Minnesota Twins and Seattle Mariners players: who played for both
Who played for both the Twins and Mariners?
94 players played for both the Minnesota Twins and the Seattle Mariners between 1977 and 2025, including Jorge Polanco, Steve Braun, Nelson Cruz and Bret Boone. 38 of them played for the Twins first and 52 for the Mariners first; 4 played for both in the same season.
Did you know?
- Joe Lis is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Twins first, then the Mariners from 1977.
- Ty France is the most recent: Mariners first, then the Twins from 2025.
- Jorge Polanco played the most games across the two: 831 for the Twins and 256 for the Mariners.
- 13 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Bret Boone.
- Most common positions on this list: P (51), OF (9), C (9), 1B (8).
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All 94 players, most games for the two first
| Player | Pos | Twins | Mariners |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jorge Polanco | SS | 2014–2023 (831 g) | 2024–2025 (256 g) |
| Steve Braun | OF | 1971–1976 (751 g) | 1977–1978 (171 g) |
| Nelson Cruz | DH | 2019–2021 (258 g) | 2015–2018 (606 g) |
| Bret Boone | 2B | 2005 (14 g) | 1992–1993, 2001–2005 (803 g) |
| Matt Lawton | OF | 1995–2001 (771 g) | 2006 (11 g) |
| Eddie Guardado | P | 1993–2003, 2008 (648 g) | 2004–2006 (127 g) |
| John Moses | OF | 1988–1990 (349 g) | 1982–1987, 1992 (407 g) |
| Denard Span | OF | 2008–2012 (589 g) | 2018 (94 g) |
| Ty France | 1B | 2025 (101 g) | 2020–2024 (561 g) |
| Larry Milbourne | 2B | 1982 (29 g) | 1977–1980, 1984 (487 g) |
| Mitch Garver | C | 2017–2021 (310 g) | 2024–2025 (201 g) |
| Bob Wells | P | 1999–2002 (265 g) | 1994–1998 (143 g) |
| Danny Valencia | 3B | 2010–2012 (273 g) | 2017 (130 g) |
| Michael Jackson | P | 2002 (58 g) | 1988–1991, 1996 (335 g) |
| Paul Sorrento | 1B | 1989–1991 (81 g) | 1996–1997 (289 g) |
| Logan Morrison | 1B | 2018 (95 g) | 2014–2015 (245 g) |
| Jeff Cirillo | 3B | 2007 (50 g) | 2002–2003 (233 g) |
| Brent Gates | 2B | 1998–1999 (217 g) | 1997 (65 g) |
| Casey Fien | P | 2012–2016 (257 g) | 2017 (6 g) |
| Kendrys Morales | DH | 2014 (39 g) | 2013–2014 (215 g) |
| Luis Rodriguez | SS | 2005–2007 (206 g) | 2011 (44 g) |
| Shane Rawley | P | 1989 (27 g) | 1978–1981 (207 g) |
| Carlos Santana | 1B | 2024 (150 g) | 2022 (79 g) |
| Pat Putnam | 1B | 1984 (14 g) | 1983–1984 (208 g) |
| Donovan Solano | 2B | 2023 (134 g) | 2025 (69 g) |
| Roberto Kelly | OF | 1996–1997 (173 g) | 1997 (30 g) |
| Nick Vincent | P | 2021 (7 g) | 2016–2018 (191 g) |
| Anthony Swarzak | P | 2009, 2011–2014 (181 g) | 2019 (15 g) |
| Chris Herrmann | C | 2012–2015 (142 g) | 2018 (36 g) |
| Dave McCarty | 1B | 1993–1995 (167 g) | 1998 (8 g) |
| Frankie Rodriguez | P | 1995–1998 (117 g) | 1999–2000 (53 g) |
| Fernando Rodney | P | 2018 (46 g) | 2014–2015 (123 g) |
| Carlos Silva | P | 2004–2007 (129 g) | 2008–2009 (36 g) |
| Emilio Pagan | P | 2022–2023 (125 g) | 2017 (34 g) |
| Dave Hollins | 3B | 1996 (121 g) | 1996 (28 g) |
| Henry Blanco | C | 2004 (114 g) | 2013 (35 g) |
| Butch Huskey | OF | 2000 (64 g) | 1999 (74 g) |
| Terry Bulling | C | 1977 (15 g) | 1981–1983 (123 g) |
| Joe Lis | 1B | 1973–1974 (127 g) | 1977 (9 g) |
| Ruben Sierra | OF | 2006 (14 g) | 2002 (122 g) |
| Justin Topa | P | 2024–2025 (57 g) | 2023 (75 g) |
| Paul Abbott | P | 1990–1992 (28 g) | 1998–2002 (99 g) |
| Orlando Mercado | C | 1989 (19 g) | 1982–1984 (105 g) |
