The Minnesota Twins' 53rd annual Winter Caravan features stops in nearly 50 communities throughout Twins Territory between Monday, Jan. 14 and Thursday, Jan. 24. The Twins Winter Caravan is one of the longest running and most extensive offseason team caravans in professional sports. It features teams of current and former players visiting schools, hospitals, corporations and service clubs during the day with a traditional "hot stove" program each evening.
Twins Winter Caravan tours will be led by members of the Treasure Island Baseball Network and Fox Sports North broadcast teams, including Bert Blyleven, Dan Gladden, Cory Provus and Dick Bremer.
Preliminary 2013 Twins Winter Caravan routes and personalities are below (schedule and players are subject to change). Specific times and locations will be announced right here in the coming weeks.
| DATE | CITIES | PLAYERS/BROADCASTERS |
|---|---|---|
| Mon., 1/14 | Minneapolis, MN (K-TWIN Radio); Northfield, MN; Owatonna, MN; Mankato, MN | Ron Gardenhire, Terry Steinbach, Brian Dozier, Rob Antony (Mankato), Dick Bremer |
| Tue.- 1/15 | New Ulm, MN; Sleepy Eye, MN; Worthington, MN; Sioux Falls, SD | Ron Gardenhire, Terry Steinbach, Brian Dozier, Dick Bremer |
| St. Paul, MN; St. Cloud, MN | Glen Perkins, Brian Duensing, Joe Vavra, Rob Antony (St. Cloud) | |
| Wed. - 1/16 | Yankton, SD; Sioux City, IA; Spencer, IA | Ron Gardenhire, Terry Steinbach, Brian Dozier, Dick Bremer |
| St. Paul, MN; Rochester, MN | Glen Perkins, Brian Duensing, Joe Vavra, Dave St. Peter (Rochester) | |
| Thu. - 1/17 | Mason City, IA; Cedar Rapids, IA | Ron Gardenhire, Terry Steinbach, Brian Dozier, Dick Bremer |
| Mon. - 1/21 | Forest Lake, MN; Brainerd, MN; Bemidji, MN | Brian Duensing, Chris Parmelee, Tom Brunansky, Dan Gladden |
| Alexandria, MN; Perham, MN; Detroit Lakes, MN | Glen Perkins, Scott Diamond, Tony Oliva, Cory Provus | |
| Tue. - 1/22 | Thief River Falls, MN; Roseau/Warroad, MN | Brian Duensing, Chris Parmelee, Tom Brunansky, Dan Gladden |
| Crookston, MN; Grand Forks, ND; Fargo, ND | Glen Perkins, Scott Diamond, Tony Oliva, Dave St. Peter (Fargo), Cory Provus | |
| Minneapolis, MN; Red Wing, MN; St. Paul, MN | Joe Mauer, Cole De Vries, Terry Ryan (St. Paul), Bert Blyleven | |
| Wed. - 1/23 | International Falls, MN; Duluth, MN | Brian Duensing, Chris Parmelee, Tom Brunansky, Dave St. Peter (Duluth) Dan Gladden |
| Fergus Falls, MN; Wahpeton, ND; Watertown, SD | Glen Perkins, Scott Diamond, Tony Oliva, Cory Provus | |
| New Richmond, WI; La Crosse, WI; Winona, MN | Cole De Vries, Liam Hendriks, Terry Ryan (Winona), Bert Blyleven | |
| Thurs. - 1/24 | Cloquet, MN; Ely, MN; Grand Rapids, MN | Brian Duensing, Chris Parmelee, Tom Brunansky, Dan Gladden |
| Marshall, MN; Montevideo, MN; Willmar, MN | Scott Diamond*, Glen Perkins*, Rod Carew** (no autographs), Aaron Hicks**, Kyle Gibson**, Liam Hendriks**, Tony Oliva (All), Cory Provus (All) | |
*=Marshal, **=Montevideo-Willmar |
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