When the Twins of another era were at the plate, hitting coach Joe Vavra was in the dugout, conversing with players about strategy and their swings. When the defense took the field, he headed inside to the Target Field batting cages and would soon find his son, Terrin.
"I would come in for the defensive side, and he's putting balls on the tees [for the hitters] and having conversations," Vavra said. "As a young kid, he was in the clubhouse with all the veteran guys we had."
That included Joe Mauer, Justin Morneau, Michael Cuddyer, Denard Span, Nick Punto and others.
