Twins' 2026 home opener is already a disaster before it even begins

Apr 4, 2026 - 01:30

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The Minnesota Twins franchise has been in a struggle in recent seasons, especially in the past year, with the major fire sale last year.

This isn't going to be a great year for the Twins, and they've begun the season 2-4 before their home opener on Friday, April 3rd, against the Tampa Bay Rays.

But, before that home opener could even begin, it was already a disaster. Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic shared the bad news that the power is out at Target Field just one hour before first pitch.

Twins' home opener already a disaster and no baseball has been played

"Power outage at Target Field an hour before first pitch," Gleeman reported. "You can't make it up."

Target Field doesn't have any power, which means the Twins will have to delay the beginning of the game. While it's a brutal situation for Minnesota, it's not necessarily their fault.

As Gleeman shared in response to a fan, "It's not a Twins issue to fix. They're waiting on Xcel, like everyone else."

This already isn't a great look, but Gleeman's follow-up report only makes things a whole lot worse for what could be an all-time disastrous home opener.

"No official announcement yet, but obviously this game isn't going to start on time," Gleeman reports. "Twins are at the mercy of Xcel Energy, like everyone else. Assuming the power comes back on at some point, the question is whether they'll cut short the pregame stuff or just do it all delayed."

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This delay due to a power outage is a brutal situation for the Twins and the fans at the 2026 home opener. Part of the appeal of the home opener is the festivities that come pre-game.

But, with this delay potentially lasting a while, the Twins might not be able to enjoy the pre-game festivities. There's nothing official, but this is about as bad a way as a home opener could start for the Twins.

Fans have been frustrated with ownership, especially following the Pohlad's initial attempt to sell the team, which didn't work out, and their fire-sale last trade deadline.

This situation, even though it's not necessarily the Pohlad's fault, will only frustrate fans more, as seen in the comments under Gleeman's posts.

The Twins' home opener hasn't even begun, and it's already a disaster. Hopefully for the fans, the pre-game festivities continue, even if on a delay, as missing that would be a whole lot worse for the fan base showing up for the home opener.