Glen Weston Perkins was born in Stillwater, Minnesota on March 2, 1983. Glen Perkins played college baseball for the Minnesota Golden Gophers in 2003 and 2004. In 2003, Perkins went 10-2 and posted a 2.91 ERA with 117 strikeouts. In 2004, Glen was 9-3 with a 2.83 ERA with 113 strikeouts. Perkins was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 1st round of the 2004 Major League Baseball Draft.
From 2004-2008, Glen Perkins mostly played for the Minnesota Twins minor league teams. He pitched for the Elizabethton Twins, Quad City Swing, Fort Myers Miracle, Gulf Coast Twins, New Brighton Rock Cats and the AAA Rochester Red Wings. While with the Rochester Red Wings Perkins pitched 386.2 innings had a 16-22 record and a 3.5 ERA with 380 strikeouts.
Glen Perkins was ranked number 66 in Baseball America’s Top 100 prospects. Perkins made his MLB debut on September 21, 2006, against the Boston Red Sox. Glen Perkins pitched in 4 regular season games during the 2006 Minnesota Twins season. During those 4 games he pitched 5.2 innings giving up no runs and striking out 6.
In 2007, Glen Perkins pitched in 19 games for the MLB Minnesota Twins as a reliever. In 28.2 innings he had a 3.14 ERA, 12 walks and 20 strikeouts. During the 2008 Twins spring training Glen Perkins pitched 11 innings for the Minnesota Twins. He had one win and one loss with a 5.73 ERA. Glen Perkins did not make the team and was sent down to Triple-A Rochester. While playing with the Red Wings again he pitched 33.1 innings, recorded two wins, one loss, a 2.97 ERA and 27 strikeouts.
On May 7, 2008, Glen Perkins was called up to replace injured teammate Scott Baker. He started his first major league game against the Boston Red Sox on May 10, 2008. He recorded his first major league win in a Metrodome home start against the Texas Rangers on May 20, 2008.
As a hometown player, Glen Perkins has plenty of fans at the stadium. Buy Twins Tickets today and see this local pitcher show off his homegrown Minnesota baseball talent!
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