The sun shone bright on the ol' ballyard when the players lined up for the national anthem Thursday, and those shadows are all the evidence you need. It didn't last, and flurries invaded the setting before the game was over. Still, after a week of predictions of cold, snow and other doom, the Twins' home opener was played in something most Minnesotans would call baseball weather.
Far left: Amber Skinner of Aberdeen, S.D., hung with friends after the interstate trip to Target Field. Left: Patricia Rydeen of Minneapolis will want to keep that cast with Trevor Hildenberger’s autograph once her leg has healed.
Mariners at Target Field in Minneapolis on Thursday, April 5, 2018. (Leila Navidi/Minneapolis Star Tribune/TNS) ORG XMIT: 1227871 (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Patricia Rydeen of Minneapolis has her cast signed by Minnesota Twins relief pitcher Trevor Hildenberger before the team’s home opener against the Seattle Mariners at Target Field in Minneapolis on Thursday, April 5, 2018. (Leila Navidi/Minneapolis Star Tribune/TNS) ORG XMIT: 1227871 (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Above: Stocking caps and balaclavas made all the sense in the world Thursday. Go ahead, pick out the showoffs so tough they didn’t need ear protection
Left: Bridget Tiesling and her son, Tommy, 5, of St. Paul, had front-row seats and cold ears. Baseball caps are not always perfect wear for baseball games.
were in their front row seats for the Twins home opener. ] JEFF WHEELER ï jeff.wheeler@startribune.com The Minnesota Twins played the Seattle Mariners in their home opener Thursday afternoon, April 5, 2018 at Target Field in Minneapolis. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Bridget Tiesling and her son, Tommy, 5, of St. Paul were in their front row seats for the Twins home opener. ] JEFF WHEELER ï jeff.wheeler@startribune.com The Minnesota Twins played the Seattle Mariners in their home opener Thursday afternoon, April 5, 2018 at Target Field in Minneapolis. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
![The Minnesota Twins line up for the National Anthem before the game. ] LEILA NAVIDI ï leila.navidi@startribune.com BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The Minnesota Twins home opener against the Seattle Mariners at Target Field in Minneapolis on Thursday, April 5, 2018.](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/DBTL4XGGXOBUD7OU4DOJQYYZNY.jpg?&w=1080)
![Amber Skinner of Aberdeen, South Dakota sits in the stands with friends before the game. ] LEILA NAVIDI ï leila.navidi@startribune.com BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The Minnesota Twins home opener against the Seattle Mariners at Target Field in Minneapolis on Thursday, April 5, 2018.](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/MYT2AWAOZ7QNNSKKJBIGFO7MFM.jpg?&w=1080)
![Bridget Tiesling and her son, Tommy, 5, of St. Paul were in their front row seats for the Twins home opener. ] JEFF WHEELER ï jeff.wheeler@startribune.com The Minnesota Twins played the Seattle Mariners in their home opener Thursday afternoon, April 5, 2018 at Target Field in Minneapolis.](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/EAHBQTTUAPFVZQHLLGMCGM7E4A.jpg?&w=1080)
