Target Field: The New Home of the Minnesota Twins

by Steve Berg, Garrison Keillor (Foreword), Joe Mauer (Afterword)

In 2010, major league baseball in Minnesota heads outdoors for the first time in nearly two decades—and at one of the finest baseball facilities anywhere. Target Field explores the Minnesota Twins’ long journey to getting a new ballpark and celebrates the groundbreaking achievements of its design and construction. With first-hand insight from the designers, engineers, workers, and team executives who made it all happen, the book gives an insider’s tour of the features and amenities that fans will enjoy for generations. Target Field brings to life the smells of real grass and mustard-slathered hot dogs, the sounds of the ball hitting the bat and the roar of the crowd, and the sights of a glorious new home for the Minnesota Twins.

Genres: Baseball

224 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 2010

About the author

Steve Berg’s primary background is in journalism. After five years at the Raleigh News and Observer, he worked for 30 years as a feature writer, political correspondent and editorialist for the Minneapolis Star Tribune, both in the Twin Cities and in Washington, D.C. Later, he wrote the Cityscape column for Minnpost and served as an urban design consultant.

Steve is the author of two architecture books, “Target Field: The New Home of the Minnesota Twins” (2010) and “U.S. Bank Stadium: The New Home of the Minnesota Vikings” (2016).

The grandson of Norwegian immigrants, Steve grew up in Fargo, North Dakota. His educational credits include the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill and Stanford University. Tennis, swimming, cooking and classic movies (especially film noir} are his favorite pastimes. “Lost Colony: The Hennepin Island Murders” (2023) is his first novel. Steve and his wife live in Asheville, North Carolina.

Reviews

[Kaden Dybdahl · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked the steps it took to make the ball park

[Mike Kennedy · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a great overview of all things Target Field. From how they made the stadium into a green stadium to how the Twins fought over 14 years to get the stadium they desired. Very interesting read, and a must for all Twins fan.

[Michelle Tempted By Books · Rating 3 out of 5]

Excellent pictures and very insightful.