Twins home opener to be delayed because of power outage

Twins home opener to be delayed because of power outage

According to Xcel Energy, an outage within the space is impacting greater than 1,500 prospects, and the estimated restoration time is 3:15 p.m.

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins’ home opener Friday afternoon at Target Field will be delayed because of a power outage within the North Loop.

The workforce posted on social media that pregame ceremonies will be delayed till the outage is resolved. First pitch was scheduled for 3:10 p.m.

KARE 11’s Ian Russell confirmed that the scoreboards at Target Field had been off, however there have been nonetheless some lights on within the press field. The outage occurred simply earlier than 2 p.m. and is impacting greater than 1,500 prospects, in accordance to Xcel Energy. The estimated restoration time is 3:15 p.m.

“Our crews quickly responded to the scene to assess the issue and are now working to determine the cause of the outage,” a spokesperson for Xcel Energy mentioned in a press release. “Their first precedence will be to carry Target Field and different prospects again on-line as quickly as potential. We know shedding power can be disruptive and recognize everybody’s endurance as crews full the work.

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