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===Retired numbers===
{{wide image|Metrodome curtain of fame.JPG|750px|Banners and retired numbers displayed in the Metrodome}}
{{see also|List of Major League Baseball retired numbers}}
The Metrodome's upper deck in center and right fields was partly covered by a curtain containing banners of various titles won, and retired numbers. There was no acknowledgment of the Twins' prior championships in Washington and several Senator Hall of Famers, such as Walter Johnson, played in the days prior to numbers being used on uniforms. However, Killebrew played seven seasons as a Senator, including two full seasons as a regular prior to the move to Minnesota in 1961.

Prior to the addition of the banners, the Twins acknowledged their retired numbers on the Metrodome's outfield fence. Harmon Killebrew's #3 was the first to be displayed, as it was the only one the team had retired when they moved in. It was joined by Rod Carew's #29 in 1987, Tony Oliva's #6 in 1991, Kent Hrbek's #14 in 1995, and Kirby Puckett's #34 in 1997 before the Twins began hanging the banners to reduce capacity. The championships, meanwhile, were marked on the "Baggie" in right field.

{{retired number list|
{{retired number|image=HarmonKillebrewTwins.png|name=[[Harmon Killebrew|Harmon<br>Killebrew]]|pos=LF, 1B, 3B|date=May 4, 1975}}
{{retired number|image=TonyOilvaTwins.png|name=[[Tony Oliva|Tony<br>Oliva]]|pos=RF, DH, Coach|date=July 14, 1991}}
{{retired number|image=JoeMauerTwins.png|name=[[Joe Mauer|Joe<br>Mauer]]|pos=C, 1B|date=June 15, 2019}}
{{retired number|image=TomKellyTwins.png|name=[[Tom Kelly (baseball)|Tom<br>Kelly]]|pos=Manager|date=September 8, 2012}}
{{retired number|image=KentHrbekTwins.png|name=[[Kent Hrbek|Kent<br>Hrbek]]|pos=1B|date=August 13, 1995}}
{{retired number|image=BertBlylevenTwins.png|name=[[Bert Blyleven|Bert<br>Blyleven]]|pos=P|date=July 16, 2011}}
{{retired number|image=RodCarewTwins.png|name=[[Rod Carew|Rod<br>Carew]]|pos=1B, 2B|date=July 19, 1987}}
{{retired number|image=KirbyPuckett_Twins.png||name=[[Kirby Puckett|Kirby<br>Puckett]]|pos=CF|date=May 25, 1997}}
{{retired number|image=JimKaatTwins.png||name=[[Jim Kaat|Jim<br>Kaat]]|pos=P|date=July 16, 2022}}
{{retired number|image=Minnesota_Twins_42.png|name=[[Jackie Robinson|Jackie<br>Robinson]]|pos=All MLB|honored=April 15, 1997}}
{{retired number|image=MIN-W.png|name=[[Washington Senators (1901–1960)|Washington Senators]]|pos=Team|honored=August 11, 2024}}
}}
[[File:Target Field 04.12.2010 059 cropped.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Target Field retired number signs in 2010.]] In the Metrodome, the numbers ran in that order from left to right. In Target Field, they run from right to left, presumably to allow space for additional numbers in the future. The retired numbers also serve as entry points at Target Field, The center field gate is Gate No. 3, honoring Killebrew, the left-field gate is Gate No. 6, honoring Oliva, the home plate gate is Gate No. 14, for Hrbek, the right field gate serves as Gate No. 29, in tribute to Carew, and the plaza gate is known as Gate No. 34, honoring Puckett.

The numbers that have been retired hang within Target Field in front of the tower that serves as the Twins' executive offices in left field foul territory. The championships banners have been replaced by small pennants that fly on masts at the back of the left-field upper deck. Those pennants, along with the flags flying in the plaza behind right field, serve as a visual cue for the players, suggesting the wind direction and speed.

[[Jackie Robinson]]'s No. 42 was retired by Major League Baseball on April 15, 1997, and formally honored by the Twins on May 23, 1997.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gXxe3Gi8Ca4C&q=minnesota+jackie+robinson+%22May+23+1997%22&pg=PA38|title=Minnesota Sports Almanac|isbn=9780873515580|access-date=April 24, 2016|last1=Rippel|first1=Joel A.|year=2006|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society }}</ref> Robinson's number was positioned to the left of the Twins numbers in both venues. On August 11, 2024, the Twins elected to erect a permanent display of a "W" as a "reminder of our franchise's legacy as a charter member of the American League", referring to the Washington Senators and their World Series victory in 1924.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.mlb.com/news/twins-retire-washington-senators-w | title=Twins honor legacy of Washington Senators, retire 'W' at Target Field | website=[[MLB.com]] }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!style="text-align:center; {{Baseball primary style|Minnesota Twins|border=2}};"|Player!!style="text-align:center; {{Baseball primary style|Minnesota Twins|border=2}};"|Jersey!!style="text-align:center; {{Baseball primary style|Minnesota Twins|border=2}};"|Position!!style="text-align:center; {{Baseball primary style|Minnesota Twins|border=2}};"|Date retired
|- style="vertical-align:top"
| style="text-align:center;"|[[Harmon Killebrew]] || 3 || LF-1B-3B: 1954–60 (WSH)<br>LF-1B-3B: 1961–74 (MIN) || May 4, 1975
|- style="vertical-align:top"
| style="text-align:center;"|[[Rod Carew]] || 29 || 1B-2B: 1967–78 (MIN) || July 19, 1987
|- style="vertical-align:top"
| style="text-align:center;"|[[Tony Oliva]] || 6 || RF-DH: 1962–76 (MIN)<br>Coach: 1976–78 (MIN)<br>Coach: 1985–91 (MIN) || July 14, 1991
|- style="vertical-align:top"
| style="text-align:center;"|[[Kent Hrbek]] || 14 || 1B: 1981–94 (MIN) || August 13, 1995
|- style="vertical-align:top"
| style="text-align:center;"|[[Jackie Robinson]] || 42 || Retired by MLB || April 15, 1997
|- style="vertical-align:top"
| style="text-align:center;"|[[Kirby Puckett]] || 34 || CF: 1984–95 (MIN) || May 25, 1997
|- style="vertical-align:top"
| style="text-align:center;"|[[Bert Blyleven]] || 28 || P: 1970–76 (MIN)<br>P: 1985–88 (MIN) || July 16, 2011
|- style="vertical-align:top"
| style="text-align:center;"|[[Tom Kelly (baseball)|Tom Kelly]] || 10 || Manager: 1986–2001 (MIN) || September 8, 2012
|- style="vertical-align:top"
| style="text-align:center;"|[[Joe Mauer]] || 7 || C-1B-DH: 2004–2018 (MIN) || June 15, 2019
|- style="vertical-align:top"
| style="text-align:center;"|[[Jim Kaat]] || 36 || P: 1959–60 (WSH)<br>P: 1961–73 (MIN) || July 16, 2022
|}
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/feats10.shtml|title=Retired Uniform Numbers in the American League by Baseball Almanac|access-date=April 24, 2016|archive-date=April 29, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429152947/http://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/feats10.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/twins/history/retired-numbers|title=Retired Numbers|work=Minnesota Twins|access-date=July 16, 2022|archive-date=August 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802060234/http://minnesota.twins.mlb.com/min/history/puckett.jsp|url-status=live}}</ref>