March 28, 2019 Play ball! It has been such a great day for the Twins players and fans at Target Field. With first pitch temperatures in the 50s, the opening day has been much warmer than last year, when the first pitch temperature was in the upper 30s. Oh, here's a fun fact about the Twins: Did you know that the Twins have been the only MLB team to have an on-site meteorologist proving real-time weather support at Target Field? Here MPR's chief meteorologist Paul Huttner shares his story of working with the team several years ago. ~ Jiwon Choi, Associate Digital Producer | Forecast
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