Milwaukee Brewers and Minnesota Twins players: who played for both
Who played for both the Brewers and Twins?
80 players played for both the Milwaukee Brewers and the Minnesota Twins between 1969 and 2025, including Paul Molitor, Jeff Cirillo, Tom Brunansky and Carlos Gomez. 30 of them played for the Brewers first and 44 for the Twins first; 6 played for both in the same season.
Did you know?
- Darrell Brandon is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Brewers first, then the Twins from 1969.
- Jose Urena is the most recent: Brewers first, then the Twins from 2025.
- Paul Molitor played the most games across the two: 1,856 for the Brewers and 422 for the Twins.
- 11 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Jeff Cirillo.
- Most common positions on this list: P (39), OF (14), C (12), 3B (7).
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All 80 players, most games for the two first
| Player | Pos | Brewers | Twins |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Molitor | DH | 1978–1992 (1856 g) | 1996–1998 (422 g) |
| Jeff Cirillo | 3B | 1994–1999, 2005–2006 (978 g) | 2007 (50 g) |
| Tom Brunansky | OF | 1993–1994 (96 g) | 1982–1988 (916 g) |
| Carlos Gomez | OF | 2010–2015 (697 g) | 2008–2009 (290 g) |
| Rich Rollins | 3B | 1969–1970 (72 g) | 1961–1968 (888 g) |
| Corey Koskie | 3B | 2006 (76 g) | 1998–2004 (816 g) |
| Larry Hisle | OF | 1978–1982 (221 g) | 1973–1977 (662 g) |
| Brian Harper | C | 1994 (64 g) | 1988–1993 (730 g) |
| Don Mincher | 1B | 1969 (140 g) | 1960–1966 (617 g) |
| Eduardo Escobar | 3B | 2021 (48 g) | 2012–2018 (671 g) |
| J. J. Hardy | SS | 2005–2009 (571 g) | 2010 (101 g) |
| John Briggs | OF | 1971–1975 (584 g) | 1975 (87 g) |
| Steve Brye | OF | 1977 (94 g) | 1970–1976 (537 g) |
| Bobby Darwin | OF | 1975–1976 (80 g) | 1972–1975 (490 g) |
| Rich Becker | OF | 1999 (89 g) | 1993–1997 (417 g) |
| Dave Engle | C | 1989 (27 g) | 1981–1985 (439 g) |
| LaTroy Hawkins | P | 2010–2011 (70 g) | 1995–2003 (366 g) |
| Phil Roof | C | 1970–1971 (151 g) | 1971–1976 (264 g) |
| Taylor Rogers | P | 2022 (24 g) | 2016–2021 (319 g) |
| Logan Schafer | OF | 2011–2015 (292 g) | 2016 (26 g) |
| Henry Blanco | C | 2000–2001 (197 g) | 2004 (114 g) |
| Alex Ochoa | OF | 1999, 2002 (204 g) | 1998 (94 g) |
| Damian Miller | C | 2005–2007 (273 g) | 1997 (25 g) |
| Mike Fetters | P | 1992–1997 (289 g) | 2003 (5 g) |
| Sandy Valdespino | OF | 1969–1970 (28 g) | 1965–1967 (259 g) |
| Kyle Lohse | P | 2013–2015 (105 g) | 2001–2006 (172 g) |
| Brandon Kintzler | P | 2010–2015 (172 g) | 2016–2017 (99 g) |
| Nelson Cruz | DH | 2005 (8 g) | 2019–2021 (258 g) |
| Danny Walton | OF | 1969–1971 (170 g) | 1973, 1975 (79 g) |
| Chad Moeller | C | 2004–2006 (196 g) | 2000 (48 g) |
| Ken Sanders | P | 1970–1972 (195 g) | 1973 (27 g) |
| Gary Sanchez | C | 2024 (89 g) | 2022 (128 g) |
| Ron Clark | 3B | 1969, 1972 (79 g) | 1966–1969 (134 g) |
| Anthony Swarzak | P | 2017 (29 g) | 2009, 2011–2014 (181 g) |
| Carlos Santana | 1B | 2023 (52 g) | 2024 (150 g) |
| Darrin Jackson | OF | 1997–1998 (140 g) | 1997 (49 g) |
| Andy Kosco | OF | 1971 (98 g) | 1965–1967 (89 g) |
| Mike Marshall | P | 1969 (21 g) | 1978–1980 (162 g) |
| Josh Donaldson | 3B | 2023 (17 g) | 2020–2021 (163 g) |
| Trevor Megill | P | 2023–2025 (129 g) | 2022 (40 g) |
| Jonathan Schoop | 2B | 2018 (46 g) | 2019 (121 g) |
