No. 8: Minnesota Twins
For the most part, I abhor April Fool’s gags. However, when our good friend Talia, who handles a lot of social media for us, wanted to try a joke, well, she came up with a pretty funny one, I think.
This is funny on its own, which is what makes it work. But I think some of you might know that one of the few things in this world I abhor more than April Fool’s gags is, yes, pickleball, which I hate with the heat of a thousand suns. It also would have been funny if it were WHY WE LOVE THE INTENTIONAL WALK, but that would probably not have made as good a cover.
What’s the deal with the Twins and all these home runs?
In 2019, kind of out of nowhere, the Minnesota Twins set the major league record for most home runs in a season. When I say out of nowhere, well, the whole crazy 2019 home run explosion came a little bit out of nowhere. Yes, home runs were way up coming into the year, and everybody was talking about how the baseballs were obviously juiced, but still…
Here is the number of home runs hit by each team in 2019 and where that total ranks in club history: