We're crowd-sourcing a Twins gift guide - please share your best gift ideas!

[Brock Beauchamp]

I wish I had thought of this earlier but oh well, that's how it goes.

I'm looking to create a comprehensive gift-giving guide for Twins fans. If you've found cool trinkets, gadgets, or whatever that involve your favorite baseball team, please share them here.

One thing to keep in mind: please don't link one-offs like autographed or game-worn equipment. I'd like this to be a list where if someone clicks into a link, it's not first come, first serve. Let's keep the list to readily-available niche products only.

Here's an example of something that would be great for the list.

https://dugoutmugs.com/collections/minnesota-twins

Thanks in advance!

[Vanimal46]

I can confirm dugout mugs are legit. I got one for a work colleague who’s a Phillies fan. He said it is a high quality product. They run promos on social media for 30% off. 

[wsnydes]

Pillbox Bat Co out of Winona makes some pretty awesome decorative bats, among other things.  I've got a couple of their bats in my rec room and they're pretty cool conversation pieces.

https://pillboxbatco.com/collections/minnesota-collection

[Brock Beauchamp]

1 minute ago, wsnydes said:

Pillbox Bat Co out of Winona makes some pretty awesome decorative bats, among other things.  I've got a couple of their bats in my rec room and they're pretty cool conversation pieces.

https://pillboxbatco.com/collections/minnesota-collection

Those are really cool!

[wsnydes]

Just now, Brock Beauchamp said:

Those are really cool!

Yes they are.  The "choose a player" bats are a pretty unique idea too.  They have to be active MLB players, but they're individualized.  I have a Pujols bat and it has highlights from his resume etched in it along with more basic things like his jersey number.

[MMMordabito]

My siblings and I got New York Times birthday books for my parents last year for the Ma and Pa holidays.  That led me to check if they have baseball books.

Guess what?

https://store.nytimes.com/collections/custom-gifts/products/baseball-history-book?variant=37270400776

Unfortunately, the "deluxe" editions are only available for Mets and Yankees fans, but I guess I can give a publication from New York a pass on that. ?

 

[Game7-91]

Saw this in a friend of a friends home, actually looked pretty cool where it was placed:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1313869206/minnesota-twins-3d-sports-logo-wood-wall?click_key=2af16a80fe263358cfb50f1a39130472901e8a5d%3A1313869206&click_sum=ccbc31ba&ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=minnesota+twins&ref=sr_gallery-1-34&organic_search_click=1&cns=1&edd=1

 

 

 

[BobAzar]

Not necessarily Twins related, but baseball books that I've read and enjoyed:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60200016-sho-time?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=UfwSTUfkEN&rank=1

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/599478.Kent_Hrbek_s_Tales_from_the_Minnesota_Twins_Dugout?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=e8HtuUVdnN&rank=1

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60148894-the-grandest-stage?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=0eTnKZUGUC&rank=1

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26792284-the-only-rule-is-it-has-to-work?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=EKL566MV0q&rank=1

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51168257-how-baseball-happened?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=vS0RFoiTIf&rank=1

 

[nicholas Anderson]

Not exactly Niche, but here are the links to the team stores for the twins minor league affiliates. 

https://saintsteamstore.com/ 

https://windsurge.milbstore.com/

https://kernels.milbstore.com/

https://mightymussels.milbstore.com/

[IndianaTwin]

A few years ago, I bought a home plate from a sporting goods store and then worked with a local screen printer to have the words "Welcome to our home!" applied on it.

At our previous home, it served as part of the welcome mat. Now it's on the wall in our entry hallway, surrounded by photo collages I made of the MLB stadiums I've been at. 

I don't know of this being available anywhere on-line, but if you've got the time, it was pretty easy to pull off, and it would make a nice gift. 

[DocBauer]

I have a couple thoughts.

https://www.uncommongoods.com/

They offer cups, glasses, tumblers and various other interesting baseball gift options at various price points. Some can be customized. Some of the best are glasses and tumblers with a "blueprint" of team ballparks.

And one of the traditions that I have between my dad and myself is to order a hat for each of us from a Twins milb team. Last year it was the Saints. And while we now each have hats from teams no longer affiliated with the Twins, it's a really nice gift for today as well as past remembrance.

 

[Brock Beauchamp]

12 hours ago, BobAzar said:

Not necessarily Twins related, but baseball books that I've read and enjoyed:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60200016-sho-time?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=UfwSTUfkEN&rank=1

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/599478.Kent_Hrbek_s_Tales_from_the_Minnesota_Twins_Dugout?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=e8HtuUVdnN&rank=1

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60148894-the-grandest-stage?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=0eTnKZUGUC&rank=1

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26792284-the-only-rule-is-it-has-to-work?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=EKL566MV0q&rank=1

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51168257-how-baseball-happened?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=vS0RFoiTIf&rank=1

So many good baseball reads in here. So many. 

[Brock Beauchamp]

Here's my first pass at the gift guide. If you have input and/or additions, please share!