A member of the Milwaukee Brewer’s baseball team yelling at the ump during a May 11, 1948 game against the Minneapolis Millers.

Captured by a Minneapolis newspaper photographer in 1948.

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Minneapolis Mayor Hubert H. Humphrey throws out the first pitch for the Minneapolis Millers at Nicollet Park. Captured by a Minneapolis newspaper photographer on April 27, 1948.

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Babe Ruth pauses for a photograph with a young fan on the tarmac at Wold-Chamberlain Field (now Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport) during a visit to Minnesota. Captured by a Minneapolis newspaper photographer in August of 1947. Ruth was to die a year later on August 16, 1948.

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Polyester Minnesota Twins jersey. The tail label 771 indicates that it belonged to the first set of uniforms issued in 1977. The jersey formerly had the number 8 sewn onto its front and back. Based on the size and year of the jersey, its wearer was likely the outfielder and designated hitter Glenn Adams.

The Twins play their first game of the 2013 season today against the Detroit Tigers at Minneapolis’ Target Field. Expected temperature at game time: 33 degrees. This is the earliest outside Twins home opener. Play ball!

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Cap component of the uniform worn by a Minneapolis Millers bat boy and manufactured by Wilson Sporting Goods during the 1950s.  The Millers were a minor league baseball team based in Minneapolis whose origins date to the late nineteenth century.  The team was disestablished in 1960.

T.C. Bear bobblehead doll manufactured in 2008. T.C. Bear, introduced in 2000, is the mascot of the Minnesota Twins baseball team, whose season starts today (April 6, 2012).

Baseball board game manufactured by the 3M Company in 1966.  The game’s box contains a board and play chart, along with the following pieces:  spinner card; balls/strikes/outs card; red plastic dice; pencil; black plastic game pieces; red plastic game pieces; blue and white cards; red and white cards; and a game brochure.

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Baseball used in the last Minnesota Twins game played at Metropolitan Stadium on September 30, 1981.

Long-time Minnesota Twins pitcher and TV commentator Bert Blyleven was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame this past Sunday, July 24^th, 2011. This bobblehead doll is one of a series owned by the Minnesota Historical Society and was given out during a June 8, 2001 Twins game.

Kirby Puckett bobblehead doll distributed at the 08/19/2001 Twins game vs. Tampa Bay Devil Rays.