| 2002 Minnesota Twins | ||
|---|---|---|
| American League Central champions | ||
| League | American League | |
| Division | Central | |
| Ballpark | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | |
| City | Minneapolis | |
| Record | 94–67 (.584) | |
| Divisional place | 1st | |
| Owners | Carl Pohlad | |
| General managers | Terry Ryan | |
| Managers | Ron Gardenhire | |
| Television | KSTC-TV Fox Sports North (Bert Blyleven, Dick Bremer) | |
| Radio | 830 WCCO AM (Herb Carneal, John Gordon, Dan Gladden) | |
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The 2002 Minnesota Twins season was the 42nd season for the Minnesota Twins franchise in the Twin Cities of Minnesota, their 21st season at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome and the 102nd overall in the American League. After nearly folding as part of the 2001 Major League Baseball contraction plan, and coming out of a second-place finish in the AL Central with a pitching staff with only two players with an ERA under 4.00, they still won their division and made it to the ALCS with the youngest team in the league, and with a new manager, Ron Gardenhire. The Twins had a solid first half of the season (45–36), but had a better second half (49–31), which led them to being the division champions. This was the Twins' last season with David Ortiz, as he left the Twins for the Red Sox after the 2002 season.