Cuddyer was a two-time MLB All-Star, and won a Silver Slugger Award in 2013, when he led the National League in batting average.

[1] Primarily a right fielder, Cuddyer made starts at every defensive position except catcher and shortstop over the course of his career.

[6] Cuddyer initially committed to play college baseball at Florida State but waited for the Twins' signing bonus offer to increase from $700,000 to $1.3 million before deciding to go professional.

[7] Consequently, he did not make his professional debut until 1998 when he was assigned to the Fort Wayne Wizards in the Single-A Midwest League.

However, he struggled at third base and was relegated to a reserve role for much of 2005, although he did hit .263 with 12 home runs and 42 RBI in 125 games.

[11] After beginning the 2006 season on the bench, Cuddyer emerged as a regular in right field and in the cleanup spot of the Twins batting order.

He also suffered a laceration on the knuckle after getting stepped on by Kansas City Royals left fielder Alex Gordon.

[15] On his second game after being activated, Cuddyer hit a three-run home run off Rangers' Scott Feldman, his first of the 2008 season.

During September and October 2009, Cuddyer moved back into the infield playing first base filling in for Justin Morneau.

The right-hander gave up a double to Mike Napoli, a bloop single to Mitch Moreland, and walked Ian Kinsler with one out to load the bases.

Cuddyer then retired Elvis Andrus on a fly ball and David Murphy on a pop-up for a scoreless inning.

The last Twins position player to pitch was outfielder John Moses against the California Angels on July 31, 1990.

[24] On July 24, 2015, Cuddyer was put on the 15 day disabled list due to a bone bruise in his left knee.

[27] On December 11, 2015, Cuddyer announced his retirement via an article on The Players' Tribune titled "Play Hard and Dream Big".