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Justin Morneau

First Baseman for Minnesota Twins

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Twins | Morneau finishes second in AL MVP voting
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:47:52 -0800

MLB.com's Ian Browne reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau finished in second place in AL MVP voting with 257 points behind Boston Red Sox 2B Dustin Pedroia, who came in first with 317 points.

Twins | Morneau had a ton of RBI chances
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 07:05:36 -0800

ESPN.com's Peter Gammons reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau had the most runners on base and the most runners in scoring position in 2008. He had 558 runners on base when he came up, and 268 of those were in scoring position. He hit .348 with runners in scoring position.

Twins | Two win Silver Slugger Awards
Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:34:04 -0800

ESPNews reports Minnesota Twins C Joe Mauer and 1B Justin Morneau both won American League Silver Slugger Awards for the 2008 season.

MLB | Sporting News names AL 2008 All-Stars
Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:50:45 -0700

Doug Padilla, of the Los Angeles Daily News, reports the Sporting News named their 2008 American League All-Stars Friday, Oct. 24. Rounding out the team were Minnesota Twins C Joe Mauer, Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau, Boston Red Sox 2B Dustin Pedroia, New York Yankees 3B Alex Rodriguez, New York Yankees SS Derek Jeter, Chicago White Sox OF Carlos Quentin, Texas Rangers OF Josh Hamilton, Cleveland Indians OF Grady Sizemore, Baltimore Orioles DH Aubrey Huff, Cleveland Indians SP Cliff Lee and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim CL Francisco Rodriguez.

Twins | Morneau named team's MVP
Fri, 24 Oct 2008 12:08:21 -0700

The Pioneer Press reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau was named the team's Most Valuable Player for the 2008 season. Morneau was also named the winner of the Bob Allison Award for leadership and determination on and off the field by the Twin Cities chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America.

Twins | Morneau struggles late
Tue, 14 Oct 2008 09:55:15 -0700

Twins.MLB.com's Kelly Thesier reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau has career averages of .255 and .264 in August and September, respectively.

Twins | Morneau nominated for Pepsi Clutch Award
Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:01:09 -0700

Rhett Bollinger, of MLB.com, reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau has been nominated for the Pepsi Clutch Player of the Year Award.

Twins | Mauer, Morneau pick wrong game to fail
Wed, 01 Oct 2008 10:59:23 -0700

Twins.MLB.com's Nick Zaccardi reports Minnesota Twins C Joe Mauer and 1B Justin Morneau failed to reach base for the first time in a game both players started Tuesday, Sept. 30. One of them reached base in each game they both started before Tuesday.

Twins | Morneau has chance at RBI title
Tue, 30 Sep 2008 07:47:05 -0700

Twins.MLB.com's Kelly Thesier reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau, who has 129 RBIs, is one shy of tying Texas Rangers OF Josh Hamilton for the RBI crown.

Twins | Morneau owns Danks
Tue, 30 Sep 2008 07:43:40 -0700

Twins.MLB.com's Kelly Thesier reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau is hitting .438 with three homers and eight RBIs in 16 career at-bats against Chicago White Sox SP John Danks.

Twins | Morneau could take over AL RBI lead
Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:36:49 -0700

Dave Campbell, of The Associated Press, reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau is one RBI shy of tying Texas Rangers OF Josh Hamilton for the lead in RBIs in the American League.

Twins | Morneau continues to struggle
Fri, 26 Sep 2008 20:35:00 -0700

Jon Krawczynski, of The Associated Press, reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau went 0-for-4 Friday, Sept. 26, and has just five hits in his last 30 at-bats.

Twins | Morneau hits double Tuesday
Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:57:37 -0700

Jon Krawczynski, of The Associated Press, reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau hit his 47th double of the season Tuesday, Sept. 23, setting a new team record for doubles in a season.

Angels | Vlad tied for intentional-pass lead
Thu, 18 Sep 2008 09:30:44 -0700

Angels.MLB.com's Lyle Spencer reports Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim OF Vladimir Guerrero is tied with Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau for the AL lead with 15 intentional walks.

