Kirby Puckett hit for the cycle, and Bert Blyleven struck out 15 batters in a 10-1 win over the Oakland Athletics on August 1 ...

Kirby Puckett packed a lot of drama into his short life -- from jovial World Series hero and Minnesota Twins Hall of Famer to ex-ballplayer disgraced by allegations of domestic violence. That ...

MINNEAPOLIS – Those closest to Baseball Hall of Famer Kirby Puckett are involved in a dispute over who should keep his cremated remains. Puckett, 45, died March 6 at a hospital in Arizona after ...

In 1991—the year Kirby Puckett and the Minnesota Twins won the greatest World Series I’ve ever seen—I was short, fat, and hitting ninth for my Pony League team.

Kirby Puckett has blown up like a hot-air balloon since he left baseball in 1996. He always seemed as wide as he was tall, and that was cute and unique for a big-league center fielder.

This can’t be the Kirby Puckett from 4444 S. State St., 14th floor, whom we knew and raved about. What a sweet, guileless guy. If you thought Walter Payton was singularly worthy of the nickname ...

Kirby Puckett's 12-year baseball career was cut short in 1996 by glaucoma. In recent years, Puckett had become overweight. Still, he remained upbeat, Olson said.

Kirby Puckett was in critical condition Monday after surgery for a stroke, and friends and family rushed to the Hall of Famer's side in Arizona as former Minnesota Twins teammates anxiously ...

Two years ago today — on March 6, 2006 — Minnesota Twins great Kirby Puckett died in a Phoenix, Ariz., hospital, one day after suffering a massive stroke.To honor his memory, the Phillips Eye ...

By 9 a.m. Sunday the line outside Gate D at the Metrodome already had started to form behind Minnesota Twins fan Ryan Schmitz.It included an 11-year-old, who idolized Kirby Puckett despite never ...

2006-03-07 04:00:00 PDT Phoenix-- Kirby Puckett, a Hall of Fame outfielder who won two World Series in a 12-year baseball career with the Minnesota Twins, died Monday, a day after suffering a ...