Brian Dozier made history on Monday night, becoming just the fourth second baseman in Major League history to hit 40 home runs in a season.
Dozier joins Davey Johnson, Ryne Sandberg and Rogers Hornsby on the short list.
"I'm sure when the season is over, it will mean a lot more, but I just wish this was happening in (first-place) Cleveland's position or Detroit's position, where we were making a run," Dozier said. "We're still looking at losing 100 games. ... That takes something away from this."
Dozier is the second Minnesota player to reach 40 home runs in a season. Harmon Killebrew was the other. He did it most recently in 1970.