{"id":78118,"date":"2025-08-16T01:25:30","date_gmt":"2025-08-16T01:25:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=78118"},"modified":"2025-08-16T01:25:30","modified_gmt":"2025-08-16T01:25:30","slug":"twins-fans-react-to-pohlad-family-news-boycott-the-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=78118","title":{"rendered":"Twins fans react to Pohlad family news: \u2018Boycott the team\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mod-inline headlines-related center\" data-v-ddebd2ec=\"\" data-v-7f0a623e=\"\">\n<h4 data-v-ddebd2ec=\"\">The Brief<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"list thumbs\" data-v-458cfe50=\"\" data-v-ddebd2ec=\"\">\n<li class=\"article-ct\" data-v-458cfe50=\"\">\n<ul data-v-03e8ff79=\"\" data-v-458cfe50=\"\">\n<li class=\"article-ct\" data-v-03e8ff79=\"\"><em>The Twins hit the diamond at Target Field Thursday night for the first time since the Pohlad family announced they\u2019re keeping the team.<\/em><\/li>\n<li class=\"article-ct\" data-v-03e8ff79=\"\"><em>Fans have mixed reactions to the Pohlad family keeping the Twins.<\/em><\/li>\n<li class=\"article-ct\" data-v-03e8ff79=\"\"><em>Some fans plan to boycott home games.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-7f0a623e=\"\">MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9)\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0The\u00a0Minnesota Twins\u00a0were back at Target Field Thursday night, a day after the\u00a0Pohlad family announced they\u2019re keeping the team.<\/p>\n<p data-v-7f0a623e=\"\">This comes after many fans were hoping for new owners after the team\u2019s record and management moves. The Pohlad family announced last October its intent to sell the team, but instead, they\u2019re now going to add two groups of investors.<\/p>\n<h2 data-v-7f0a623e=\"\">Fans react to Pohlad family staying on<\/h2>\n<p data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-7f0a623e=\"\"><em>What they&#8217;re saying:<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-v-7f0a623e=\"\">The fan reaction is mixed. FOX 9 was outside of Target Field before the gates opened Thursday, and we asked fans what they think about the Pohlad family keeping the Twins. Some people said boo.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\" data-v-fa1f2118=\"\" data-v-7f0a623e=\"\">\n<div class=\"contain\" data-v-fa1f2118=\"\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\" data-v-fa1f2118=\"\">\n<div class=\"anvato-styled-container\" data-v-fa1f2118=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sr-only\" src=\"https:\/\/c107833-mcdn.mp.lura.live\/expiretime=2082787200\/95942fb9dec911e14936f296556c53a7bdd90db063cb5c9c4ba6d05469e30b24\/iupl\/8CC\/BC9\/8CCBC97FF34D35A0BE65A8E2A00ECFB3.jpg\" alt=\"Minnesota Twins' fan on Pohlad family: 'Boycott the team'\" data-v-fa1f2118=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"info\" data-v-fa1f2118=\"\">\n<div class=\"caption\" data-v-fa1f2118=\"\">\n<p data-v-fa1f2118=\"\">Minnesota Twins fans reacted before Thursday&#8217;s game against the Detroit Tigers to the news that the Pohlad family is not selling the team, and is bringing on at least two groups of minority investors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-7f0a623e=\"\"><em>&#8220;I&#8217;ve loved the Twins my whole life, so it&#8217;s like, I&#8217;m still going to show up and support them. But it&#8217;s just unfortunate to see a team put out a statement and say, hey, you know, I know we said we were going to sell the team, but we&#8217;re actually just going to keep the team and bring new people on,&#8221; said Tanner Hagen from Maple Grove.<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-v-7f0a623e=\"\">This comes after the Pohlad family said it was going to sell the team last October. Many fans were excited to get new owners. But now, fans have to hope the team can do better under the same ownership. That doesn\u2019t mean people aren\u2019t expressing their feelings.<\/p>\n<p data-v-7f0a623e=\"\"><em>&#8220;No real preference. I don&#8217;t think it makes a big difference the ownership. I come to watch the game, have a couple of nice beers and some good ballpark food,&#8221; said Gary Monn.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 data-v-7f0a623e=\"\">Defund Pohlads protester: \u2018Boycott the team\u2019<\/h2>\n<p data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-7f0a623e=\"\">The backstory:<\/p>\n<p data-v-7f0a623e=\"\">You may remember the one Twins\u2019 fan, who got banned from\u00a0Target Field for a year when he held up a &#8220;Defund Pohlads&#8221; sign. He believes it was because of his sign, the Twins said it was for his conduct. He plans to boycott Target Field even after his ban is lifted.<\/p>\n<p data-v-7f0a623e=\"\"><em>&#8220;I\u2019m not gonna give the Pohlads any of my money. I&#8217;m going to go to Twins games on the road. I\u2019m gonna still support them from afar, but I\u2019m not gonna support them as this ownership group is still owning this team in the city,&#8221; said Michael Bailey, a frustrated Twins fan.<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-v-7f0a623e=\"\">Bailey did mention that if the Pohlad family turns the Twins into a winning team, he can get on board with them staying as owners.<\/p>\n<h2 data-v-7f0a623e=\"\">Twins 3B Royce Lewis reacts<\/h2>\n<p data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-7f0a623e=\"\">The other side:<\/p>\n<p data-v-7f0a623e=\"\">FOX 9 Sports Director Jim Rich was in the Twins\u2019 clubhouse Thursday afternoon getting reaction from players. He spoke with third baseman Royce Lewis about the Pohlad family.<\/p>\n<p data-v-7f0a623e=\"\"><em>&#8220;I have a great relationship with Joe and his family. I really like the Pohlad family, I don\u2019t think they\u2019ve ever done anything wrong in my eyes. I really respect what they do. At the end of the day it is a business, but they truly do want to win,&#8221; Lewis said. I\u2019ve talked to Joe before and he\u2019s talked about how he sees the vision, and at the end of the day I\u2019ll take some fault. I haven\u2019t played to my potential, but I\u2019ve also been hurt. I try to do my best every day to get back to my peak, and I\u2019m focusing on that right now.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-7f0a623e=\"\">What&#8217;s next:<\/p>\n<p data-v-7f0a623e=\"\">Before Thursday night\u2019s game, the Twins were 57-63 and 6.5 games out of the final American League Wild Card Playoff spot with 42 games to play.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Brief The Twins hit the diamond at Target Field Thursday night for the first time since the Pohlad family announced they\u2019re keeping the team. 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