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
Lindsey Vonn completes another downhill training run while Jessie Diggins and the U.S. women’s hockey team are also in action on Saturday in Italy.
