Eduardo Nunez on Tuesday became the 65th Twins player to appear in an All-Star Game, though like Kurt Suzuki two years ago, he didn't get a plate appearance. Here are the most frequent Twins' All-Stars:
PlayerGamesStarts
Rod Carew1111
Kirby Puckett106
Harmon Killebrew105
Joe Mauer64
Earl Battey54
Tony Oliva63
Chuck Knoblauch40
Cammilo Pascual30
Justin Morneau30
It shouldn't have been a surprise that Max Kepler hit the Twins' first grand slam of the season last Sunday; the rookie outfielder has had twice as many plate appearances with bases loaded than any other Twin. The most frequent batters with three runners on base in the first half:
PAHBIAvg
Max Kepler13312.273
Robbie Grossman624.333
Kurt Suzuki613.200
Eduardo Nunez614.200
Eddie Rosario615.250
Eduardo Escobar614.200
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