Presenting the 2015 'Torii Awards': The best dancers from the Twins' postgame celebrations

Presenting the winners of the 2015 Torii Awards

By Ben Cosman

September 23, 2015

So, the Twins have celebrated their home wins this season with dance parties in the clubhouse, which look something like this:

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And before Wednesday's game against the Indians, Twins veteran and dance party All-Star Torii Hunter held the inaugural Torii Awards -- like a combination of the Oscars and senior superlatives from high school, Hunter bestowed his teammates with the trophies their dance moves deserve.

#TheToriiAwards were a hit. #TwinsDanceParty pic.twitter.com/fxraT5NOTu
- Dustin Morse (@Twins_morsecode) September 23, 2015

And just like high school, someone got a participation award. The winners, via MLB.com's Rhett Bollinger:

- Best new dancer: Miguel Sano

- Surprise dancer: Eduardo Escobar

- Perfect attendance: Trevor Plouffe

- Lifetime achievement in smoothness: Eddie Rosario

- Creepiest dancer: Glen Perkins

- Best Latin dancer: Eduardo Nunez

- Dynamic duo award: Trevor May and Kyle Gibson

- Worst dancer in a non-supporting role: Mike Pelfrey

- Best dancer in a supporting role: Brian Dozier

- Best all-around dancer: Shane Robinson

Honestly, "Lifetime achievement in smoothness" might as well be a Nobel Prize.

Shane Robinson spoke with Bollinger after the Twins' 4-2 win and gave his version of an acceptance speech:

"Obviously, it's pretty cool for someone like Torii to call you the best dancer in the clubhouse. It was something we joked about all year and then he made it a thing. So it's pretty cool. I've never been a part of something like this in the clubhouse. But I've always been a guy who likes to have fun in the clubhouse and just let it all out in here with my teammates. So it's fun."

While Trevor Plouffe was a winner who was just happy to be nominated:

"It was like a participation award basically," Plouffe said with a laugh. "It means I'm not a good dancer but at least I show up every day. But it means a lot. I'm showing up every day and doing my job. I like that."

Meanwhile, Glen Perkins has an important clarification:

For the record: I won creepiest dance party watcher NOT creepiest dancer (not sure if that's better or worse). #ToriiAwards
- Glen Perkins (@glenperkins) September 24, 2015