Thursday, with snow still on the ground in Minnesota, a new Twins season will begin.
The Twins will be in Baltimore. But they will also be at home.
Remember: The Twins can be found on WCCO Radio. Again. After spending their first 46 seasons there, after spending the following 11 away, they are back.
"The Twins on 'CCO, for so long, was rooted in the tradition of the state," said Dave St. Peter, president and CEO of the Twins. "People grew up listening to baseball there, with Harmon Killebrew, Zoilo Versalles, Kirby Puckett, Kent Hrbek. It's a powerful partnership."
For six years starting in 2007, the Twins were on 1500 ESPN radio. Starting in 2013, they moved to 96.3 FM, a station owned by the Pohlad family, who also owns the Twins. After five seasons, the Twins decided trying to mix baseball with that station's music format didn't work.
And so they came home.
Much of what fans hear will sound the same. The Twins will still produce their own broadcasts. That includes the play-by-play team of Cory Provus and Dan Gladden. Kris Atteberry will do the pre- and postgame shows and fill in as backup announcer. The Twins radio network throughout "Twins Territory" remains.
It's just that it will be heard again on WCCO's AM clear channel.