Minnesota Twins and New York Yankees players: who played for both
Who played for both the Twins and Yankees?
223 players played for both the Minnesota Twins and the New York Yankees between 1901 and 2025, including Roger Peckinpaugh, Graig Nettles, Chuck Knoblauch and Roy Smalley. 92 of them played for the Twins first and 118 for the Yankees first; 13 played for both in the same season.
Did you know?
- Bill Keister is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Yankees first, then the Twins from 1902.
- Harrison Bader is the most recent: Yankees first, then the Twins from 2025.
- Roger Peckinpaugh played the most games across the two: 638 for the Twins and 1,220 for the Yankees.
- 35 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Roy Smalley.
- Most common positions on this list: P (114), OF (46), C (15), 2B (13).
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All 223 players, most games for the two first
| Player | Pos | Twins | Yankees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Peckinpaugh | SS | 1922–1926 (638 g) | 1913–1921 (1220 g) |
| Graig Nettles | 3B | 1967–1969 (121 g) | 1973–1983 (1535 g) |
| Chuck Knoblauch | 2B | 1991–1997 (1013 g) | 1998–2001 (539 g) |
| Roy Smalley | SS | 1976–1982, 1985–1987 (1148 g) | 1982–1984 (339 g) |
| Howie Shanks | OF | 1912–1922 (1395 g) | 1925 (66 g) |
| Dave Winfield | OF | 1993–1994 (220 g) | 1981–1988, 1990 (1172 g) |
| Butch Wynegar | C | 1976–1982 (794 g) | 1982–1986 (449 g) |
| Eddie Foster | 3B | 1912–1919 (1121 g) | 1910 (31 g) |
| Wid Conroy | 3B | 1909–1911 (352 g) | 1903–1908 (797 g) |
| Cesar Tovar | OF | 1965–1972 (1090 g) | 1976 (13 g) |
| Muddy Ruel | C | 1923–1930 (903 g) | 1917–1920 (170 g) |
| Ben Chapman | OF | 1936–1937, 1941 (160 g) | 1930–1936 (910 g) |
| Mike Pagliarulo | 3B | 1991–1993 (246 g) | 1984–1989 (703 g) |
| Kid Elberfeld | SS | 1910–1911 (252 g) | 1903–1909 (668 g) |
| Aaron Hicks | OF | 2013–2015 (247 g) | 2016–2023 (651 g) |
| Roberto Kelly | OF | 1996–1997 (173 g) | 1987–1992, 2000 (648 g) |
| Matt Lawton | OF | 1995–2001 (771 g) | 2005 (21 g) |
| Irv Noren | OF | 1950–1952 (279 g) | 1952–1956 (488 g) |
| Ron Coomer | 1B | 1995–2000 (676 g) | 2002 (55 g) |
| Doug Mientkiewicz | 1B | 1998–2004 (643 g) | 2007 (72 g) |
| Gary Sanchez | C | 2022 (128 g) | 2015–2021 (538 g) |
| Gary Ward | OF | 1979–1983 (417 g) | 1987–1989 (245 g) |
| Jimmie Hall | OF | 1963–1966 (573 g) | 1969 (80 g) |
| Frank LaPorte | 2B | 1912–1913 (121 g) | 1905–1910 (520 g) |
| Jake Powell | OF | 1930, 1934–1936, 1943–1945 (368 g) | 1936–1940 (272 g) |
| Billy Martin | 2B | 1961 (108 g) | 1950–1953, 1955–1957 (528 g) |
| Jim Kaat | P | 1959–1973 (585 g) | 1979–1980 (44 g) |
| Bernie Allen | 2B | 1962–1966 (492 g) | 1972–1973 (101 g) |
| Jerry Priddy | 2B | 1943, 1946–1947 (434 g) | 1941–1942 (115 g) |
| Lyn Lary | SS | 1935 (39 g) | 1929–1934 (498 g) |
| Alvaro Espinoza | SS | 1984–1986 (70 g) | 1988–1991 (447 g) |