| Jesse Orosco | P | 1992–1994 (156 g) | 2003 (8 g) |
| Tyler Thornburg | P | 2012–2016 (145 g) | 2022 (5 g) |
| Paul Ratliff | C | 1971–1972 (45 g) | 1963, 1970–1971 (100 g) |
| Blaine Boyer | P | 2016 (61 g) | 2015 (68 g) |
| Matt Garza | P | 2014–2017 (96 g) | 2006–2007 (26 g) |
| Zach Duke | P | 2014 (74 g) | 2018 (45 g) |
| Logan Morrison | 1B | 2020 (9 g) | 2018 (95 g) |
| Rick Dempsey | C | 1991 (61 g) | 1969–1972 (41 g) |
| Tom Edens | P | 1990 (35 g) | 1991–1992 (60 g) |
| Mike Lamb | 3B | 2008 (11 g) | 2008 (81 g) |
| Bill Krueger | P | 1989–1990 (64 g) | 1992 (27 g) |
| Oliver Drake | P | 2017–2018 (72 g) | 2018 (19 g) |
| Matt Kinney | P | 2003–2004 (65 g) | 2000, 2002 (22 g) |
| Josmil Pinto | C | 2016 (6 g) | 2013–2014 (78 g) |
| Alex Presley | OF | 2016 (47 g) | 2013 (28 g) |
| Justin Topa | P | 2020–2022 (17 g) | 2024–2025 (57 g) |
| Jorge Lopez | P | 2015, 2017–2018 (13 g) | 2022–2023 (60 g) |
| Marcus Jensen | C | 1998, 2002 (18 g) | 2000 (52 g) |
| Neal Cotts | P | 2015 (51 g) | 2015 (17 g) |
| Garry Roggenburk | P | 1969 (7 g) | 1963, 1965–1966 (60 g) |
| Juan Centeno | C | 2015 (10 g) | 2016 (55 g) |
| Todd Ritchie | P | 2003 (5 g) | 1997–1998 (57 g) |
| Grant Balfour | P | 2007 (3 g) | 2001, 2003–2004 (55 g) |
| Tommy Milone | P | 2017 (6 g) | 2014–2016 (49 g) |
| Tyler Austin | 1B | 2019 (17 g) | 2018–2019 (37 g) |
| Greg Hansell | P | 1997 (3 g) | 1996 (50 g) |
| Livan Hernandez | P | 2012 (26 g) | 2008 (23 g) |
| Jay Jackson | P | 2019 (28 g) | 2024 (20 g) |
| Ken Brett | P | 1972 (31 g) | 1979 (9 g) |
| Paul Hartzell | P | 1984 (4 g) | 1979 (28 g) |
| Trevor Richards | P | 2021 (15 g) | 2024 (10 g) |
| John Curtiss | P | 2021 (6 g) | 2017–2018 (17 g) |
| Neal Heaton | P | 1992 (1 g) | 1986 (21 g) |
| Dallas Keuchel | P | 2024 (4 g) | 2023 (10 g) |
| Darrell Brandon | P | 1969 (8 g) | 1969 (3 g) |
| Neil Ramirez | P | 2016 (2 g) | 2016 (8 g) |
| Jose Urena | P | 2022 (4 g) | 2025 (4 g) |
| Chi Chi Gonzalez | P | 2022 (4 g) | 2022 (2 g) |
| Caleb Boushley | P | 2023 (1 g) | 2024 (2 g) |
From the SABR Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 3.0), 1876–2025. A season counts when the player played at least one regular-season game for the franchise.Brewers seasons include the Seattle Pilots (1969).Twins seasons include the Washington Senators (1901–1960).
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Questions
How many players have played for both the Milwaukee Brewers and the Minnesota Twins?
80 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1969 to 2025, including Paul Molitor, Jeff Cirillo, Tom Brunansky and Carlos Gomez. A player counts when he played at least one regular-season game for each franchise.
Who was the first player on this list to play for both?
Darrell Brandon: Milwaukee Brewers first, then the Minnesota Twins from 1969.
Who has played for both recently?
Gary Sanchez, Carlos Santana, Trevor Megill, Justin Topa, Jay Jackson and Trevor Richards and 3 more, with a season for one of the two in 2024 or 2025.
Does a player count if the team has moved or changed its name?
Yes. Seasons count for today's franchise, the way the Lahman database links every team-season to a franchise. Brewers seasons include the Seattle Pilots (1969). Twins seasons include the Washington Senators (1901–1960).
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