Mick Abel is a player the Twins picked up at the trade deadline a couple years ago. He was supposed to be an important part of the 2026 Twins starting rotation but injury got him and he was out for the year. I have wanted to add a baseball from him since we picked him up but didn’t have a chance to at Twinsfest so I figured I would next Twinsfest. Josh Eastman posted he got “stuck” with a Mick Abel baseball from a Fanatic Under Wraps lottery and was selling it. I worked with him on a decent price and it arrived today. It has an MLB and a Fanatic hologram on it. Now I can focus on a card at Twinsfest!
Category: Baseballs
Royce!
Today was the final Twins season ticket holder autograph event and it certainly did not disappoint! It featured Yoendrys Gomez and Royce Lewis. Both were AMAZINGLY engaged with the fans. It was awesome. I told Yoendrys I hope he gets the save tonight and his response was “That means we win!”. I told Royce and Cami and I went to the Field of Dreams game and he asked what I thought of it. I told him “It was magical!” and he agreed saying it was pretty cool. I asked if he got to speak with Kevin Costner and that I did not see him there (he was interviewed prior hoping he could meet Kevin) and he said he didn’t as Kevin wasn’t there. I gave him a couple tickets and asked to inscribe each. I told him I missed the playoff game because I had covid so my brother and his wife went. He asked if I was at the other and I told him I was and he said “That’s great! No covid!” Royce commented on the silver paint pen I had for him to use that it was a great pen! He said he liked Cami’s nails too. Royce is so engaging with fans. It is a memorable experience every time I meet him. After the signing I took Cami to the airport for her flight back to Arizona. Her final school term starts Thursday!
The items I got signed today are:
Yoendrys Gomez- 2 OMLB (one for my brother)
Royce Lewis- 06.26.2026 ticket w/”1st MLB Walkoff Hit”, 10.03.2023 ticket w/”2 HR 3 RBIs” from his 2023 AL Wild Card Game 1, 09.15.23 Topps Now, 2023 Bob Ross card.
It’s Bananas!
Tonight was the first Savannah Banana’s baseball game I attended and boy was it a blast! It was non-stop entertainment with fast paced baseball play as well as entertainment between innings. I look forward to going again next year if they come back to Minnesota!
After the game I headed to where the entertainment stage was as there was a sign that all the players would be there to meet and sign autographs. I really only cared about getting Jesse Cole. Jesse is the owner of Banana Ball and is the guy you always see wearing the yellow suit and hat. His story is truly inspirational. When he arrived, he came right to where I was standing and parked himself where I was and I asked him to sign my baseball. I had purchased an official Banana Ball baseball before the game hoping to get it signed. I tried talking with him but with the band playing loud music he could not hear me so he signed my baseball and then my brother’s baseball and we left. I went there hoping to be entertained and hoping to get Jesse Cole’s autograph and accomplished both. It was a fantastic evening!
Randy “A Bird in the Hand is Worth Two in the” Bush
Randy Bush was a guest speaker at a Twins season ticket holder event and I was surprised that I did not know anything about his 200 mile home run! It was mentioned, and confirmed, that Randy hit a home run that travelled 200 miles. I knew I had to get a story ball about that event! Today I received the ball and Randy wrote how he hit a home run in Charleston, WV for the Toledo Mud Hens and it landed on a train coal car and it kept on moving until Pittsburgh, PA! Fun story and a great baseball!