Kenosha Twins
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The Kenosha Twins began play in the Midwest League
Midwest League
The Midwest League is a Class-A minor league baseball league which operates in the Midwestern United States.-History:Six teams – the Belleville Stags, the Centralia Cubs, the Marion Indians, the Mattoon Indians or East Frankfort White Sox, the Mount Vernon Braves, and the West Frankfort...

 in 1984 when the club relocated from Wisconsin Rapids. In 1992, the team was sold, and the following year, they moved to Fort Wayne, Indiana where they became known as the Fort Wayne Wizards
Fort Wayne Wizards
The Fort Wayne TinCaps are a Class A minor league baseball team, affiliated with the San Diego Padres, that plays in the Midwest League. They won their first Midwest League Championship in 2009.-History:...

. They played their home games at Simmons Field
Simmons Field
Simmons Field is a baseball stadium in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The field is most notable for its use as the home field of the Kenosha Comets of theAll-American Girls Professional Baseball League .-History:...

, located on Sheridan Road near the shore of Lake Michigan in Kenosha. They won two Midwest League
Midwest League
The Midwest League is a Class-A minor league baseball league which operates in the Midwestern United States.-History:Six teams – the Belleville Stags, the Centralia Cubs, the Marion Indians, the Mattoon Indians or East Frankfort White Sox, the Mount Vernon Braves, and the West Frankfort...

 championships, in 1985 and 1987, and were Northern Division champions in 1988.

Some notable alumni of the Twins include Chuck Knoblauch
Chuck Knoblauch
Edward Charles "Chuck" Knoblauch is a retired Major League Baseball player. He played all or part of twelve seasons in the majors, from until , for the Minnesota Twins , New York Yankees and Kansas City Royals...

, Eddie Guardado
Eddie Guardado
Edward Adrian Guardado is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. Throughout his career, Guardado had played with the Minnesota Twins , Seattle Mariners , Cincinnati Reds , and the Rangers .His common nickname is "Everyday Eddie", a testament to his durable arm during his first stint with the...

, Lenny Webster
Lenny Webster
Leonard Irell Webster is a former professional baseball player who played in the Major Leagues primarily as a platoon catcher from 1989-2000...

, Paul Abbott
Paul Abbott (baseball)
Paul David Abbott , is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played from -. Over 162 games, Abbott had a 43-37 record, with 496 strikeouts and a 4.92 ERA.-Minnesota Twins:...

, and Willie Banks
Willie Banks
William Augustus Banks III is an American athlete. Born at Travis Air Force Base, California, he grew up in San Diego County and went to Oceanside High School. Banks is an Eagle Scout....

.

Year-by-year record

Year Record Finish Manager Playoffs
1984  70-68 6th Duffy Dyer
Duffy Dyer
Donald Robert "Duffy" Dyer is a former American professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the New York Mets , Pittsburgh Pirates , Montreal Expos , and Detroit Tigers .-Playing career:Dyer played alongside Sal Bando and Rick Monday as a member of...

 
1985  79-60 3rd Duffy Dyer
Duffy Dyer
Donald Robert "Duffy" Dyer is a former American professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the New York Mets , Pittsburgh Pirates , Montreal Expos , and Detroit Tigers .-Playing career:Dyer played alongside Sal Bando and Rick Monday as a member of...

 
League Champs
1986  46-92 12th Don Leppert 
1987  82-58 2nd Don Leppert  League Champs
1988  81-59 4th Ron Gardenhire
Ron Gardenhire
Ronald Clyde "Gardy" Gardenhire is a former Major League Baseball shortstop and current manager of the Minnesota Twins.He is six feet tall and weighed 175 pounds during most of his baseball career....

 
Lost League Finals
1989  63-66 9th Steve Liddle
Steve Liddle
Steven Michael Liddle is a Major League Baseball third base coach for the Minnesota Twins. He was previously the Twins' bench coach from 2002-2010 before swapping roles with Scott Ullger. - References :...

 
1990  61-77 10th Steve Liddle
Steve Liddle
Steven Michael Liddle is a Major League Baseball third base coach for the Minnesota Twins. He was previously the Twins' bench coach from 2002-2010 before swapping roles with Scott Ullger. - References :...

 
1991  63-74 11th Joel Lepel 
1992  63-70 8th Jim Dwyer
Jim Dwyer (baseball)
James Edward Dwyer is a former outfielder who enjoyed an eighteen year major league career for seven different teams between and . Listed at 5' 10", 165 lb., he batted and threw left-handed.-MLB career:...

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