The 2008 Minnesota Twins team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 2008 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 2008 Minnesota Twins Opening Day starters list, a 2008 Minnesota Twins salary list, a 2008 Minnesota Twins uniform number breakdown and a 2008 Minnesota Twins primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.
"I'm very proud of this baseball team (the 2008 Minnesota Twins) for the way they fought. We had so many tough games and tough series, and they never stopped playing or quit believing. Just seeing how these guys have responded through all of this, I'm excited for this ballclub and for its future." - Minnesota Twins Manager Ron Gardenhire on MLB.com (Kelly Thesier, Twins never stopped believing, 10/02/08)
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# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
30 | Scott Baker | 6-04 | 215 | Right | Right | 1981-09-19 |
60 | Brian Bass | 6-02 | 215 | Right | Right | 1982-01-06 |
53 | Nick Blackburn | 6-04 | 240 | Right | Right | 1982-02-24 |
26 | Boof Bonser | 6-04 | 260 | Right | Right | 1981-10-14 |
49 | Craig Breslow | 6-00 | 190 | Left | Left | 1980-08-08 |
28 | Jesse Crain | 6-01 | 215 | Right | Right | 1981-07-05 |
18 | Eddie Guardado | 6-00 | 193 | Left | Right | 1970-10-02 |
54 | Matt Guerrier | 6-03 | 195 | Right | Right | 1978-08-02 |
61 | Livan Hernandez | 6-02 | 245 | Right | Right | 1975-02-20 |
38 | Philip Humber | 6-03 | 215 | Right | Right | 1982-12-21 |
41 | Bobby Korecky | 5-11 | 185 | Right | Right | 1979-09-16 |
47 | Francisco Liriano | 6-03 | 220 | Left | Left | 1983-10-26 |
50 | Jose Mijares | 6-00 | 265 | Left | Left | 1984-10-29 |
36 | Joe Nathan | 6-04 | 230 | Right | Right | 1974-11-22 |
17 | Pat Neshek | 6-03 | 220 | Right | Both | 1980-09-04 |
15 | Glen Perkins | 6-00 | 205 | Left | Left | 1983-03-02 |
37 | Dennys Reyes | 6-03 | 250 | Left | Right | 1977-04-19 |
39 | Juan Rincon | 5-11 | 190 | Right | Right | 1979-01-23 |
59 | Kevin Slowey | 6-03 | 205 | Right | Right | 1984-05-04 |
# | Catchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
44 | Ryan Jorgensen | 6-02 | 220 | Right | Right | 1979-05-04 |
7 | Joe Mauer | 6-05 | 225 | Right | Left | 1983-04-19 |
55 | Mike Redmond | 5-11 | 200 | Right | Right | 1971-05-05 |
# | Infielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
32 | Brian Buscher | 6-00 | 200 | Right | Left | 1981-04-18 |
25 | Alexi Casilla | 5-09 | 170 | Right | Both | 1984-07-20 |
19 | Howie Clark | 5-10 | 191 | Right | Left | 1974-02-13 |
12 | Adam Everett | 6-00 | 156 | Right | Right | 1977-02-05 |
23 | Brendan Harris | 6-01 | 200 | Right | Right | 1980-08-26 |
24 | Mike Lamb | 6-01 | 195 | Right | Left | 1975-08-09 |
18, 27 | Matt Macri | 6-02 | 215 | Right | Right | 1982-05-29 |
33 | Justin Morneau | 6-04 | 220 | Right | Left | 1981-05-15 |
8 | Nick Punto | 5-09 | 195 | Right | Both | 1977-11-08 |
20 | Matt Tolbert | 6-00 | 185 | Right | Both | 1982-05-04 |
# | Outfielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
5 | Michael Cuddyer | 6-02 | 220 | Right | Right | 1979-03-27 |
22 | Carlos Gómez | 6-03 | 220 | Right | Right | 1985-12-04 |
16 | Jason Kubel | 6-00 | 220 | Right | Left | 1982-05-25 |
11 | Jason Pridie | 6-01 | 205 | Right | Left | 1983-10-09 |
2 | Denard Span | 6-00 | 210 | Left | Left | 1984-02-27 |
21 | Delmon Young | 6-03 | 240 | Right | Right | 1985-09-14 |
# | Other Positions | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
27 | Craig Monroe | 6-01 | 195 | Right | Right | 1977-02-27 |
56 | Randy Ruiz | 6-03 | 235 | Right | Right | 1977-10-19 |
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
2008 Minnesota Twins Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac |
The 2008 Minnesota Twins played 163 games during the regular season, won 88 games, lost 75 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome (Park Factors: 92/93) where 2,302,431 fans witnessed their 2008 Twins finish the season with a .540 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 2008 Minnesota Twins Opening Day starters list, a 2008 Minnesota Twins salary list, a 2008 Minnesota Twins uniform number breakdown and a 2008 Minnesota Twins primary starters list:
Did you know that a 2008 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)?