Kent Hrbek joins Morning Edition’s Cathy Wurzer to discuss the unveiling of a Kent Hrbek bronze statue outside Target Field in Minneapolis. Hrbek will join Harmon Killebrew, Tony Oliva, Rod Carew, and Kirby Puckett as the only players to be immortalized in bronze outside the ballpark.
Hrbek grew up in Bloomington near Metropolitan Stadium, the former home of the Twins. He played first base for his hometown team for 14 seasons and was a key member of the ballclubs that won the Major League Baseball World Series in 1987 and 1991.