Twins' home opener delayed due to neighborhood-wide power outage
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The Minnesota Twins’s home opener hit a major snag on, with the team’s stadium losing power shortly before the game. Shortly before 2 p.m. central time — about an hour before first pitch — Target Field suffered a power outage that appears to have affected the entire neighborhood.
Target Field just lost power.
The whole stadium, it seems. pic.twitter.com/4zAvX1fzxo— Chris Long (@ChrisLongKSTP) April 3, 2026
Pregame ceremonies for the matchup, which was supposed to start at 3:10 p.m. CT, have officially been delayed. The planned program is set to include a ceremony honoring Minnesota-based U.S. Olympians — including curling team Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin, and a group of Minnesota Frost players led by Kendall Coyne Schofield — followed by the national anthem.
The North Loop is experiencing a power outage. Our pregame ceremonies will begin in a delay until this issue is resolved.— Minnesota Twins (@Twins) April 3, 2026
Friday was also supposed to be the debut of the Twins’ new “pregame happy hour,” which included $2 beers, $2 hot dogs and other $2 ballpark snacks for fans who arrive before start time at 3:10 p.m. However, the stadium’s concessions, which are all cashless, were also take out of commission as a result of the outage, per the Minnesota Post’s Pat Borzi.
This story will be updated.
