Twins make recess special for local students

MINNEAPOLIS — When students from Whittier International Elementary walked out of their school for recess on Friday, they had no idea what awaited him.

Players from the Minnesota Twins surprised the elementary school kids for Major League Baseball’s league-wide Play Ball initiative. It’s the first of several events the Twins will take part in this weekend, and Friday’s fun game brought the big leaguers back to their childhood.

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“It’s just like back when I was a kid, running around any time you had a chance to get your friends out there, and hit some balls and run around and throw,” said Minnesota reliever Michael Tonkin, who was joined by infielder Jorge Polanco at the school Friday. “It’s always a good time. It just brings back the simpler times of baseball.”

Kids ranging from kindergarten to fifth grade took turns in the batter’s box as Tonkin and Polanco pitched. The students …

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