| Everett Scott | SS | 1925 (33 g) | 1922–1925 (481 g) |
| John Anderson | OF | 1905–1907 (338 g) | 1904–1905 (175 g) |
| Eduardo Nunez | 3B | 2014–2016 (235 g) | 2010–2013 (270 g) |
| Pedro Ramos | P | 1955–1961 (375 g) | 1964–1966 (130 g) |
| Eric Soderholm | 3B | 1971–1975 (407 g) | 1980 (95 g) |
| Jake Stahl | 1B | 1904–1906 (420 g) | 1908 (75 g) |
| Clint Courtney | C | 1955–1959 (473 g) | 1951 (1 g) |
| Chili Davis | OF | 1991–1992 (291 g) | 1998–1999 (181 g) |
| John Knight | SS | 1912 (32 g) | 1909–1911, 1913 (436 g) |
| Gabby Street | C | 1908–1911 (430 g) | 1912 (29 g) |
| Don Baylor | DH | 1987 (20 g) | 1983–1985 (420 g) |
| Gio Urshela | 3B | 2022 (144 g) | 2019–2021 (291 g) |
| Ron Davis | P | 1982–1986 (286 g) | 1978–1981 (144 g) |
| Kevin Maas | DH | 1995 (22 g) | 1990–1993 (384 g) |
| Jackie Jensen | OF | 1952–1953 (291 g) | 1950–1952 (108 g) |
| LaTroy Hawkins | P | 1995–2003 (366 g) | 2008 (33 g) |
| Ruben Sierra | OF | 2006 (14 g) | 1995–1996, 2003–2005 (383 g) |
| Germany Schaefer | 2B | 1909–1914 (382 g) | 1916 (1 g) |
| Al Orth | P | 1902–1904 (143 g) | 1904–1909 (236 g) |
| Eddie Robinson | 1B | 1949–1950 (179 g) | 1954–1956 (199 g) |
| Bump Hadley | P | 1926–1931, 1935 (233 g) | 1936–1940 (140 g) |
| Lefty Gomez | P | 1943 (1 g) | 1930–1942 (367 g) |
| Bud Stewart | OF | 1948–1950 (354 g) | 1948 (6 g) |
| Sad Sam Jones | P | 1928–1931 (125 g) | 1922–1926 (210 g) |
| Bob Unglaub | 1B | 1908–1910 (326 g) | 1904 (6 g) |
| Josh Donaldson | 3B | 2020–2021 (163 g) | 2022–2023 (166 g) |
| Jack Lelivelt | OF | 1909–1911 (273 g) | 1912–1913 (54 g) |
| Tom Hughes | P | 1904–1909, 1911–1913 (289 g) | 1902, 1904 (36 g) |
| George Mogridge | P | 1921–1925 (145 g) | 1915–1920 (174 g) |
| Kip Selbach | OF | 1903–1904 (188 g) | 1902 (128 g) |
| Tom Zachary | P | 1919–1925, 1927–1928 (280 g) | 1928–1930 (36 g) |
| Tommy Byrne | P | 1953 (14 g) | 1943, 1946–1951, 1954–1957 (271 g) |
| Mark Salas | C | 1985–1987 (233 g) | 1987 (50 g) |
| Chris Parmelee | OF | 2011–2014 (273 g) | 2016 (6 g) |
| Duffy Lewis | OF | 1921 (27 g) | 1919–1920 (248 g) |
| Phil Hughes | P | 2014–2018 (92 g) | 2007–2013 (182 g) |
| Tex Clevenger | P | 1956–1960 (230 g) | 1961–1962 (43 g) |
| Rondell White | OF | 2006–2007 (137 g) | 2002 (126 g) |
| Marwin Gonzalez | SS | 2019–2020 (167 g) | 2022 (86 g) |
| Joey Gallo | OF | 2023 (111 g) | 2021–2022 (140 g) |
| Allen Russell | P | 1923–1925 (123 g) | 1915–1919 (122 g) |
| Steve Howe | P | 1985 (13 g) | 1991–1996 (229 g) |
| Billy Gardner | 2B | 1960–1961 (190 g) | 1961–1962 (45 g) |
| Bill Keister | OF | 1902 (119 g) | 1901 (115 g) |
| Ronald Torreyes | 3B | 2019 (7 g) | 2016–2018 (221 g) |
| Jesse Hill | OF | 1936–1937 (118 g) | 1935 (107 g) |
| Andy Kosco | OF | 1965–1967 (89 g) | 1968 (131 g) |
| Mike McNally | 2B | 1925 (13 g) | 1921–1924 (204 g) |
| Michael Tonkin | P | 2013–2017, 2024–2025 (175 g) | 2024 (39 g) |
