To set the scene: Remember back to May 15, 2021. On that particular Saturday at Target Field, the Twins trailed Oakland for most of the game until Miguel Sano blasted a three-run homer in the bottom of the eighth to steal a 5-4 victory.
As Sano rounded the bases, he shouted into the void, "We're the best team in the world! Let's go!"
The Twins were not, in fact, the best team in the world at that point, at least numerically speaking. They were actually 13-24 and on their way to a playoff-less campaign. And for Sano, that home run was just his third of the season and raised his batting average to .127.
