Finally! The actual playing of baseball has returned, albeit exhibition games in Florida and Arizona. The Twins opened their Grapefruit League season by dropping their home opener 3-1, before falling to fellow Ft. Myers-dweller, the Boston Red Sox, 8-7.
In the opener, the Twins were held scoreless until the bottom of the ninth inning. Against Boston, the Minnesota blew a 7-2 lead as the Red Sox scored the tie-breaking run in their last at-bat.
Twins’ skipper, Paul Molitor, reported no injuries through two games, and he was able to get in the required work for all of his pitchers.