Target Field

r numbers are better away from home (10 out of 12 home runs on the road), Morneau has fared well at Target Field, compiling a line of .378/.517/.567 in Minnesota’s brand-new open-air stadium.  Along with teammate Joe Mauer, Morneau is a major reason the Twins lead the AL Central by two and a half games over the Tigers.

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, $184 million deal will ensure that Twins fans will see their hometown hero play half his games at Target Field through at least 2018, when Mauer will turn 35.  The contract is the richest in major league history for a catcher, but will be a bargain if Mauer keeps winning batting titles like he has the last two years (and three of the last four) and continues to be the five-tool star all General Managers would love to build a team around.  Gold Glove-winning catchers who can hit for both average and power don’t grow on trees.

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Three things to look forward to this season

1) The opening of Target Field, the first outdoor park since 1981 that the Minnesota Twins will call home.  Thankfully, it will be used exclusively for baseball.  The real grass will be a welcome change for Joe Mauer’s knees, and a nice attraction for free agents who had been weary of the Metrodome’s artificial turf.

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