The Twins played a day game in Ft. Myers on Wednesday against the Phillies. They lost 4-2, but that's not really important. What is important is that the game happened at home during the day, which allowed Twins pitcher Phil Hughes and his teammates to get to a very important event in Ft. Myers later that night:
An Elton John concert.
Hughes burned up Twitter last night with his photos and reviews of the show. Here are a few key samples, including a shot of Hughes, Joe Mauer, Trevor Plouffe and Brian Dozier with the music legend:
And perhaps most importantly:
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