STARTING OFF STRONG
With nine RBI over his final two games of April, Miguel Sano finished with the third-highest RBI total before May 1 than all but two other Twins:
Player, yearGHRRBI
Chris Colabello, 201424327
Kirby Puckett, 199425226
Miguel Sano, 201723725
Brant Alyea, 197017523
Ron Coomer, 200022523
Kent Hrbek, 198222822
Dave Hollins, 199625722
Justin Morneau, 200827622
Matt Lawton, 200026322
Source: Baseball Reference
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