| Ray Scarborough | P | 1942–1943, 1946–1950 (179 g) | 1952–1953 (34 g) |
| George Frazier | P | 1986–1987 (69 g) | 1981–1983 (140 g) |
| Anthony Swarzak | P | 2009, 2011–2014 (181 g) | 2016 (26 g) |
| Lou Berberet | C | 1956–1958 (199 g) | 1954–1955 (7 g) |
| Jeff Reardon | P | 1987–1989 (191 g) | 1994 (11 g) |
| Joe Harris | 1B | 1925–1926 (193 g) | 1914 (2 g) |
| Spec Shea | P | 1952–1955 (95 g) | 1947–1949, 1951 (100 g) |
| Harrison Bader | OF | 2025 (96 g) | 2022–2023 (98 g) |
| Harry Harper | P | 1913–1919 (184 g) | 1921 (8 g) |
| Joe Gedeon | 2B | 1913–1914 (37 g) | 1916–1917 (155 g) |
| Bob Porterfield | P | 1951–1955 (149 g) | 1948–1951 (41 g) |
| Garland Braxton | P | 1927–1930 (148 g) | 1925–1926 (40 g) |
| Bobo Newsom | P | 1935–1937, 1942–1943, 1946–1947, 1952 (169 g) | 1947 (17 g) |
| Rick Dempsey | C | 1969–1972 (41 g) | 1973–1976 (141 g) |
| Braggo Roth | OF | 1920 (138 g) | 1921 (43 g) |
| Elmer Smith | OF | 1916–1917 (80 g) | 1922–1923 (91 g) |
| Jimmie DeShong | P | 1936–1939 (110 g) | 1934–1935 (60 g) |
| Lew Drill | C | 1902–1904 (168 g) | 1902 (2 g) |
| Mickey McDermott | P | 1954–1955 (124 g) | 1956 (46 g) |
| Tom Morgan | P | 1960 (14 g) | 1951–1952, 1954–1956 (156 g) |
| Stan Williams | P | 1970–1971 (114 g) | 1963–1964 (51 g) |
| Scott Erickson | P | 1990–1995 (155 g) | 2006 (9 g) |
| Pete Appleton | P | 1936–1939, 1945 (162 g) | 1933 (1 g) |
| Tom Ferrick | P | 1947–1948, 1951–1952 (117 g) | 1950–1951 (39 g) |
| Bullet Joe Bush | P | 1926 (17 g) | 1922–1924 (138 g) |
| Dutch Ruether | P | 1925–1926 (101 g) | 1926–1927 (48 g) |
| Harry Rice | OF | 1931 (47 g) | 1930 (100 g) |
| Willy Miranda | SS | 1951 (7 g) | 1953–1954 (140 g) |
| Rob Refsnyder | OF | 2021 (51 g) | 2015–2017 (94 g) |
| Donovan Solano | 2B | 2023 (134 g) | 2016 (9 g) |
| Michael Pineda | P | 2019–2021 (53 g) | 2014–2017 (89 g) |
| J. R. Murphy | C | 2016 (26 g) | 2013–2015 (115 g) |
| Bill Zuber | P | 1941–1942 (73 g) | 1943–1946 (66 g) |
| Dick Woodson | P | 1969–1970, 1972–1974 (129 g) | 1974 (8 g) |
| Pete Filson | P | 1982–1986 (130 g) | 1987 (7 g) |
| Roger Erickson | P | 1978–1982 (115 g) | 1982–1983 (21 g) |
| Bob Kuzava | P | 1950–1951 (30 g) | 1951–1954 (105 g) |
| Larry Milbourne | 2B | 1982 (29 g) | 1981–1983 (106 g) |
| Dan Naulty | P | 1996–1998 (97 g) | 1999 (33 g) |
| Otis Nixon | OF | 1998 (110 g) | 1983 (13 g) |
| Tyler Austin | 1B | 2018–2019 (37 g) | 2016–2018 (85 g) |
| Shane Rawley | P | 1989 (27 g) | 1982–1984 (92 g) |
| Elmer Valo | OF | 1960–1961 (109 g) | 1960 (8 g) |
| Carl Pavano | P | 2009–2012 (88 g) | 2005, 2007–2008 (26 g) |
| Dave LaRoche | P | 1972 (62 g) | 1981–1983 (52 g) |
| Hank Severeid | C | 1925–1926 (72 g) | 1926 (41 g) |
| Jim Roland | P | 1962–1964, 1966–1968 (96 g) | 1972 (16 g) |
| Terry Mulholland | P | 2004–2005 (88 g) | 1994 (24 g) |
| Ian Hamilton | P | 2022 (1 g) | 2023–2025 (110 g) |
| Steve Sundra | P | 1941–1942 (34 g) | 1936, 1938–1940 (77 g) |
