\t\tKirby Puckett robs home run May 31, 1993.mp4<\/a><\/p>\n \n\tCarew Begins Streak of Three-Hit Games (1975)\n<\/p>\n \n\t\u00a0\n<\/p>\n \n\tSecond baseman Rod Carew<\/a> began a team record five-game streak of three-hit games on this date in 1975. The major league record is six-straight games.\n<\/p>\n \n\t(The Twins lost all five home games.)\n<\/p>\n \n\t\u00a0\n<\/p>\n \n\t\tBlyleven Gives Hecklers the Ol’ One-Finger Salute (1976)\n\t<\/p>\n \n\t\tWith contract negotiations at a standstill and trade rumors swirling,\u00a0Bert Blyleven<\/a>\u00a0walked off the mound after the top of the ninth trailing the Angels 3-1. There were only 8,379 fans at Metropolitan Stadium that day, and some were giving the pitcher grief, singing \u201cbye-bye Bertie.\u201d Before he got to the dugout, Blyleven, visibly angry, looked to the stands and gave the hecklers the middle finger. The next day, he was traded with\u00a0Danny Thompson<\/a>\u00a0to the Texas Rangers for four players, including\u00a0Roy Smalley<\/a>.\n\t<\/p>\n \n\tHappy Birthday to Kevin Sevcik\n<\/p>\n \n\t\u00a0\n<\/p>\n \n\tHappy 68th birthday to Northfield native Kevin Sevcik, who the Twins drafted out of St. Olaf in 1978.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n \n\tFun Fact: He was teammates at Elizabethton with Jesse Orosco<\/a>. After Sevcik’s brief stint in pro ball, he enjoyed a long townball career and remained a big Twins fan. It must have seemed surreal to see Orosco pitch for the Twins in 2003, a literal QUARTER CENTURY after they were teammates in the minors!\u00a0\n<\/p>\n \n\tThe Twins first-round pick in 1978 was Lenny Faedo<\/a>. They also selected Willmar native Wade Adamson and Bloomington native Kent Hrbek<\/a> that year.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n \n\t\u00a0\n<\/p>\n \n\t Are you interested in Twins history? Then check out the Minnesota Twins Players Project, a community-driven project to discover and collect great information on every player to wear a Twins uniform!<\/p>\n![\"sevcik.jpeg.fb5df0bba7841b8bc0579fc476c7da56.jpeg\"](\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/sevcik.jpeg.fb5df0bba7841b8bc0579fc476c7da56.jpeg\"\/)
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