What is the first name of baseball's Killebrew?

The first name of baseball's Killebrew was Harmon. Harmon Killebrew became one of Major League Baseball's most feared power hitters, spending most of his career with the Washington Senators and the Minnesota Twins.

Born in 1936 in Payette, Idaho, Killebrew signed with the Washington Senators as a teenager and reached the major leagues before his 19th birthday. He later became the face of the franchise after it moved to Minnesota and became the Twins. Nicknamed “Killer,” he was renowned for towering home runs and a powerful right-handed swing.

Killebrew hit 573 major-league home runs, a total that ranked among the highest in baseball history when he retired. He won the American League Most Valuable Player Award in 1969 and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1984. Readers sometimes confuse him with fellow baseball stars whose surnames begin with “Kille-,” but Harmon is the canonical first name associated with Killebrew.