Paul Molitor
FameRank: 5

"As player"

* Milwaukee Brewers (–)

* Toronto Blue Jays (–)

* Minnesota Twins (–)

* Minnesota Twins (–present)-->

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* 7× Major League Baseball All-Star Game/All-Star (1980 Major League Baseball All-Star Game/1980, 1985 Major League Baseball All-Star Game/1985, 1988 Major League Baseball All-Star Game/1988, 1991 Major League Baseball All-Star Game/1991–1994 Major League Baseball All-Star Game/1994)

* World Series champion

* World Series MVP (1993)

* 4× Silver Slugger Award (1987, 1988, 1993, 1996)

* Milwaukee Brewers#Retired numbers/Milwaukee Brewers #4 retired

* Major League Baseball All-Time Team

/hofdate=Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, 2004/2004

/hofvote=85.2% (first ballot)

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"Paul Leo Molitor" (born August 22, 1956), nicknamed ""Molly"" and ""The Ignitor"", is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) player and current manager of the Minnesota Twins, who is in the Baseball Hall of Fame. During his 21-year baseball career, he played for the Milwaukee Brewers (1978–1992), Toronto Blue Jays (1993–1995), and Minnesota Twins (1996–1998). He was known for his exceptional hitting and speed. He made seven Major League Baseball All-Star Game/All-Star Game appearances and was the World Series MVP in 1993.

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