The symphony of Spring has returned!The Minnesota Twins have arrived and reported for duty as the team held their first full team workout on Monday.Fans had the chance to get up close and personal with a few familiar faces, along some new ones such as the new Manager, Derek Shelton.Twins SS Ryan Kreidler said, “I’m excited, he’s detail-oriented, and that’s all you can ask for as a player is that and good communication, and I think he brings both of those things. For us, it’s a young team for the most part and a lot of competition this spring, so I think everyone is excited about where we are headed.”It was an exciting day at Hammond Stadium as players, coaches and fans basked in the Florida sun.Twins Manager Derek Shelton said, “We had a great crowd, there was good energy, having the full group here being able to get with them this morning, I think was really important, and I was really happy with how the day went.”It was almost perfect until something raised a bit of concern.Twins ace Pablo Lopez left his throwing session early due to elbow soreness.Shelton said, “We decided out of abundance of caution, let’s get him off the field and make sure he’s ok. We’ll get some imaging on it just because of how important it is, and he is to us, but we’ll have more information as we go along.”Twins fans everywhere will be holding their breath as they await more information on their star, but in the meantime, the sun is shining, and we’re playing baseball in 2026!The Twins will host the University of Minnesota on Friday at 6:05 p.m. EST and then the Boston Red Sox on Saturday at 1:05 p.m. EST.DOWNLOAD the free Gulf Coast News app for your latest news and alerts on breaking news, weather, sports, entertainment, and more on your phone or tablet. And check out the Very Local Gulf Coast app to stream news, entertainment and original programming on your TV.
FORT MYERS, Fla. —
The symphony of Spring has returned!
The Minnesota Twins have arrived and reported for duty as the team held their first full team workout on Monday.
Fans had the chance to get up close and personal with a few familiar faces, along some new ones such as the new Manager, Derek Shelton.
Twins SS Ryan Kreidler said, “I’m excited, he’s detail-oriented, and that’s all you can ask for as a player is that and good communication, and I think he brings both of those things. For us, it’s a young team for the most part and a lot of competition this spring, so I think everyone is excited about where we are headed.”
It was an exciting day at Hammond Stadium as players, coaches and fans basked in the Florida sun.
Twins Manager Derek Shelton said, “We had a great crowd, there was good energy, having the full group here being able to get with them this morning, I think was really important, and I was really happy with how the day went.”
It was almost perfect until something raised a bit of concern.
Twins ace Pablo Lopez left his throwing session early due to elbow soreness.
Shelton said, “We decided out of abundance of caution, let’s get him off the field and make sure he’s ok. We’ll get some imaging on it just because of how important it is, and he is to us, but we’ll have more information as we go along.”
Twins fans everywhere will be holding their breath as they await more information on their star, but in the meantime, the sun is shining, and we’re playing baseball in 2026!
The Twins will host the University of Minnesota on Friday at 6:05 p.m. EST and then the Boston Red Sox on Saturday at 1:05 p.m. EST.
DOWNLOAD the free Gulf Coast News app for your latest news and alerts on breaking news, weather, sports, entertainment, and more on your phone or tablet. And check out the Very Local Gulf Coast app to stream news, entertainment and original programming on your TV.