Park Name: Target Field Tenants: Minnesota Twins (American League) Opened: 2010 Address: 1 Twins Way, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55403 Dimensions: 339' (L), 411' (C), 328' (R) Former Tenants: University of Minnesota Golden Gophers (NCAA Division 1- Big Ten Conference) 2011 The view from down the first base line. The grandstand wraps back around to face home plate, leaving minimal foul territory in the outfield corners. A multi-level restaurant and club area with an open-air bar and Twins retired numbers on the facade takes up the left field corner of the field. Wooden fold down seats run along the top of the highest part of the outfield fence in right center field. A stage along the outfield concourse allows the Twins television network to broadcast from inside the ballpark. Outfield seating includes a small seating section above the batter's eye in center and the park's signature sloped seating deck in right field. A chain-mail style wall along the outfield concourse flutters in the wind, creating a sense of movement and a unique visual element for the park. A mural outside the main entrance celebrates the former ballparks that have hosted professional baseball in the Twin Cities. The outfield wall features several sharp corners and angles, and the fence is much taller in right field than in left. The scoreboard in left field at Target Field. The Minnesota shaped logo in center field lights up when the Twins hit a home run and the characters represent Minneapolis and St. Paul shake hands. |
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