Stadium Name: Target Field

Location: Minneapolis

Home Team: Twins

Years in Service: 2010 – Present

Visits: 2

After 28 seasons of indoor baseball at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, the Twins moved back outside starting with the 2010 season when they opened Target Field in downtown Minneapolis.  The first regular season game took place on April 12, 2010, with the Twins defeating the Red Sox.  This summer, Target Field hosted the All Star Game, the first in Minnesota since 1985.

I took the long trip up to Minneapolis last weekend, along with Danny and Michael, to see the White Sox take on the Twins.  We picked two good games to see, as the White Sox offense came to life and they won both games against the Twinkies.  We sat down on the first level, between home plate and third base behind the White Sox dugout for both games, so I didn’t get to sample the different areas of the ballpark, but I certainly liked what I saw.  The one thing I didn’t like about the park was the configuration of most of the outfield.  Between the large hitting background in center field and the high walls in left and right, there is a lot of dead space in the outfield that seems to put the fans far away from the action.  Besides that, though, a good time was had by all and I certainly wouldn’t mind returning one day.