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Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty ImagesGood morning. I hope everyone is in a better mood today. Be nice.

The Twins postponed their Monday matinee game against the Red Sox out of respect after the death of Daunte Wright, who was shot by a Brooklyn Park, MN police officer, as well as safety concerns. The NBA’s Timberwolves and the NHL’s Wild did likewise later in the day.

Bob Nightengale writes that the three Minnesota teams did the right thing to pay their respects for this senseless death.

Yankees outfielder Aaron Hicks, who came up in the Twins organization, also sat out Monday’s game. His manager, Aaron Boone, supported Hicks’ decision to sit, saying that Hicks wasn’t mentally…