MINNEAPOLIS (AP) More than three hours before he was scheduled to throw a ceremonial first pitch Monday, Rod Carew fidgeted with a baseball.
”I haven’t picked up a ball since my operation,” he said.
Carew’s throw from in front of the mound just made it to the plate. But accuracy and distance don’t matter as much as the Hall of Famer’s presence at Target Field for the first time since having a heart and kidney transplant on Dec. 16, 2016.
”This is my first trip flying, so I was really looking forward to it. Every time I come back to the Twin Cities I feel like I’m coming back home,” the 71-year old said before the Twins played Los Angeles.