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2020 Homer Hanky: What it looks like, and how to get it
These playoffs will be different, but the Homer Hanky is returning to its original color.
September 29, 2020 at 11:04PM
A year after red Homer Hanky had the shortest possible life span, the original color is back. Why the change, and the change in the first place?
Major League Baseball no longer wants white-colored objects being waved around by the thousands in the stands. Too distracting, MLB's rule suggests. So a year ago, the Star Tribune went with a red Hanky when the tradition was rebooted for the HR-happy 2109 Twins. That postseason lasted all of three games for the Twins. Red Hanky really never had a chance.
And this year, well ... it seemed like a good time to return to something familiar, in this strangest of seasons. The 2020 Homer Hanky, looking similar to the original in 1987, will be available Tuesday morning at Cub stores, the Twins pro shop and online at startribune.com/HomerHanky.
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