| Myles Thomas | P | 1929–1930 (36 g) | 1926–1929 (72 g) |
| Shane Robinson | OF | 2015 (83 g) | 2018 (25 g) |
| Tyler Clippard | P | 2020 (26 g) | 2007, 2016–2017 (75 g) |
| Chad Moeller | C | 2000 (48 g) | 2008, 2010 (50 g) |
| Sonny Gray | P | 2022–2023 (56 g) | 2017–2018 (41 g) |
| Slim Love | P | 1913 (5 g) | 1916–1918 (91 g) |
| Harry Wolverton | 3B | 1902 (59 g) | 1912 (35 g) |
| Kenny Rogers | P | 2003 (33 g) | 1996–1997 (61 g) |
| Johnny Schmitz | P | 1953–1955 (85 g) | 1952–1953 (8 g) |
| Randy Gumpert | P | 1952 (20 g) | 1946–1948 (73 g) |
| Clark Griffith | P | 1912–1914 (3 g) | 1903–1907 (89 g) |
| Garrett Jones | 1B | 2007 (31 g) | 2015 (57 g) |
| Wes Ferrell | P | 1937–1938 (79 g) | 1938–1939 (8 g) |
| Hippo Vaughn | P | 1912 (12 g) | 1908, 1910–1912 (73 g) |
| Roxey Roach | SS | 1912 (2 g) | 1910–1911 (83 g) |
| Roy Cullenbine | OF | 1942 (64 g) | 1942 (21 g) |
| Stan Coveleski | P | 1925–1927 (73 g) | 1928 (12 g) |
| Art Schult | 1B | 1957 (77 g) | 1953 (7 g) |
| Danny Walton | OF | 1973, 1975 (79 g) | 1971 (5 g) |
| Bob Tewksbury | P | 1997–1998 (52 g) | 1986–1987 (31 g) |
| Jesse Tannehill | P | 1908–1909 (42 g) | 1903 (40 g) |
| Luis Ayala | P | 2009 (28 g) | 2011 (52 g) |
| Jack Doyle | 1B | 1902 (78 g) | 1905 (1 g) |
| Barney Wolfe | P | 1904–1906 (49 g) | 1903–1904 (27 g) |
| Bobby Veach | OF | 1925 (18 g) | 1925 (57 g) |
| Don Johnson | P | 1951–1952 (50 g) | 1947, 1950 (23 g) |
| Fred Sanford | P | 1951 (7 g) | 1949–1951 (66 g) |
| Luis Tiant | P | 1970 (18 g) | 1979–1980 (55 g) |
| Ben Rortvedt | C | 2021 (39 g) | 2023 (32 g) |
| Bob Wiesler | P | 1956–1958 (45 g) | 1951, 1954–1955 (26 g) |
| J. A. Happ | P | 2021 (19 g) | 2018–2020 (52 g) |
| Wayne Granger | P | 1972 (63 g) | 1973 (7 g) |
| Al Gettel | P | 1949 (16 g) | 1945–1946 (53 g) |
| Danny MacFayden | P | 1941 (5 g) | 1932–1934 (64 g) |
| John Candelaria | P | 1990 (34 g) | 1988–1989 (35 g) |
| Spencer Adams | 2B | 1925 (40 g) | 1926 (28 g) |
| Chris Latham | OF | 1997–1999 (63 g) | 2003 (4 g) |
| Ryan LaMarre | OF | 2018–2019 (57 g) | 2021 (9 g) |
| Willie Banks | P | 1991–1993 (52 g) | 1997–1998 (14 g) |
| Alex Ferguson | P | 1925–1926 (26 g) | 1918, 1921, 1925 (39 g) |
| Eddie Phillips | C | 1934 (56 g) | 1932 (9 g) |
| Ray Fontenot | P | 1986 (15 g) | 1983–1984 (50 g) |
| Sonny Dixon | P | 1953–1954 (59 g) | 1956 (3 g) |
| Joe Niekro | P | 1987–1988 (24 g) | 1985–1987 (36 g) |
| Kendrys Morales | DH | 2014 (39 g) | 2019 (19 g) |
| Milt Gaston | P | 1928 (28 g) | 1924 (29 g) |
| Jack Thoney | OF | 1904 (17 g) | 1902, 1904 (39 g) |
| Jim Deshaies | P | 1993–1994 (52 g) | 1984 (2 g) |
| Blake Parker | P | 2019 (37 g) | 2016 (16 g) |
| Frank Kitson | P | 1906–1907 (38 g) | 1907 (12 g) |
| Sean Henn | P | 2009 (14 g) | 2005–2007 (36 g) |
| Steve Shields | P | 1989 (11 g) | 1988 (39 g) |
| Mike Morgan | P | 1998 (18 g) | 1982 (30 g) |
| Tippy Martinez | P | 1988 (3 g) | 1974–1976 (44 g) |
| Gregorio Petit | 2B | 2018 (26 g) | 2015 (20 g) |
