1998 Minnesota Twins Roster

The 1998 Minnesota Twins team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1998 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1998 Minnesota Twins Opening Day starters list, a 1998 Minnesota Twins salary list, a 1998 Minnesota Twins uniform number breakdown and a 1998 Minnesota Twins primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1998 Minnesota Twins



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Complete Roster  
 

38 Rick Aguilera 6-05 205 Right Right 1961-12-31
24 Travis Baptist 6-00 195 Right Left 1971-12-30
58 Hector Carrasco 6-02 175 Right Right 1969-10-22
18 Eddie Guardado 6-00 193 Left Right 1970-10-02
32 LaTroy Hawkins 6-05 195 Right Right 1972-12-21
20 Travis Miller 6-03 205 Left Right 1972-11-02
41 Eric Milton 6-03 220 Left Left 1975-08-04
30 Mike Morgan 6-02 215 Right Right 1959-10-08
31 Dan Naulty 6-06 210 Right Right 1970-01-06
22 Brad Radke 6-02 180 Right Right 1972-10-27
23 Todd Ritchie 6-03 205 Right Right 1971-11-07
33 Frankie Rodriguez 6-00 190 Right Right 1972-12-11
53 Benj Sampson 6-02 210 Left Right 1975-04-27
16 Dan Serafini 6-01 185 Left Both 1974-01-25
17 Greg Swindell 6-03 225 Left Right 1965-01-02
39 Bob Tewksbury 6-04 200 Right Right 1960-11-30
21 Mike Trombley 6-02 208 Right Right 1967-04-14
9 A.J. Pierzynski 6-03 220 Right Left 1976-12-30
36 Terry Steinbach 6-01 195 Right Right 1962-03-02
26 Javier Valentin 5-10 198 Right Both 1975-09-19
8 Ron Coomer 5-11 195 Right Right 1966-11-18
5 Brent Gates 6-01 180 Right Both 1970-03-14
7 Denny Hocking 5-10 176 Right Both 1970-04-02
47 Corey Koskie 6-03 217 Right Left 1973-06-28
2 Pat Meares 6-00 188 Right Right 1968-09-06
9 Orlando Merced 5-11 170 Right Both 1966-11-02
51 Doug Mientkiewicz 6-02 200 Right Left 1974-06-19
27 David Ortiz 6-04 230 Left Left 1975-11-18
15 Jon Shave 6-00 185 Right Right 1967-11-04
37 Scott Stahoviak 6-05 210 Right Left 1970-03-06
12 Todd Walker 6-00 180 Right Left 1973-05-25
40 Marty Cordova 6-00 200 Right Right 1969-07-10
48 Torii Hunter 6-02 205 Right Right 1975-07-18
28 Chris Latham 6-00 195 Right Both 1973-05-26
50 Matt Lawton 5-09 180 Right Left 1971-11-30
1 Otis Nixon 6-02 180 Right Both 1959-01-09
25 Alex Ochoa 6-00 185 Right Right 1972-03-29
4 Paul Molitor 6-00 185 Right Right 1956-08-22
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The 1998 Minnesota Twins played 162 games during the regular season, won 70 games, lost 92 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at Hubert H Humphery Metrodome (Park Factors: 100/101) where 1,165,976 fans witnessed their 1998 Twins finish the season with a .432 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1998 Minnesota Twins Opening Day starters list, a 1998 Minnesota Twins salary list, a 1998 Minnesota Twins uniform number breakdown and a 1998 Minnesota Twins primary starters list:

1998 Minnesota Twins
Opening Day Starters


Ron Coomer
Marty Cordova
Brent Gates
Pat Meares
Paul Molitor
Otis Nixon
Alex Ochoa
David Ortiz
Brad Radke
Terry Steinbach

1998 Minnesota Twins
Most Games by Position

C Terry Steinbach (119)
1B David Ortiz (70)
2B Todd Walker (140)
3B Brent Gates (77)
SS Pat Meares (149)
LF Marty Cordova (115)
CF Otis Nixon (108)
RF Matt Lawton (100)
DH Paul Molitor (115)
  
SP LaTroy Hawkins
SP Eric Milton
SP Mike Morgan
SP Brad Radke
SP Bob Tewksbury
  
RP Hector Carrasco
RP Eddie Guardado
RP Dan Serafini
RP Greg Swindell
RP Mike Trombley
CL Rick Aguilera


1998 Minnesota Twins
Salaries

Paul Molitor $4,250,000.00
Terry Steinbach $2,850,000.00
Rick Aguilera $2,750,000.00
Pat Meares $2,500,000.00
Marty Cordova $2,000,000.00
Otis Nixon $2,000,000.00
Bob Tewksbury $1,750,000.00
Brad Radke $1,400,000.00
Mike Morgan $1,300,000.00
Greg Swindell $1,300,000.00
Orlando Merced $800,000.00
Hector Carrasco $700,000.00
Eddie Guardado $650,000.00
Frankie Rodriguez $425,000.00
Mike Trombley $425,000.00
Brent Gates $350,000.00
Ron Coomer $325,000.00
Matt Lawton $215,000.00
Denny Hocking $185,000.00
Dan Naulty $185,000.00
Alex Ochoa $182,500.00
LaTroy Hawkins $180,000.00
Todd Ritchie $180,000.00
Todd Walker $175,000.00
Travis Baptist $170,000.00
Eric Milton $170,000.00
David Ortiz $170,000.00
Dan Serafini $170,000.00
Javier Valentin $170,000.00


1998 Minnesota Twins
Uniform Numbers

#1 Otis Nixon
#2 Pat Meares
#4 Paul Molitor
#5 Brent Gates
#7 Denny Hocking
#8 Ron Coomer
#9 Orlando Merced
#9 A.J. Pierzynski
#12 Todd Walker
#15 Jon Shave
#16 Dan Serafini
#17 Greg Swindell
#18 Eddie Guardado
#20 Travis Miller
#21 Mike Trombley
#22 Brad Radke
#23 Todd Ritchie
#24 Travis Baptist
#25 Alex Ochoa
#26 Javier Valentin
#27 David Ortiz
#28 Chris Latham
#30 Mike Morgan
#31 Dan Naulty
#32 LaTroy Hawkins
#33 Frankie Rodriguez
#36 Terry Steinbach
#37 Scott Stahoviak
#38 Rick Aguilera
#39 Bob Tewksbury
#40 Marty Cordova
#41 Eric Milton
#47 Corey Koskie
#48 Torii Hunter
#50 Matt Lawton
#51 Doug Mientkiewicz
#53 Benj Sampson
#58 Hector Carrasco

Did you know that a 1998 Minnesota Twins Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?