39 Facts About Paul Molitor

Paul Molitor made seven All-Star Game appearances, and was the World Series MVP in 1993.

Paul Molitor is one of only five players in history with 3,000+ hits, a lifetime.

Paul Molitor grew up in Minnesota and attended the University of Minnesota before beginning his MLB career.

Paul Molitor served as a coach for the Seattle Mariners and the Twins after his retirement as a player.

Paul Molitor was a finalist for the Major League Baseball All-Century Team.

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On November 3,2014, Paul Molitor was announced as the 13th manager of the Minnesota Twins.

Paul Molitor managed the team for four seasons, and was fired in October 2018.

Paul Molitor opted instead to attend college at the University of Minnesota, where he was a three-year starter for the Minnesota Golden Gophers.

Paul Molitor earned All-American honors as a shortstop for his sophomore year.

Paul Molitor signed with the Brewers and began his professional career with the Class A Burlington Bees of the Midwest League.

Paul Molitor began as a shortstop, then moved to second base when Robin Yount returned from a brief injury.

Paul Molitor made his MLB debut in 1978, playing in 125 games and hitting.

Paul Molitor was part of a young Milwaukee Brewers team that lost the 1982 World Series in seven games to the St Louis Cardinals.

Paul Molitor struggled with injuries for much of his early career, being placed on the disabled list six times between 1980 and 1986.

In 1984, Paul Molitor struggled with elbow problems, played in only 13 games and ultimately underwent surgery in an attempt to salvage his career.

Paul Molitor attracted national media attention in 1987 during his 39-game hitting streak.

Paul Molitor hit 2 doubles, 2 triples, and 2 home runs in the Series, earning the World Series MVP Award and tied a World Series record by batting.

Paul Molitor stole 20 bases that season without ever being caught, one short of Kevin McReynolds' 1988 major league record of 21.

Paul Molitor left the Blue Jays after the 1995 season, and joined his hometown Minnesota Twins for the final three seasons of his career, where he acquired his 3,000th hit.

Paul Molitor was the first player to reach the 3,000 hits plateau with a triple.

Paul Molitor was relishing the opportunity to play with Twins superstar Kirby Puckett, but Puckett developed career-ending glaucoma during spring training in 1996 and never played again.

In 1996, Paul Molitor became the second 40-year-old, after Hall of Famer Sam Rice, to have a 200-hit season, leading the league with 225, while leading the league in singles with 167.

Paul Molitor remains the last MLB player to drive in 100 or more runs in a season while hitting fewer than 10 home runs.

Paul Molitor was considered a leading candidate to manage the team when Tom Kelly retired after 2001, but he declined in part because the Twins were still being targeted for potential contraction.

Paul Molitor was a hitting coach with the Mariners in 2004.

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Paul Molitor then spent the 2005 to 2013 seasons in the Twins organization as a minor league baserunning and fielding instructor.

Paul Molitor joined the Twins coaching staff in 2014 to oversee baserunning, bunting, infield instruction, and positioning.

Twins hired Paul Molitor to fill their manager vacancy for the 2015 season, and introduced him in a press conference on November 4,2014.

Paul Molitor was rewarded for his efforts in leading the Twins back to the postseason after losing 103 games the season prior, the first team in history to achieve this feat, by being named American League Manager of the Year in November 2017.

Paul Molitor became only the second person to be elected to the Hall of Fame as a player and win the Manager of the Year Award behind Frank Robinson, who was named AL Manager of the Year in 1989 while managing the Baltimore Orioles.

Paul Molitor finished with a record of 305 wins and 343 losses in 648 games.

Paul Molitor later rejoined the Twins' as a special assistant, with roving instructor duties for the team's minor league affiliates.

Paul Molitor recorded these statistics while missing nearly 500 games due to various injuries throughout his career.

In 1999, Paul Molitor ranked No 99 on The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players, and he was nominated as a finalist for the Major League Baseball All-Century Team.

Paul Molitor was elected to the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame in 1999.

Paul Molitor is the only player ever to accomplish those feats and hit at least 200 home runs.

Paul Molitor is the first player in World Series history to have at least two home runs, two doubles, and two triples in one series.

Paul Molitor is a member of an exclusive club, hitting.

Paul Molitor married Linda Kaplan in 1981, and before their 2003 divorce it was revealed he had fathered a son in an extramarital affair with Joanna Andreou and was paying child support.