| Bartolo Colon | P | 2017 (15 g) | 2011 (29 g) |
| Ray Francis | P | 1922 (39 g) | 1925 (4 g) |
| George Murray | P | 1926–1927 (19 g) | 1922 (22 g) |
| Don Cooper | P | 1981–1982 (33 g) | 1985 (7 g) |
| Mike Chartak | OF | 1942 (24 g) | 1940, 1942 (16 g) |
| Neal Heaton | P | 1986 (21 g) | 1993 (18 g) |
| Champ Osteen | SS | 1903 (10 g) | 1904 (28 g) |
| Herb Crompton | C | 1937 (2 g) | 1945 (36 g) |
| Roy Carlyle | OF | 1925 (1 g) | 1926 (35 g) |
| Walter Beall | P | 1929 (3 g) | 1924–1927 (33 g) |
| Archie Wilson | OF | 1952 (26 g) | 1951–1952 (7 g) |
| Brent Headrick | P | 2023–2024 (15 g) | 2025 (17 g) |
| Lance Lynn | P | 2018 (20 g) | 2018 (11 g) |
| Al Cicotte | P | 1958 (9 g) | 1957 (20 g) |
| David Hale | P | 2018 (1 g) | 2018–2020 (28 g) |
| Dick Tettelbach | OF | 1956–1957 (27 g) | 1955 (2 g) |
| Sidney Ponson | P | 2007 (7 g) | 2006, 2008 (21 g) |
| Brooks Kriske | P | 2025 (12 g) | 2020–2021 (12 g) |
| Danny McDevitt | P | 1961 (16 g) | 1961 (8 g) |
| John Pacella | P | 1982 (21 g) | 1982 (3 g) |
| Denny Neagle | P | 1991 (7 g) | 2000 (16 g) |
| Jesse Orosco | P | 2003 (8 g) | 2003 (15 g) |
| Rich Hill | P | 2020 (8 g) | 2014 (14 g) |
| Jim Weaver | P | 1928 (3 g) | 1931 (17 g) |
| Cory Gearrin | P | 2020 (1 g) | 2019 (18 g) |
| Jake Wade | P | 1946 (6 g) | 1946 (13 g) |
| Archie Campbell | P | 1929 (4 g) | 1928 (13 g) |
| Nick Cullop | OF | 1927 (15 g) | 1926 (2 g) |
| Dick Starr | P | 1951 (11 g) | 1947–1948 (5 g) |
| Orth Collins | OF | 1909 (8 g) | 1904 (5 g) |
| Ken Brett | P | 1979 (9 g) | 1976 (2 g) |
| Anthony Misiewicz | P | 2025 (5 g) | 2023–2024 (4 g) |
| Jaime Garcia | P | 2017 (1 g) | 2017 (8 g) |
| Darnell McDonald | OF | 2007 (4 g) | 2012 (4 g) |
| Matthew Bowman | P | 2024 (5 g) | 2023 (3 g) |
| Tim Jordan | 1B | 1901 (6 g) | 1903 (2 g) |
| Jim Lewis | P | 1983 (6 g) | 1982 (1 g) |
| Chi Chi Gonzalez | P | 2022 (2 g) | 2022 (1 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.Twins seasons include the Washington Senators (1901–1960).Yankees seasons include the Baltimore Orioles (1901–1902) and New York Highlanders (1903–1912).
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Questions
How many players have played for both the Minnesota Twins and the New York Yankees?
223 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1901 to 2025, including Roger Peckinpaugh, Graig Nettles, Chuck Knoblauch and Roy Smalley. 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?
Bill Keister: New York Yankees first, then the Minnesota Twins from 1902.
Who has played for both recently?
Michael Tonkin, Harrison Bader, Ian Hamilton, Brent Headrick, Brooks Kriske and Anthony Misiewicz and 1 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. Twins seasons include the Washington Senators (1901–1960). Yankees seasons include the Baltimore Orioles (1901–1902) and New York Highlanders (1903–1912).
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