Minneapolis singer/rapper/author Dessa will sing the national anthem at the Twins opener next Monday at Target Field.
Dessa will sing national anthem at Twins opener
March 28, 2017 at 12:29PM
The Twins revealed plans for Opening Day, and said the Doomtree singer would be accompanied by a brass quintet from the Minnesota Orchestra.
Rick Stelmaszek, a former Twins coach who is battling pancreatic cancer, will throw out the first pitch. Stelmaszek spent 32 seasons on the Twins staff, a team record.
The Twins will play the Kansas City Royals at 3:10 p.m., and there will be a pregame tribute to Twins minor leaguer Yorman Landa and 2015 Royals World Series hero Yordano Ventura; both pitchers died in auto accidents during the offseason. This season, the Twins will wear a patch honoring Landa, who died on Dec. 10 when a car driven by his father struck a tree during a rainstorm.
The first 30,000 fans at the game, which will have a pregame flyover of four F-16s, will receive long sleeve hooded T-shirts.
Also, the team will serve breakfast on the plaza from 6 to 9 a.m.
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