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September 1, 1981

The Minnesota Twins, who could use a drawing card, may have picked an ace when they reached into the Class A California League for 21-year-old Kent Hrbek. Kent, a first baseman who has been terrorizing California League pitchers with a .380 batting average and 112 RBIs went 2 for 4 including a home run in his debut against the New York Yankees.