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Minnesota Twins: Ranking the Twins’ best uniforms of all-time

By Chris Schad

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - JUNE 5: Kevin Correia #30 of the Minnesota Twins delivers a pitch against the Milwaukee Brewers during the first inning of the game on June 5, 2014 at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - JUNE 5: Kevin Correia #30 of the Minnesota Twins delivers a pitch against the Milwaukee Brewers during the first inning of the game on June 5, 2014 at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images) /
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9. 1997 Red Alternates

If there’s a special place in hell reserved for the Twins’ current red jerseys, the ones introduced in 1997 aren’t far behind. I’m not sure why, but if the red isn’t on the Twins cap, it just seems like overkill for the simplicity that the Twins uniforms have brought over the years.

These jerseys were brought in as a Sunday alternate for the Twins but didn’t have the same sharpness as the blue jerseys that were introduced the same year and lasted for nearly a decade. The Twins’ first iteration of red jerseys lasted just two games and according to a 2012 story from Fox Sports North, Ron Coomer revealed that manager Tom Kelly wasn’t a fan of the jerseys either.

"“I knew after the second game we wore them in we’d never wear them again,” Coomer said. “Tom ripped his jersey off, and you knew he didn’t wanna wear it — none of us did; it didn’t look good…they definitely had the Dairy Queen colors. We said we looked like we worked at Dairy Queen.”"

Although Dairy Queen has been a constant sponsor for the Twins over the years, bringing that color on the field wasn’t the best of decisions. While there is a valid argument for putting this behind the current red jerseys, Kasota Gold puts this one slightly ahead.

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