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Morneau reflects on friendships in Minnesota
- Updated: July 30, 2016
MINNEAPOLIS — After playing 11 years with the Twins, earning four All-Star nods and being named the 2006 American League MVP along the way, Justin Morneau returned to Target Field on Friday as a member of the rival White Sox, starting at designated hitter and batting fifth against his former team.
It marked the first time Morneau played against the Twins at Target Field, as he previously played three games against Minnesota while with the Rockies in 2014, but it came at Coors Field. The last time he was at Target Field in front of Twins fans was the 2014 Home Run Derby, when he received a standing ovation from the crowd before being eliminated in the first round. And the last game he played with the Twins in Minnesota was on Aug. 29, 2013, just two days before he was traded to the Pirates.
“It feels good,” Morneau said. “But it’s weirder for other people that are looking at me, seeing it. Being in Colorado the last two years, changing teams a couple times, I’m not really the one that’s looking at it. I think it’ll be different for everybody to look out there and see me playing on this field in another team’s uniform. I’m happy where I’m at, I’m thankful for the opportunity that I got, and I’m …
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