Elizabethton Twins

Elizabethton Twins
Elizabethton Twins
Founded in 1974 ; Elizabethton, Tennessee ;
Minor league affiliations
Class	Rookie (1974–present)
League	Appalachian League (1974–present)
Division	Western Division
Major league affiliations
Team	Minnesota Twins (1974–present)
Minor league titles
League titles (12)	1978; 1984; 1989; 1990; 2000; 2003; 2005; 2007; 2008; 2012; 2017; 2018;
Division titles (15)	1978; 1984; 1989; 1992; 1993; 2000; 2001; 2003; 2005; 2006; 2007; 2008; 2009; 2017; 2018;
Team data
Name	Elizabethton Twins (1974–present)
Colors	Navy, scarlet, white, gray;
Mascot	Rookie (2005-present)
Ballpark	Joe O'Brien Field (1974–present)
Owner(s)/; Operator(s)	City of Elizabethton / Boyd Sports
General manager	Brice Ballentine
Manager	Ray Smith

The Elizabethton Twins are a minor league baseball team of the Appalachian League and a rookie-level farm club of the Minnesota Twins. They are located in Elizabethton, Tennessee, and are named for their major league affiliate. The team plays its home games at Joe O'Brien Field which opened in 1974 and seats 2,000 fans. The Twins have won the Appalachian League Championship on 12 occasions (1978, 1984, 1989, 1990, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2017, and 2018).

Playoffs

2018: Defeated Kingsport 2-1 in semifinals; defeated Princeton 2-0 to win championship.
2017: Defeated Greeneville 2-1 in semifinals; defeated Pulaski 2-0 to win championship.
2016: Lost to Johnson City 2-1 in semifinals.
2014: Lost to Johnson City 2-1 in semifinals.
2012: Defeated Danville 2-1 in semifinals; defeated Burlington 2-1 to win championship.
2010: Defeated Pulaski 2-0 in semifinals; lost to Johnson City 2-0 in finals.
2009: Lost to Danville 2-0 in finals.
2008: Defeated Pulaski 2-0 to win championship.
2007: Defeated Danville 2-0 to win championship.
2006: Lost to Danville 2-1 in finals.
2005: Defeated Danville 2-1 to win championship.
2003: Defeated Martinsville 2-1 to win championship.
2001: Lost to Bluefield 2-1 in finals.
2000: Defeated Danville 2-0 to win championship.
1993: Lost to Burlington 2-0 in finals.
1991: Lost to Bluefield 2-1 in finals.
1989: Defeated Pulaski 2-0 to win championship.
1984: Defeated Pulaski 1-0 to win championship.

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