Baseball fans poke fun at Tim Walz as Twins start season 0-4 following gov's '162-0' post

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz expressed immoderate anticipation connected opening time that it would beryllium the Twins’ twelvemonth to regain the apical of the upland successful Major League Baseball.

The erstwhile vice statesmanlike campaigner posted a photograph of himself astatine Target Field successful a Twins jersey with a shot mitt with the message, "Happy Opening Day, Minnesota! 162-0." But aft that post, Minnesota got disconnected to a amazingly atrocious start.

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Gov. Tim Walz throws retired the ceremonial archetypal transportation earlier a crippled betwixt the Texas Rangers and the Minnesota Twins astatine Target Field successful Minneapolis, July 7, 2019. (David Berding-USA Today Sports)

The Twins dropped 3 consecutive against the St. Louis Cardinals and past fell 9-0 to the Chicago White Sox connected Monday aft the American League Central squad enactment up the worst grounds successful shot past past season.

Baseball fans came aft Walz arsenic Minnesota fell to 0-4 connected the year.

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Walz has been the politician of Minnesota since 2019. He was among those who congratulated Joe Mauer past twelvemonth aft the MLB large was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Fov. Tim Walz and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan cheer earlier a crippled betwixt the Kansas City Royals and the Minnesota Twins astatine Target Field connected June 14, 2019. (David Berding-USA Today Sports)

The Twins inactive person plentifulness of clip to crook the play around. Fan Graphs projected the Twins to triumph astatine slightest 80 games this season.

Minnesota was ousted from the playoffs successful 2023, losing to the Houston Astros successful the American League Division Series successful 4 games. The Twins won the part that season.

Minnesota Twins' Ty France throws his bat aft being called retired connected strikes during the White Sox crippled successful Chicago, Monday, March 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

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The Twins person not been to the World Series since 1991. In that year, Jack Morris and Kirby Puckett teamed up to stun the Atlanta Braves. It was the 3rd World Series rubric successful franchise history.

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