Port Charlotte, Florida, USA; Minnesota Twins third base Royce Lewis (23) celebrates with catcher Christian Vazquez (8) after hitting a home run against the Tampa Bay Rays

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Who else but Royce Lewis would hit the Twins' first home run of spring training? In the second inning of Monday's game against the Tampa Bay Rays, Lewis was all over a 1-0 pitch from Zack Littell, crushing it over the wall in left field.

When the Minnesota Twins, Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays report to work mid-February, they begin six weeks of practices and Grapefruit League games, honing their skills and preparing for Major League Baseball’s regular season.

The first weekend of Spring Training is behind us, and the Atlanta Braves sit at 0-2. After picking up Grapefruit League losses against the Minnesota Twins and Tampa Bay Rays, Brian Snitker’s squad has to take a look at what’s not working as they prepare for Opening Day on March 27.

Chris Paddack discusses his outing against the Rays and recovering after the third inning, while Rocco Baldelli talks about Paddack's velocity

Byron Buxton and Trevor Larnach both homered in the contest, while Chris Paddack gave up four runs in three innings. The Twins are off today and will return to exhibition play with a game against Atlanta tomorrow.

We’re excited, we're looking at about $11 million if not north of that last year,” said Sean Walter. “So, this year we’re looking to do the same if not more.

PORT CHARLOTTE — Rays officials spent much of the morning monitoring weather forecasts before deciding they could play Monday’s exhibition game against the Twins. And they did, for 33 glorious ...