2002 Minnesota Twins Roster

The 2002 Minnesota Twins team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 2002 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 2002 Minnesota Twins Opening Day starters list, a 2002 Minnesota Twins salary list, a 2002 Minnesota Twins uniform number breakdown and a 2002 Minnesota Twins primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

"He's (Carl Pohlad) given us plenty to work with the last year-and-a-half here. He wants to keep the team together. We're trying to put a good club out there again, and we'll do the best we can." – General Manager Terry Ryan

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2002 Minnesota Twins



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Complete Roster  
 

28 Jack Cressend 6-01 185 Right Right 1975-05-13
52 Tony Fiore 6-04 210 Right Right 1971-10-12
50 Kevin Frederick 6-01 210 Right Left 1976-11-04
18 Eddie Guardado 6-00 193 Left Right 1970-10-02
32 LaTroy Hawkins 6-05 220 Right Right 1972-12-21
42 Mike Jackson 6-00 200 Right Right 1964-12-22
51 Matt Kinney 6-05 220 Right Right 1976-12-16
49 Kyle Lohse 6-02 210 Right Right 1978-10-04
25 Joe Mays 6-01 185 Right Both 1975-12-10
20 Travis Miller 6-03 205 Left Right 1972-11-02
21 Eric Milton 6-03 220 Left Left 1975-08-04
22 Brad Radke 6-02 180 Right Right 1972-10-27
31 Rick Reed 6-00 205 Right Right 1964-08-16
39 Juan Rincon 5-11 190 Right Right 1979-01-23
20 Jose Rodriguez 6-01 215 Left Left 1974-12-18
33 J.C. Romero 5-11 205 Left Both 1976-06-04
57 Johan Santana 6-00 210 Left Left 1979-03-13
19 Mike Trombley 6-02 208 Right Right 1967-04-14
46 Bob Wells 6-00 180 Right Right 1966-11-01
26 A.J. Pierzynski 6-03 235 Right Left 1976-12-30
12 Tom Prince 5-11 185 Right Right 1964-08-13
8 Javier Valentin 5-10 198 Right Both 1975-09-19
38 Casey Blake 6-02 205 Right Right 1973-08-23
1 Jay Canizaro 5-09 170 Right Right 1973-07-04
15 Cristian Guzman 6-00 195 Right Both 1978-03-21
7 Denny Hocking 5-10 176 Right Both 1970-04-02
47 Corey Koskie 6-03 217 Right Left 1973-06-28
16 Doug Mientkiewicz 6-02 200 Right Left 1974-06-19
36 Warren Morris 5-11 179 Right Left 1974-01-11
27 David Ortiz 6-04 250 Left Left 1975-11-18
2 Luis Rivas 5-11 175 Right Right 1979-08-30
58 Todd Sears 6-01 185 Right Left 1975-10-23
30 Brian Buchanan 6-04 230 Right Right 1973-07-21
5 Michael Cuddyer 6-02 220 Right Right 1979-03-27
48 Torii Hunter 6-02 225 Right Right 1975-07-18
11 Jacque Jones 5-10 176 Left Left 1975-04-25
23 Bobby Kielty 6-01 215 Right Both 1976-08-05
44 David Lamb 6-02 165 Right Both 1975-06-06
17 Dustan Mohr 6-00 210 Right Right 1976-06-19
41 Michael Restovich 6-04 235 Right Right 1979-01-03
54 Mike Ryan 6-00 185 Right Left 1977-07-06
24 Matt LeCroy 6-02 225 Right Right 1975-12-13


The 2002 Minnesota Twins played 161 games during the regular season, won 94 games, lost 67 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome (Park Factors: 98/99) where 1,924,354 fans witnessed their 2002 Twins finish the season with a .584 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 2002 Minnesota Twins Opening Day starters list, a 2002 Minnesota Twins salary list, a 2002 Minnesota Twins uniform number breakdown and a 2002 Minnesota Twins primary starters list:

2002 Minnesota Twins
Opening Day Starters


Jay Canizaro
Cristian Guzman
Torii Hunter
Jacque Jones
Corey Koskie
Doug Mientkiewicz
Dustan Mohr
David Ortiz
A.J. Pierzynski
Brad Radke

2002 Minnesota Twins
Most Games by Position

C A.J. Pierzynski (124)
1B Doug Mientkiewicz (143)
2B Luis Rivas (93)
3B Corey Koskie (138)
SS Cristian Guzman (147)
LF Jacque Jones (143)
CF Torii Hunter (146)
RF Dustan Mohr (94)
  
SP Kyle Lohse
SP Joe Mays
SP Eric Milton
SP Brad Radke
SP Rick Reed
  
RP Jack Cressend
RP Tony Fiore
RP LaTroy Hawkins
RP Mike Jackson
RP J.C. Romero
RP Bob Wells
CL Eddie Guardado


2002 Minnesota Twins
Salaries

Brad Radke $8,750,000.00
Rick Reed $7,000,000.00
Eric Milton $4,000,000.00
LaTroy Hawkins $2,750,000.00
Torii Hunter $2,400,000.00
Joe Mays $2,350,000.00
Corey Koskie $2,150,000.00
Eddie Guardado $1,800,000.00
Bob Wells $1,700,000.00
Cristian Guzman $1,425,000.00
Denny Hocking $1,100,000.00
David Ortiz $950,000.00
Mike Jackson $500,000.00
Tom Prince $450,000.00
Casey Blake $330,000.00
Jacque Jones $312,500.00
Travis Miller $300,000.00
Doug Mientkiewicz $285,000.00
Warren Morris $275,000.00
A.J. Pierzynski $250,000.00
Luis Rivas $240,000.00
Jay Canizaro $235,000.00
Brian Buchanan $225,000.00
Johan Santana $225,000.00
Jack Cressend $222,500.00
Kyle Lohse $215,000.00
J.C. Romero $215,000.00
Javier Valentin $212,000.00
Matt Kinney $205,500.00
David Lamb $205,000.00
Michael Cuddyer $200,000.00
Tony Fiore $200,000.00
Kevin Frederick $200,000.00
Bobby Kielty $200,000.00
Matt LeCroy $200,000.00
Dustan Mohr $200,000.00
Michael Restovich $200,000.00
Juan Rincon $200,000.00
Mike Ryan $200,000.00
Todd Sears $200,000.00


2002 Minnesota Twins
Uniform Numbers

#1 Jay Canizaro
#2 Luis Rivas
#5 Michael Cuddyer
#7 Denny Hocking
#8 Javier Valentin
#11 Jacque Jones
#12 Tom Prince
#15 Cristian Guzman
#16 Doug Mientkiewicz
#17 Dustan Mohr
#18 Eddie Guardado
#19 Mike Trombley
#20 Travis Miller
#20 Jose Rodriguez
#21 Eric Milton
#22 Brad Radke
#23 Bobby Kielty
#24 Matt LeCroy
#25 Joe Mays
#26 A.J. Pierzynski
#27 David Ortiz
#28 Jack Cressend
#30 Brian Buchanan
#31 Rick Reed
#32 LaTroy Hawkins
#33 J.C. Romero
#36 Warren Morris
#38 Casey Blake
#39 Juan Rincon
#41 Michael Restovich
#42 Mike Jackson
#44 David Lamb
#46 Bob Wells
#47 Corey Koskie
#48 Torii Hunter
#49 Kyle Lohse
#50 Kevin Frederick
#51 Matt Kinney
#52 Tony Fiore
#54 Mike Ryan
#57 Johan Santana
#58 Todd Sears

Did you know that a 2002 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)?

     

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