<p>Welcome to Season 5! </p>
<p>This Twin Cities slugger had one famous World Series grand slam and one infamous World Series body slam. </p>
<ul>
 <li>Card #45 on <a href="https://marketplace.beckett.com/thecollectorsfriend_700/item/1988-topps-45-kent-hrbek_90347710" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Beckett</a></li>
 <li>Card #609 on <a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/386856878149?chn=ps&mkevt=1&mkcid=28" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">eBay</a></li>
  <li>SABR Bio by <a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/kent-hrbek/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Joel Rippel</a></li>
  <li>Kent&#39;s 1985 <a href="https://vsaauctions.com/Kent_Hrbek_s_1985_Mercedes_Benz_Automobile-LOT32074.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Mercedes Benz</a></li>
  <li>1987 <a href="https://youtu.be/r6tPmCoVVNI?si=DqeBoQngezvrQopb" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">WS Grand Slam</a></li>
  <li>1991 Hrbek vs. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiraekmCNv4" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Ron Gant</a></li>
  <li>T-Rex Tag <a href="https://www.startribune.com/twins-bobblehead-on-aug-5-to-immortalize-hrbek-gant-tango/117523488/?refresh=true" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Bobblehead</a></li>
  <li>Stathead Search: <a href="https://stathead.com/tiny/6GhhF" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Best OPS+ 1982-1993, 3000+ PAs</a></li>
  <li>Kent in his <a href="https://www.kare11.com/article/sports/mlb/twins/kent-hrbeks-epic-rv-road-trip-to-the-baseball-hall-of-fame/89-b93d0679-9d24-492a-b9f1-dd6079cfc489" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">RV</a></li>
</ul>

John Farrell (#533)

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