Kent Hrbek

First baseman, Baseball Player

1960 –

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Who is Kent Hrbek?

Kent Alan Hrbek, nicknamed Herbie, is a former American Major League Baseball first baseman. He played his entire 14-year baseball career for the Minnesota Twins. Hrbek batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He hit the first home run in the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome on April 3, 1982 in an exhibition game against the Phillies. Fans knew Hrbek as an outstanding defensive player, perennial slugger, and charismatic hometown favorite. He attended Kennedy High School in Bloomington, Minnesota.

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Born
May 21, 1960
Minneapolis
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Nationality
  • United States of America
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Education
  • Bloomington Kennedy High School
Lived in
  • Bloomington
  • Minneapolis

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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