Hughes, Mauer, Dozier, Plouffe ... at an Elton John concert

March 10, 2016 at 4:46PM

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:

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Michael Rand

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Michael Rand is the Minnesota Star Tribune's Digital Sports Senior Writer and host/creator of the Daily Delivery podcast. In 25 years covering Minnesota sports at the Minnesota Star Tribune, he has seen just about everything (except, of course, a Vikings Super Bowl).

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