. A 3x All Star and 2x Silver Slugger, Garry had over 2,000 hits during a 16 year MLB career.

Dennis Maruk. His family lineage is Ukrainian. He was born in Canada. He became a hockey star in the U.S.

A pair of All Star pitchers. #SFGiants #MNTwins

2022 Topps Luis Arraez All Star Game relic card from when he was with the #MNTwins. He'll go to his 4th All Star game this month as a member of the #SFGiants.

2021 Topps Allen & Ginter Chrome Mini Byron Buxton /5. Super rare card of the now 3x All Star. #MNTwins

Yes. Which means in a way, this is Mike's rookie card.

The 1958 Topps baseball set, the first one after the #SFGiants moved to San Francisco, included rookie cards for future HOFer Orlando Cepeda, future Cy Young Award winner Mike McCormick & future All Star Jim Davenport.

Thank you to @alanabbs.bsky.socia for this cool 1986 Donruss box bottom.

Briefly in the #SFGiants' minor league system in 2023, following stints with the Rays, Dodgers & Pirates, Yoshi returned to Japan in 2024, where he's hit 234 homers during a 13 year career in the Nippon Professional League (NPB). Even after 17 professional seasons, he's still only 34 years old.

The 1986 Topps baseball set features an insane level of manager talent.

Cal Ripken standing next to Lou Gehrig's Yankee Stadium monument nearly 4 seasons before he broke Lou's record for most consecutive games played feels a bit prophetic. Sure, he was on his way, but it was still bold to suggest he'd break that record. 1992 Topps baseball.