Baseball Roster for 1997 Minnesota Twins
| # | Player Name | Pos | Age | B | T | Ht | Wt | Born | Place | High Level | mlbYears | Salary |
| 38 | Rick Aguilera | P | 35 | R | R | 6-5 | 203 | 12/31/1961 | San Gabriel,California | MLB | 1985-2000 | 3,075,000 |
| 57 | Scott Aldred | P | 29 | L | L | 6-4 | 228 | 6/12/1968 | Flint,Michigan | MLB | 1990-2000 | 225,000 |
| 25 | Rich Becker | CF-RF | 25 | L | L | 5-10 | 193 | 2/1/1972 | Aurora,Illinois | MLB | 1993-2000 | 260,000 |
| 52 | Shane Bowers | P | 25 | R | R | 6-4 | 215 | 7/27/1971 | Glendora,California | MLB | 1997-1997 | 150,000 |
| 51 | Brent Brede | RF-LF | 25 | L | L | 6-4 | 208 | 9/13/1971 | New Baden,Illinois | MLB | 1996-1998 | 150,000 |
| 28 | Greg Colbrunn | 1B | 27 | R | R | 6-0 | 205 | 7/26/1969 | Fontana,California | MLB | 1992-2004 | 750,000 |
| 8 | Ron Coomer | 1B-3B | 30 | R | R | 5-11 | 206 | 11/18/1966 | Chicago,Illinois | MLB | 1995-2003 | 170,000 |
| 40 | Marty Cordova | LF | 27 | R | R | 6-0 | 206 | 7/10/1969 | Las Vegas,Nevada | MLB | 1995-2003 | 800,000 |
| 18 | Eddie Guardado | P | 26 | R | L | 6-0 | 194 | 10/2/1970 | Stockton,California | MLB | 1993-2009 | 300,000 |
| 32 | LaTroy Hawkins | P | 24 | R | R | 6-5 | 204 | 12/21/1972 | Gary,Indiana | MLB | 1995-2011 | 150,000 |
| 7 | Denny Hocking | SS-2B | 27 | B | R | 5-10 | 183 | 4/2/1970 | Torrance,California | MLB | 1993-2005 | 152,500 |
| 15 | Darrin Jackson | CF-RF | 33 | R | R | 6-0 | 191 | 8/22/1963 | Los Angeles,California | MLB | 1985-1999 | 275,000 |
| 26 | Kevin Jarvis | P | 27 | L | R | 6-2 | 200 | 8/1/1969 | Lexington,Kentucky | MLB | 1994-2006 | 197,000 |
| 5 | Roberto Kelly | CF-LF | 32 | R | R | 6-2 | 198 | 10/1/1964 | Panama City,Panama | MLB | 1987-2000 | 750,000 |
| 11 | Chuck Knoblauch | 2B | 28 | R | R | 5-9 | 170 | 7/7/1968 | Houston,Texas | MLB | 1991-2002 | 6,150,000 |
| 59 | Chris Latham | LF-CF | 24 | B | R | 6-0 | 198 | 5/26/1973 | Coeur d'Alene,Idaho | MLB | 1997-2003 | 150,000 |
| 50 | Matt Lawton | RF-LF | 25 | L | R | 5-10 | 186 | 11/3/1971 | Gulfport,Mississippi | MLB | 1995-2006 | 150,000 |
| 2 | Pat Meares | SS | 28 | R | R | 6-0 | 187 | 9/6/1968 | Salina,Kansas | MLB | 1993-2001 | 1,425,000 |
| 39 | Damian Miller | C | 27 | R | R | 6-2 | 190 | 10/13/1969 | La Crosse,Wisconsin | MLB | 1997-2007 | 150,000 |
| 20 | Travis Miller | P | 24 | R | L | 6-3 | 209 | 11/2/1972 | Dayton,Ohio | MLB | 1996-2002 | 150,000 |
| 4 | Paul Molitor | 3B-2B | 40 | R | R | 6-0 | 195 | 8/22/1956 | St. Paul,Minnesota | MLB | 1978-1998 | 3,500,000 |
| 24 | Greg Myers | C | 31 | L | R | 6-2 | 225 | 4/14/1966 | Riverside,California | MLB | 1987-2005 | 575,000 |
| 31 | Dan Naulty | P | 27 | R | R | 6-6 | 224 | 1/6/1970 | Los Angeles,California | MLB | 1996-1999 | 165,000 |
| 30 | Gregg Olson | P | 30 | R | R | 6-4 | 208 | 10/11/1966 | Scribner,Nebraska | MLB | 1988-2001 | 210,000 |
| 27 | David Ortiz | 1B | 21 | L | L | 6-4 | 237 | 11/18/1975 | Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic | MLB | 1997-2011 | 150,000 |
| 22,23 | Brad Radke | P | 24 | R | R | 6-2 | 180 | 10/27/1972 | Eau Claire,Wisconsin | MLB | 1995-2006 | 450,000 |
| 23 | Todd Ritchie | P | 25 | R | R | 6-3 | 222 | 11/7/1971 | Portsmouth,Virginia | MLB | 1997-2004 | 150,000 |
| 47 | Rich Robertson | P | 28 | L | L | 6-4 | 182 | 9/15/1968 | Waller,Texas | MLB | 1993-1998 | 205,000 |
| 33 | Frankie Rodriguez | P | 24 | R | R | 6-0 | 210 | 12/11/1972 | Brooklyn,New York | MLB | 1995-2001 | 220,000 |
| 16 | Dan Serafini | P | 23 | B | L | 6-1 | 195 | 1/25/1974 | San Francisco,California | MLB | 1996-2007 | 150,000 |
| 37 | Scott Stahoviak | 1B | 27 | L | R | 6-5 | 230 | 3/6/1970 | Waukegan,Illinois | MLB | 1993-1998 | 275,000 |
| 36 | Terry Steinbach | C | 35 | R | R | 6-1 | 212 | 3/2/1962 | New Ulm,Minnesota | MLB | 1986-1999 | 2,850,000 |
| 41 | Dave Stevens | P | 27 | R | R | 6-3 | 195 | 3/4/1970 | Fullerton,California | MLB | 1994-2000 | 210,000 |
| 17 | Greg Swindell | P | 32 | R | L | 6-3 | 230 | 1/2/1965 | Fort Worth,Texas | MLB | 1986-2002 | 750,000 |
| 19 | Bob Tewksbury | P | 36 | R | R | 6-4 | 206 | 11/30/1960 | Concord,New Hampshire | MLB | 1986-1998 | 2,000,000 |
| 21 | Mike Trombley | P | 30 | R | R | 6-2 | 210 | 4/14/1967 | Springfield,Massachusetts | MLB | 1992-2002 | 375,000 |
| 26 | Javier Valentin | C | 21 | B | R | 5-10 | 200 | 9/19/1975 | Manati,Puerto Rico | MLB | 1997-2008 | 150,000 |
| 12 | Todd Walker | 2B | 24 | L | R | 6-0 | 181 | 5/25/1973 | Bakersfield,California | MLB | 1996-2007 | 150,000 |
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