Dave Winfield hit 31 home runs with his hometown Twins, all coming after the Hall of Famer’s 40th birthday. (Richard Sennott, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Only 14 players have hit more home runs after their 40th birthday than Nelson Cruz. Cruz leads the list of Twins in that category. Those lists:

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79 Barry Bonds

72 Carlton Fisk

60 Darrell Evans

59 Dave Winfield

49 Carl Yastrzemski

46 Stan Musial

44 Ted Williams

44 Raul Ibanez

42 Hank Aaron

40 Graig Nettles

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39 Hank Sauer

38 David Ortiz

36 Edgar Martinez

36 Harold Baines

32 Nelson Cruz

32 Julio Franco

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32 Nelson Cruz

31 Dave Winfield

19 Jim Thome

15 Paul Molitor

8 Torii Hunter

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