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The Minnesota Twins won their first World Series in 1924 (then known as the Washington Nationals) against the New York Giants.
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The Minnesota Twins won their 2nd World series in 1987 against the St. Louis Cardinals.
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The Minnesota Twins won their 3rd World Series in 1991 against the Atlanta Braves.
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[The Twins were tied for 1st with the Chicago White Sox at the end of the regular season in 2008]. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Minnesota_Twins) They, unfortunately lost the tie breaker game.
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The Twins followed up their 2008 regular season with the same results at the end of the 2009 regular season. They ended up tied for 1st, this time against the Detroit Tigers. The Twins won the tie breaker and went on to face the New York Yankees.