| Alex Colome | P | 2021 (67 g) | 2018 (47 g) |
| Chris Gimenez | C | 2017–2018 (90 g) | 2011 (24 g) |
| Joe Beimel | P | 2004 (3 g) | 2014–2015 (109 g) |
| Anthony Misiewicz | P | 2025 (5 g) | 2020–2022 (104 g) |
| Taylor Motter | SS | 2018 (9 g) | 2017–2018 (100 g) |
| Jose Offerman | SS | 2004 (77 g) | 2002 (29 g) |
| Alvaro Espinoza | SS | 1984–1986 (70 g) | 1997 (33 g) |
| Matt Magill | P | 2018–2019 (68 g) | 2019–2020 (33 g) |
| Terry Mulholland | P | 2004–2005 (88 g) | 1996 (12 g) |
| Tim Beckham | SS | 2022 (12 g) | 2019 (88 g) |
| Diego Castillo | P | 2024 (7 g) | 2021–2023 (91 g) |
| Joe Decker | P | 1973–1976 (89 g) | 1979 (9 g) |
| Pat Borders | C | 2004 (19 g) | 2001–2005 (79 g) |
| Rene Rivera | C | 2011 (45 g) | 2004–2006 (53 g) |
| Wally Backman | 2B | 1989 (87 g) | 1993 (10 g) |
| Keith Comstock | P | 1984 (4 g) | 1989–1991 (92 g) |
| Greg Colbrunn | 1B | 1997 (70 g) | 2003 (22 g) |
| Mike Morgan | P | 1998 (18 g) | 1985–1987 (73 g) |
| Michael Pineda | P | 2019–2021 (53 g) | 2011 (28 g) |
| Tommy Milone | P | 2014–2016 (49 g) | 2019, 2022–2023 (32 g) |
| Erasmo Ramirez | P | 2025 (9 g) | 2012–2014, 2017–2018 (68 g) |
| J. T. Chargois | P | 2016 (25 g) | 2021, 2024 (52 g) |
| John Christensen | OF | 1988 (23 g) | 1987 (53 g) |
| Jeff Gray | P | 2012 (49 g) | 2011 (24 g) |
| Zach Duke | P | 2018 (45 g) | 2018 (27 g) |
| Bill Krueger | P | 1992 (27 g) | 1991, 1995 (41 g) |
| Sergio Romo | P | 2019–2020 (51 g) | 2022 (17 g) |
| R. A. Dickey | P | 2009 (35 g) | 2008 (32 g) |
| Karl Best | P | 1988 (11 g) | 1983–1986 (50 g) |
| Joe Smith | P | 2022 (34 g) | 2021 (23 g) |
| Cory Gearrin | P | 2020 (1 g) | 2019 (48 g) |
| Quinton McCracken | OF | 2001 (24 g) | 2004 (19 g) |
| Matt Wisler | P | 2020 (18 g) | 2019 (23 g) |
| J. A. Happ | P | 2021 (19 g) | 2015 (21 g) |
| James Baldwin | P | 2003 (10 g) | 2002 (30 g) |
| Hector Santiago | P | 2016–2017 (26 g) | 2021 (13 g) |
| Blake Parker | P | 2019 (37 g) | 2016 (1 g) |
| Juan Agosto | P | 1986 (17 g) | 1992 (17 g) |
| Steve Shields | P | 1989 (11 g) | 1987 (20 g) |
| Andrew Albers | P | 2013, 2016, 2021 (21 g) | 2017 (9 g) |
| Mike Morin | P | 2019 (23 g) | 2018 (3 g) |
| Brian Fuentes | P | 2010 (9 g) | 2001 (10 g) |
| Jose Godoy | C | 2022 (2 g) | 2021 (16 g) |
| Brian Raabe | 3B | 1995–1996 (13 g) | 1997 (2 g) |
| Joe Klink | P | 1987 (12 g) | 1996 (3 g) |
| Kevin Jarvis | P | 1997 (6 g) | 2004 (8 g) |
| Chase De Jong | P | 2018–2019 (5 g) | 2017 (7 g) |
| Jim Lewis | P | 1983 (6 g) | 1979, 1985 (4 g) |
| Darren McCaughan | P | 2025 (3 g) | 2021, 2023 (5 g) |
| Matthew Bowman | P | 2024 (5 g) | 2024 (1 g) |
| Chris Heston | P | 2017 (1 g) | 2017 (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.Twins seasons include the Washington Senators (1901–1960).
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Questions
How many players have played for both the Minnesota Twins and the Seattle Mariners?
94 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1977 to 2025, including Jorge Polanco, Steve Braun, Nelson Cruz and Bret Boone. 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?
Joe Lis: Minnesota Twins first, then the Seattle Mariners from 1977.
Who has played for both recently?
Jorge Polanco, Ty France, Mitch Garver, Carlos Santana, Donovan Solano and Justin Topa and 6 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).
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