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Pohlad bought the team for $43.5 million—$32 million for the controlling 52% stake held by Calvin and his sister, Thelma Griffith Haynes, and $11.5 million for minority owner H. Gabriel Murphy's 40.4% interest. The Twins won their first World Series in Minnesota (and the franchise's second overall) in 1987, and another World Series in 1991.
After 40 years and three generations of owning the Minnesota Twins, the Pohlad family announced Thursday it's considering selling the team. The family has hired Allen & Company, a New York-based ...
The Minnesota Twins will be changing hands, as the Pohlad family, which has owned the organization since 1984, has decided to sell the team. ... Minnesota went through some lean years in the 2010s ...
The Pohlad family has owned the Twins, which is valued at $1.7 billion by Sportico, since 1984. Minnesota Twins to be put up for sale by Pohlad family, who owned the franchise since 1984 Skip to ...
James Pohlad (born March 10, 1953) [1] is an American businessman who is the chairman and part-owner of the Minnesota Twins of the American League.He is the son of Eloise O'Rourke Pohlad and businessman Carl Pohlad, who made the family's fortune and originally purchased the Minnesota Twins in the 1980s.
Twins' pitcher and Minnesota native Jack Morris was the star of the series in 1991, going 2–0 in his three starts with a 1.17 ERA. [ 57 ] 1991 also marked the first time that any team that finished in last place in their division would advance to the World Series the following season; both the Twins and the Braves did this in 1991. [ 58 ]
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During their tenure at the Metrodome, the Twins won the World Series in 1987 and 1991. Nevertheless, the multipurpose stadium, which the Twins shared with the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League, had poor sightlines when the field was set for baseball, and the Twins received no revenue from signage, luxury suites, or parking. [3]