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March 21, 2010: a date that will forever be considered one of the most important in Minnesota Twins history. A time in the baseball calendar that is generally reserved for spring training updates and fantasy buzz was dominated by the news that Joe Mauer and his hometown Twins had agreed on an 8-year, $184M contract. Just add one more layer to a season already full of history, even though it isn't even under way yet. On April 12, Target Field will open its doors for regular season baseball for the first time, as the Twins are set to take on the Boston Red Sox. This stadium is the culmination of over 15 years of work and political strife. In fact, the Twins once threatened to move to the Carolinas and then were on MLB's contraction chopping block along with the woebegone Montreal Expos ...

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Article written by Tom Shefchik