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Minnesota Twins: A fond look at the Puerto Rico series

By John Geiger II

SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO - APRIL 18: The Minnesota Twins line the base path during the national anthem before the game against the Cleveland Indians at Hiram Bithorn Stadium on April 18, 2018 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. (Photo by Ricardo Arduengo/Getty Images)
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO - APRIL 18: The Minnesota Twins line the base path during the national anthem before the game against the Cleveland Indians at Hiram Bithorn Stadium on April 18, 2018 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. (Photo by Ricardo Arduengo/Getty Images) /
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The Minnesota Twins series against the Cleveland Indians in Puerto Rico was a beautiful site. The electricity in that stadium proved one thing for certain: Puerto Rico is a beautiful place for a baseball game.

The Minnesota Twins were able to split the two-game series against the Indians after an epic 16 inning victory Wednesday night. It seems fitting that a Puerto Rico native provided the first run of the series, Francisco Lindor, while a Puerto Rico native also scored the final run of the series, Eddie Rosario.

This series was also a beautiful thing for Major League Baseball. This was a great opportunity for MLB to show the world what a difference baseball can make, and they seized that opportunity. With power outages throughout the island, this series was a great escape for the Puerto Rican people from their everyday struggles.

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Baseball doesn’t turn the power back on or clean up the remnants of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. However, for two days people focused on baseball, instead of the conditions around their homeland. The Twins lost the anti-climactic first game 6-1 but prevailed with a 2-1 victory after more than five hours of baseball during game two.

The crowd was as loud in the 16th inning of last night’s game as they were in the first inning. Even with all of the life-altering conditions in their homeland, baseball reigned supreme for the last few days. Puerto Rico is one of the most beautiful places in the world and in time will fully recover from this natural disaster. Baseball has helped them along the way.

I want to tip my cap to the Cleveland Indians for what they’ve done to help. The team has donated over $36K to various organizations to help aid in the island’s recovery. However, this is about more than money. This series was about the great people of Puerto Rico having a chance to get away from it all. The Cleveland Indians and Minnesota Twins gave them a great show.

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