Justin Morneau continued the evolution of Canadian Baseball players, who along with Joe Mauer and Johan Santana, was part of a group of star players that the Twins had in the 2000s.
Morneau debuted for the Twins in 2002, and became their lead First Baseman two years later. He had his best season in 2005, winning the MVP on a 34 HR/130 RBI season while batting .321, but he was not boing to be a one-great season player. Morneau went to the next four All-Star Games, and was second for the MVP in 2007. He also had a four-year run (2005-08) where he had at least 23 Home Runs, 100 RBI, and batted at least .270 with a Slugging Percentage of .490 or greater.
As Morneau declined, he became expandable, and the then-struggling Twins traded him to Pittsburgh during the 2012 Season. WIth Minnesota, Morneau batted .278 with 1,318 Hits and 221 Home Runs.
Morneau entered the Twins Hall of Fame in 2020.
29. Justin Morneau
- General
- Awards
- Career Stats
- Born: May 15, 1981 in New Westminster, BC CAN
- Weight: 220 lbs.
- Height: 6'4"
- Bats: L
- Throws: R
- Debut: June 10, 2003
- Final Game: October 02, 2016
| AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11398 | 1544 | 3206 | 494 | 1970 | 10 | 0.281 |
The Bullet Points
- Position: First Base
- Acquired: Selected in the Third Round of the Amateur Draft 6/2/99.
- Departed: Traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Alex Presley and a Player to be Named Later (which would be Duke Welker) 8/31/13.
- Games Played: 1278
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Notable Statistics: 669 Runs Scored
1,318 Hits
289 Doubles
16 Triples
221 Home Runs
860 Runs Batted In
5 Stolen Bases
.278/.347/.485 Slash Line
22.9 bWAR
7 Playoff Games
4 Runs Scored
9 Hits
3 Doubles
0 Triples
2 Home Runs
4 Runs Batted In
0 Stolen Bases
.310/.310/.621 Slash Line -
Major Accolades and Awards: MVP (2006)
All-Star (2007, 2008, 2009 & 2010)
Silver Slugger (2006 & 2008)
Most Sacrifice Flies (2006)
Most Putouts (2007 & 2008)
Most Putouts by a First Baseman (2007 & 2008)
Most Assists by a First Baseman (2006)
Most Double Plays Turned by a First Baseman (2008)
Most Total Zone Runs by a First Baseman (2010)
Highest Range Factor per Game by a First Baseman (2012 & 2013*)
Highest Fielding Percentage by a First Baseman (2013*)
*Traded on August 31 to the Pittsburgh Pirates in the National League.
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