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Minnesota Twins Clinch 2017 Playoffs In Historic Run
The Minnesota Twins are the first team in MLB history to make the playoffs the season after losing at least 100 games.
They've done it. The Minnesota Twins flipped the script, going from being the worst team in the Major League last season with 103 losses to making the postseason in 2017. They're the first team in MLB history to make the playoffs the season after losing at least 100 games.
The Twins will take on the New York Yankees in a wildcard playoff in the Bronx Tuesday.
After losing to the Cleveland Indians Wednesday night, Twins players stayed in their locker room at Progressive Field and watched as the Chicago White Sox tried to finish off the playoff hopes of the Los Angels Angels. The game went into extra innings, when the White Sox's Nicky Delmonico blasted a walk-off home run, clinching the first playoff appearance in seven years for the Twins.
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After that, bottles were popped.
Nicky Delmonico is my new favorite player....... sorry @BrianDozier
— Chris Gimenez (@ChrisGimenez5) 28 September 2017
Seguimos pic.twitter.com/M37eqP1cO8
— Jose O. Berrios (@JOLaMaKina) 28 September 2017
Took 1 memento from winning the AA championship and I brought it with me to every game since today when I found it's companion in the MLB pic.twitter.com/TXNvO23lUd
— Aaron Slegers (@aslegers) 28 September 2017
#WereGonna get WILD! pic.twitter.com/ouf2W8LsdT
— Minnesota Twins (@Twins) 28 September 2017
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— Trevor Hildenberger (@t_hildy) 28 September 2017
.@ChrisGimenez5: "The playoff beard worked!!" pic.twitter.com/l4PmIJcu8j
— FOX Sports North (@fsnorth) 28 September 2017
Tickets for potential division series games at Target Field will go on sale Thursday at 10 a.m. You can buy them here.
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