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Minnesota Twins Home Opener: How to watch the game, pregame coverage

By FOX 9 Staff
Published  April 3, 2026 1:06pm CDT
Minnesota Twins
FOX 9

The Brief

    • The Twins host their Home Opener on Friday at 3:10 p.m.
    • The game will be broadcast on FOX 9.
    • Before the game, watch FOX 9 and FOX LOCAL for pregame coverage.

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - The Minnesota Twins host their Home Opener on Friday, in a game you can watch on FOX 9. 

Twins Home Opener

What you can do:

The first pitch is at 3:10 p.m., as the Twins take on the Tampa Bay Rays. However, a power outage has impacted the pregame festivities. Find updates on the outage here.

Before the game, tune into FOX 9's pregame coverage all day long, including a special edition of All Day live from Target Field from noon to 2 p.m. and a Twins Pregame Show from 2 to 3 p.m. on FOX 9 and streaming on FOX LOCAL and in the player above. 

FOX 9 will broadcast 10 Minnesota Twins games this season. Here's the full schedule.

Tidbits from the Twins 2026 schedule

Minnesota Twin Manager Derek Shelton on preparations for opening day

Minnesota Twin Manager Derek Shelton on preparations for opening day

Minnesota Twins Manager Derek Shelton said "This is what Minnesota is about" as the team prepares to play in the brisk air of Target Field. FOX 9's Jim Rich got more details during a live interview on opening day.  

  • The Twins will have 17 home games in the month of April. Major League Baseball is taking a gamble that the weather will allow for the Twins to play half of their first month on their home field.
  • The Twins face the New York Yankees and Yankee Stadium July 3-5.
  • The Twins will head to Wrigley Field to face the Chicago Cubs July 17-19.
  • The Twins host the Milwaukee Brewers May 15-17 at Target Field.
  • The Twins have two nine-game homestands, May 12-20 against the Marlins, Brewers and Astros, and Aug. 10-20 against the Orioles, Phillies and Braves.
  • The Twins longest road trip of the season is 10 games, May 22-31, against the Red Sox, White Sox and Pirates.
  • The Twins host the Yankees Sept. 14-16 at Target Field.
  • The Twins end the regular season with a three-game series against the Texas Rangers, Sept. 25-27.
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