Townball stories by Patrick Reusse make a sweet Minnesota road trip

Columnist Patrick Reusse is a frequent visitor to the Minnesota ballparks where amateur baseball is played. Here's a collection of his stories.

August 15, 2023 at 11:49AM
The sun sets over Irish Yard in Milroy, Minn. in 2018. (Mark Vancleave/Minneapolis Star Tribune/TNS) ORG XMIT: 1683900
The Irish Yard in Milroy, Minn., a town of fewer than 300 people with two townball teams. (Mark Vancleave, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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