CLEVELAND -- Puerto Rico is still in a state of recovery in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, and baseball will be a part of the island's healing process.
On Wednesday, members of the Indians and Twins, joined by San Juan mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz, held a news conference in the commonwealth's capital city to announce details of the April 17-18 series between the teams at Hiram Bithorn Stadium. The games, which will be the first MLB regular-season contests in Puerto Rico since 2010, are scheduled for 7:10 p.m. ET.
Paul Dolan, chairman and CEO of the Indians, was in attendance in San Juan, along with Indians catcher and Puerto Rico native Roberto Perez and former Tribe great Carlos Baerga.