Twins | Morneau records three hits Wednesday
Wed, 17 Sep 2008 20:34:56 -0700

Tom Withers, of The Associated Press, reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau recorded three hits and two RBIs Wednesday, Sept. 17. Morneau leads the American League with 128 RBIs on the year.

Twins | Morneau the designated hitter Wednesday
Wed, 17 Sep 2008 13:30:19 -0700

Joe Christensen, of the Minneapolis Star Tribune, reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau will be the team's designated hitter Wednesday, Sept. 17.

Twins | Morneau snaps hitless streak
Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:31:12 -0700

The Associated Press reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau snapped out of a 0-for-15 streak with an RBI double in the eighth inning Tuesday night, Sept. 16.

Twins | Morneau in slump
Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:27:11 -0700

The Associated Press reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau has not recorded a hit in his last 11 at-bats.

Twins | Morneau not being challenged
Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:41:28 -0700

Twins.MLB.com's Amanda Comak reports Minnesota Twins manager Ron Gardenhire feels 1B Justin Morneau has grown as a hitter. "This year, he's just using the whole field because people pitch around him a lot - and he's still getting his hits and not trying to do too much. He's hitting over .300 and driving in runs. His home runs are down because no one challenges him," Gardenhire said.

Twins | Morneau collects four hits in Game 1 Saturday
Sun, 14 Sep 2008 12:23:57 -0700

Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau went 4-for-5 Saturday, Sept. 13, in the first game of a doubleheader against the Baltimore Orioles, with two runs, a walk and two RBIs, according to The Associated Press.

Twins | Morneau records RBI Thursday
Thu, 11 Sep 2008 13:15:23 -0700

Dave Campbell, of The Associated Press, reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau recorded his 120th RBI Thursday, Sept. 11, and is the sixth player in team history to reach 120 RBIs in a season.

Twins | Morneau hits 23rd homer
Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:17:43 -0700

The Associated Press reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau hit his 23rd homer of the season Tuesday, Sept. 9.

Twins | Morneau hits grand slam Friday
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 20:55:49 -0700

The Associated Press reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau hit his fourth career grand slam and second this year Friday, Sept. 5.

Twins | Morneau continues to drive in runs
Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:59:03 -0700

David Singh, of MLB.com, reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau has seven RBIs in his last five games and is second in the American League with 109 RBIs on the season. Morneau is two RBIs shy of matching his total from last year and is 21 RBIs short of his career high.

Twins | Morneau homers, drives in four
Mon, 01 Sep 2008 10:11:38 -0700

The Associated Press reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau hit a home run and drove in four runs Sunday, Aug. 31.

Twins | Morneau collects four hits Friday
Sat, 30 Aug 2008 07:29:01 -0700

Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau went 4-for-5 Friday, Aug. 29, against the Oakland Athletics, with an RBI, according to The Associated Press.

Twins | Morneau reaches 100-RBI mark
Mon, 25 Aug 2008 05:54:30 -0700

The Associated Press reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau homered and drove in three runs to reach the 100-RBI mark for the third straight season. Morneau came in with one hit in his previous 31 at-bats against Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim pitching and a .182 career average against them.

Twins | Morneau drives in 100th run Sunday
Sun, 24 Aug 2008 13:55:48 -0700

Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau is the only player on the team to have appeared in every game this season, according to The Associated Press. On Sunday, Aug. 24, he drove in his 100th run of the season, joining Harmon Killebrew as the only players in Twins history with three consecutive seasons of at least 100 RBIs.

Twins | Morneau gets three hits
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:50:13 -0700

The Associated Press reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau had three hits Tuesday, Aug. 19.

Twins | Morneau nominated for AL Player of the Month Award
Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:50:34 -0700

The Sports Network reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau was nominated for the American League Player of the Month Award for the month of July.

Twins | Morneau hits three-run shot
Fri, 01 Aug 2008 07:34:54 -0700

The Associated Press reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau hit a three-run homer Thursday, July 31.

Twins | Morneau in lineup Monday
Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:33:43 -0700

Kelly Thesier, of Twins.MLB.com, reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau (hand) was in the starting lineup Monday, July 21. He was hit in the hand by a pitch Sunday, July 20.

