The Twins’ inaugural game at the 39,504-seat, $440 million Target Field will be a matinee against the Boston Red Sox on April 12. But it will be a Minnesota Gophers game that gets to open the stadium March 27.
The Central Corridor Light Rail Transit line — a $957 million, 11-mile conduit between St. Paul and Minneapolis — will be a well-earned achievement come the first rides in 2014.