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2009 Minnesota Twins Roster by Baseball Almanac

2009 Minnesota Twins Roster

The 2009 Minnesota Twins team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 2009 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 2009 Minnesota Twins Opening Day starters list, a 2009 Minnesota Twins salary list, a 2009 Minnesota Twins uniform number breakdown and a 2009 Minnesota Twins primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

"Everybody has written us (the 2009 Minnesota Twins) off, and rightfully so. We looked pretty ugly. But we didn't write ourselves off and that's all that matters." - Minnesota Twins Manager Ron Gardenhire on MLB.com (10/04/09, Kelly Thesier, 'Twins sink KC, force game No. 163')

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2009 Minnesota Twins



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Complete Roster  
 

18 Luis Ayala 6-02 175 Right Right 1978-01-12
30 Scott Baker 6-04 220 Right Right 1981-09-19
53 Nick Blackburn 6-04 240 Right Right 1982-02-24
49 Craig Breslow 6-01 190 Left Left 1980-08-08
28 Jesse Crain 6-01 215 Right Right 1981-07-05
39 R.A. Dickey 6-02 215 Right Right 1974-10-29
52 Brian Duensing 6-00 205 Left Left 1983-02-22
63 Armando Gabino 6-03 210 Right Right 1983-08-31
54 Matt Guerrier 6-03 195 Right Right 1978-08-02
60 Sean Henn 6-05 200 Left Right 1981-04-23
38 Philip Humber 6-04 210 Right Right 1982-12-21
44 Bobby Keppel 6-05 205 Right Right 1982-06-11
47 Francisco Liriano 6-02 215 Left Left 1983-10-26
37 Ron Mahay 6-02 200 Left Left 1971-06-28
49 Jeff Manship 6-02 210 Right Right 1985-01-16
50 Jose Mijares 6-00 265 Left Left 1984-10-29
31 Juan Morillo 6-03 190 Right Right 1983-11-05
61 Kevin Mulvey 6-02 195 Right Right 1985-05-26
36 Joe Nathan 6-04 230 Right Right 1974-11-22
48 Carl Pavano 6-05 230 Right Right 1976-01-08
15 Glen Perkins 6-00 205 Left Left 1983-03-02
60 Jon Rauch 6-11 290 Right Right 1978-09-27
59 Kevin Slowey 6-03 200 Right Right 1984-05-04
51 Anthony Swarzak 6-04 210 Right Right 1985-09-10
7 Joe Mauer 6-05 230 Right Left 1983-04-19
58 Jose Morales 5-11 190 Right Both 1983-02-20
55 Mike Redmond 5-11 200 Right Right 1971-05-05
32 Brian Buscher 6-00 200 Right Left 1981-04-18
18 Orlando Cabrera 5-11 165 Right Right 1974-11-02
25 Alexi Casilla 5-09 170 Right Both 1984-07-20
24 Joe Crede 6-02 195 Right Right 1978-04-26
23 Brendan Harris 6-01 200 Right Right 1980-08-26
19 Justin Huber 6-02 200 Right Right 1982-07-01
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
5 Michael Cuddyer 6-02 220 Right Right 1979-03-27
22 Carlos Gomez 6-04 215 Right Right 1985-12-04
16 Jason Kubel 6-00 220 Right Left 1982-05-25
2 Denard Span 6-00 210 Left Left 1984-02-27
21 Delmon Young 6-03 240 Right Right 1985-09-14
11 Jason Pridie 6-01 200 Right Left 1983-10-09


The 2009 Minnesota Twins played 163 games during the regular season, won 87 games, lost 76 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome (Park Factors: 92/93) where 2,416,237 fans witnessed their 2009 Twins finish the season with a .534 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 2009 Minnesota Twins Opening Day starters list, a 2009 Minnesota Twins salary list, a 2009 Minnesota Twins uniform number breakdown and a 2009 Minnesota Twins primary starters list:

2009 Minnesota Twins
Opening Day Starters


Alexi Casilla
Joe Crede
Michael Cuddyer
Carlos Gomez
Jason Kubel
Francisco Liriano
Justin Morneau
Nick Punto
Mike Redmond
Denard Span

2009 Minnesota Twins
Most Games by Position

C Joe Mauer (109)
1B Justin Morneau (123)
2B Alexi Casilla (72)
3B Joe Crede (84)
SS Nick Punto (58)
LF Delmon Young (98)
CF Carlos Gomez (132)
RF Michael Cuddyer (117)
  
SP Scott Baker
SP Nick Blackburn
SP Francisco Liriano
SP Glen Perkins
SP Kevin Slowey
  
RP Luis Ayala
RP Jesse Crain
RP R.A. Dickey
RP Brian Duensing
RP Matt Guerrier
RP Bobby Keppel
RP Jose Mijares
CL Joe Nathan


2009 Minnesota Twins
Salaries

Justin Morneau $11,600,000.00
Joe Nathan $11,250,000.00
Joe Mauer $10,500,000.00
Michael Cuddyer $7,666,666.00
Nick Punto $4,000,000.00
Jason Kubel $2,750,000.00
Joe Crede $2,500,000.00
Jesse Crain $1,700,000.00
Carl Pavano $1,500,000.00
Matt Guerrier $1,475,000.00
Luis Ayala $1,300,000.00
Delmon Young $1,152,000.00
Orlando Cabrera $1,100,000.00
Mike Redmond $950,000.00
Scott Baker $750,000.00
R.A. Dickey $525,000.00
Sean Henn $500,000.00
Brendan Harris $466,100.00
Philip Humber $450,000.00
Nick Blackburn $440,000.00
Kevin Slowey $440,000.00
Carlos Gomez $437,500.00
Denard Span $435,000.00
Francisco Liriano $430,000.00
Glen Perkins $430,000.00
Alexi Casilla $427,500.00
Craig Breslow $422,000.00
Brian Buscher $412,500.00
Matt Tolbert $405,000.00
Juan Morillo $401,000.00
Brian Duensing $400,000.00
Armando Gabino $400,000.00
Bobby Keppel $400,000.00
Jeff Manship $400,000.00
Jose Mijares $400,000.00
Jose Morales $400,000.00
Jason Pridie $400,000.00
Anthony Swarzak $400,000.00
Kevin Mulvey $375,000.00


2009 Minnesota Twins
Uniform Numbers

#2 Denard Span
#5 Michael Cuddyer
#7 Joe Mauer
#8 Nick Punto
#11 Jason Pridie
#15 Glen Perkins
#16 Jason Kubel
#18 Luis Ayala
#18 Orlando Cabrera
#19 Justin Huber
#20 Matt Tolbert
#21 Delmon Young
#22 Carlos Gomez
#23 Brendan Harris
#24 Joe Crede
#25 Alexi Casilla
#28 Jesse Crain
#30 Scott Baker
#31 Juan Morillo
#32 Brian Buscher
#33 Justin Morneau
#36 Joe Nathan
#37 Ron Mahay
#38 Philip Humber
#39 R.A. Dickey
#44 Bobby Keppel
#47 Francisco Liriano
#48 Carl Pavano
#49 Craig Breslow
#49 Jeff Manship
#50 Jose Mijares
#51 Anthony Swarzak
#52 Brian Duensing
#53 Nick Blackburn
#54 Matt Guerrier
#55 Mike Redmond
#58 Jose Morales
#59 Kevin Slowey
#60 Sean Henn
#60 Jon Rauch
#61 Kevin Mulvey
#63 Armando Gabino

Did you know that a 2009 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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