Twins | Mauer and Morneau combine for strong showing
Sat, 19 Jul 2008 20:01:33 -0700

The Associated Press reports Minnesota Twins C Joe Mauer and 1B Justin Morneau both hit homers Saturday, July 19, and combined for eight runs between them. Morneau had a three-run double, pushing his RBI total to 73 on the season.

Twins | Morneau doesn't want any bad habits to linger from home run derby win
Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:14:11 -0700

USA Today's Jorge L. Ortiz reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau had planned to hit 80 pitches to the opposite field in the batting cage prior to the All-Star Game Tuesday, July 15, to deter any bad habits after winning the home run derby the evening prior. "That should get me back to where I want to be," said Morneau.

Twins | Morneau wins Home Run Derby
Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:59:33 -0700

The Associated Press reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau won the 2008 Home Run Derby by hitting five home runs in the final round.

Twins | Morneau hot going into break
Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:54:33 -0700

Kelly Thesier, of MLB.com, reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau enters the All-Star break on a seven-game hitting streak. Morneau went 14-for-26 (.538) during his hitting streak.

Twins | Morneau thinks Hamilton will win Home Run Derby
Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:11:13 -0700

Joe Christensen, of the Minneapolis Star Tribune, reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau has predicted that Texas Rangers OF Josh Hamilton will win the Home Run Derby, which takes place Monday, July 14.

Twins | Morneau to participate in Home Run Derby
Sun, 13 Jul 2008 13:37:04 -0700

Updating previous reports, Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau will participate in the Home Run Derby Monday, July 14, at Yankee Stadium, according to The Associated Press.

Twins | Morneau ties career high in hits Thursday
Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:46:23 -0700

The Associated Press reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau tied a career high with five hits, Thursday, July 10, including an 11th inning home run.

Twins | Morneau not contacted for Home Run Derby yet
Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:23:21 -0700

The St. Paul Pioneer Press' Phil Miller reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau has not been contacted yet to take part in the July 14 Home Run Derby.

Twins | Morneau named to AL All-Star team
Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:43:38 -0700

MLB.com reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau has been named to the American League All-Star team as a reserve player.

Twins | Morneau hits 12th homer
Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:51:05 -0700

The Associated Press reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau hit his 12th homer of the season and drove in three runs Thursday, June 26.

Twins | Morneau extends hit streak
Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:45:13 -0700

The Associated Press reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau extended his hitting streak to 12 games Tuesday, June 24.

Twins | Morneau extends streak to 11
Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:32:53 -0700

The Associated Press reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau extended his hitting streak to 11 games Sunday, June 22.

Twins | Morneau drives in three
Thu, 19 Jun 2008 07:40:53 -0700

The Associated Press reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau drove in three runs Wednesday, June 18.

Twins | Morneau could get game or two as DH
Tue, 03 Jun 2008 22:04:49 -0700

Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau (knee, calf) remained in the lineup at first base Tuesday night, June 3, reports The Associated Press' Jon Krawczynski. He might be used as the designated hitter in a game or two to give him extra time to rest, according to Twins manager Ron Gardenhire.

Twins | Morneau playing through injuries
Tue, 03 Jun 2008 07:15:21 -0700

The Associated Press reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau (knee/calf) played Monday, June 2, despite a sore left knee and strained calf.

Twins | Morneau in lineup Monday
Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:07:05 -0700

Joe Christensen, of the Minneapolis Star Tribune, reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau (knee, calf) is in the lineup Monday, June 2, despite fouling a ball off his right knee and tweaking a calf muscle Sunday, June 1.

Twins | Morneau wins game with homer
Wed, 28 May 2008 21:00:36 -0700

The Associated Press reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau's home run in the 10th inning won the game Wednesday, May 28, against the Kansas City Royals.

Twins | Morneau drives in two Thursday
Thu, 22 May 2008 14:50:18 -0700

According to the Yahoo! Sports box score, Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau went 1-for-3 with two RBIs and two walks Thursday, May 22.