Minnesota Twins Release Virtual TwinsFest Details
The coronavirus pandemic and forced many different events to change how they operate and TwinsFest is no different.
We knew that the Twins Winter Caravan was going to take a break in 2021 when the Twins announced the cancellation of the event back in November. At the time, they also announced that TwinsFest was going to go virtual in 2021. We now know what that entails.
The Minnesota Twins released the information Thursday afternoon, telling fans to mark Saturday, January 30th on their calendars as there is a whole day of activities, performances, town halls, and more! The entire schedule is available here, but here are some of the highlights of the day:
Tommy Watkins). Special guest, and WCCO Radio legend
Dave Lee, will play the narrator.
The Universal Language of Baseball (9:30 a.m. to 9:55 a.m.)
No matter a player’s native tongue, there is one universal dialect on the diamond – the language of baseball! Join Twins starting pitchers
José Berríos (from Bayamón, Puerto Rico) and
Kenta Maeda (from Osaka, Japan) to gain insight regarding on-field and in-dugout communications, enhance your knowledge of the Spanish and Japanese languages, and enjoy some laughs and friendly banter between a two-time All-Star and the 2020 A.L. Cy Young Award runner-up!
Painting with T.C. presented by Target (10:00 a.m. to 10:25 a.m.)
Vikings Chief Operating Officer Andrew Miller prefers to lead by listening Ben Goessling, Star Tribune
In the days following the May 25 killing of George Floyd in south Minneapolis, a group of about 20 Vikings employees gathered on video calls for a Tuesday night book club they hoped would help them sort through what they d seen.
Eric Smith, a writer for the team s website, proposed the group to anyone who wanted to take a deeper look at matters of racial injustice. As the club worked through Robin DiAngelo s White Fragility a chapter at a time, employees of color and white staffers gradually opened up to share more of their own views and the experiences that shaped them.