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Twins-Athletics rivalry
This '''Twins-Athletics rivalry''' began in the expansion season of 1969 when the [[Oakland Athletics|A's]] and Twins[[Minnesota Twins|Twins]] were placed in the American League Western Division. The Twins ended up winning the West both times thanks to players such as 1969 MVP [[Harmon Killebrew]], hitting machines [[Rod Carew]] and [[Tony Oliva]] as well as Cy Young Award winners [[Ron Perranoski]] and [[Jim Perry]]. But the Oakland A's had a fledgling squad with 47 home-run hitter [[Reggie Jackson]], defensive shortstop [[Bert Campaneris]], and pitchers [[Catfish Hunter]], [[Rollie Fingers]], and [[Vida Blue]].
 
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However, it was rekindled in the [[2002 American League Division Series]], in which the Twins defeated the A's in front of packed houses in both stadiums, and has continued through [[2006 in baseball|2006]] as the two teams are among Major League Baseball's most successful in the first decade of the new century.

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