SB Nation Minnesota - Minnesota Twins Open 2011 MLB Season In Torontohttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48959/mn-fave.png2010-09-15T11:00:28-05:00http://minnesota.sbnation.com/rss/stream/14545342010-09-15T11:00:28-05:002010-09-15T11:00:28-05:00Minnesota Twins Open 2011 MLB Season In Toronto
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<p>Major League Baseball has released their 2011 season schedules, and for the first time ever, the Twins will start their season on a Friday evening. They'll also open it north of the border.</p>
<p>The Twins will start the 2011 season on a six-game road trip beginning on Friday, April 1 at the Rogers Centre in Toronto with a three-game set against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.bluebirdbanter.com/">Blue Jays</a>. The game on Opening Day is slated to begin at 5:07 PM Central time, with both the weekend match-ups set to start at 11:07 AM Central. From there, the Twins will make a four-game sojurn to Yankee Stadium, their only trip to the Bronx for 2011, from April 4 to April 7.</p>
<p>This year's home opener will then take place on April 8 as the start of a three-game set with the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.athleticsnation.com/">Oakland Athletics</a>. If you're wondering when the Twins will first run into their rivals from Chicago, they'll encounter the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.southsidesox.com/">White Sox</a> on May 3 and 4 in Chicago, and their first home games against them won't happen until June 14, when the two teams will kick off a three-game set at Target Field.</p>
<p>Minnesota's interleague opponents this season come from the National League West, in addition to their regular pair of series against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.brewcrewball.com/">Milwaukee Brewers</a>. June will see the Twins hosting the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.gaslampball.com/">San Diego Padres</a> from the 17th to the 19th, and the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.truebluela.com/">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> from the 28th to the 30th. In between, the team will make a trip out west to play the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.mccoveychronicles.com/">San Francisco Giants</a>.</p>
<p>The Twins' longest road trip of the year will take place from July 25 to August 4, as the team will make a western trip that will include four games at Texas, three at Oakland, and three against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.halosheaven.com/">Los Angeles Angels</a> of Anaheim. August is also the time for the Twins' longest homestand, as from August 18 to August 28, they'll play 11 games against the likes of the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.pinstripealley.com/">Yankees</a>, the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.camdenchat.com/">Baltimore Orioles</a>, and the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.blessyouboys.com/">Detroit Tigers</a>.</p>
<p>Minnesota's 2011 regular season will end on September 28 at home, the conclusion of a three-game series with the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.royalsreview.com/">Kansas City Royals</a>.</p>
<p>For the entire 2011 <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.twinkietown.com/">Minnesota Twins</a>' schedule, you can <a target="_blank" href="http://minnesota.twins.mlb.com/schedule/index.jsp?c_id=min&m=4&y=2011">check it out at MLB.com</a>.</p>
https://minnesota.sbnation.com/2010/9/15/2321041/minnesota-twins-open-2011-mlb-season-in-torontoChristopher Gates