Kirby
Puckett
By: John H.=
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Kirby
Puckett is the most popular player in M.N Twins history. In his 11 year career he hit 207 h=
ome
runs. “He always found =
a way
to make you laugh,” said Frank Thomas about his friend Kirby.
Kirb=
y was
born in Chicago Illinois on March 16 1961.=
He always liked to play baseball ever day though he didn’t have
any good equipment.
Kirby Puckett played center field f=
or the
Twins. He got to play in to World Series Game and the Twins. He got to play in two World Series=
Games
and the twins won both times.
Joe Reis caught Kirby’s home =
run. Kirby got hit by a pitch in 1995.<=
span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> This really hurt his jaw and eye.<=
span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> He could never play for the Twins =
again.
His #34 Twins jersey got retired in 1997.
One =
day
Kirby Puckett came to the St. Cloud airport .My sister Ann was 3years old a=
nd
she gave him a bag of skittles candy and he thanked her and said he would h=
ave
them on the plane. Kirby died from a stroke in 2006. My dad got to go to his
memorial service at the metro dome.
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