{"id":174449,"date":"2019-06-25T16:09:01","date_gmt":"2019-06-25T21:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=174449"},"modified":"2019-06-25T16:10:08","modified_gmt":"2019-06-25T21:10:08","slug":"commercial-free-twins-telecast-showcase-armed-forces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=174449","title":{"rendered":"Commercial free twins telecast, showcase armed forces"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Minneapolis \u00a0 FOX Sports North, (CSi 25,\u00a0 CSi 78.625 HD) ) \u00a0in conjunction with the <strong>Minnesota Twins<\/strong> has announced details for \u201c<strong>Operation Home Base<\/strong>\u201d \u2013a commercial free Twins telecast on Sunday, July 7, on CS<strong>i 25 &amp; CSi HD 78-625<\/strong>,\u00a0 designed to showcase the<em> Twins\u2019 Armed Forces Appreciation<\/em> game at Target Field and pay tribute to the men, women and families who serve our country. The broadcast event is presented by <strong>Great Clips<\/strong> and will also recognize Minnesota organizations that support the military.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The July 7 Minnesota Twins vs. Texas Rangers game will also be broadcast by <strong>Armed Forces Network <\/strong>and provide <strong>Minnesota National Guard<\/strong> members from St. Paul\u2019s 34<sup>th<\/sup> Red Bull Infantry Division; currently stationed at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, the opportunity to be involved in the special day. FOX Sports North will have \u201cshout outs\u201d and live interviews with Minnesotan\u2019s stationed overseas and show game reactions from a Twins viewing party happening in Kuwait.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>With no commercials scheduled for the July 7 broadcast, the regional sports network will highlight the celebrations happening at Target Field.\u00a0 Viewers will experience the National Anthem, flag raising and Black Daggers parachute drop (weather pending) as well as the Twins special pregame ceremonies celebrating military members past present and future. FOX Sports North will cover <em>God Bless America<\/em> as well as the second inning tribute to \u201cFamilies of the Fallen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>FOX Sports North will incorporate patriotic graphics and military photos, military \u201cmessages of thanks\u201d from Twins players and other Minnesota athletes, plus debut several special features:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Byron Buxon and Brother<\/strong>: The brother of the Minnesota Twins\u2019 centerfielder Byron Buxton is currently in the Navy. Learn about their relationship and Byron\u2019s commitment to supporting military initiatives.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>WW2 Vet Don Halverson<\/strong>: The story of a Minnesota native who will be on the field to take part in the Twins\u2019 <em>Armed Forces Appreciation Day<\/em> ceremony recognizing World War II veterans for the 75<sup>th<\/sup> Anniversary of D-Day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Reuniting After War<\/strong>: A Minnesota organization striving bring together the brave men and women who served together and provide an opportunity for veterans to reconnect, including footage from an emotional June reunion.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>G.I. Joe Food Truck<\/strong>: This Twin Cities food truck is more than just hot dogs and burgers, owner\/operator Tom Heinrich is a veteran and uses his truck to raise awareness for those who serve our country.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>United Heroes League<\/strong>: An exclusive look at a Minnesota nonprofit that provides free sports equipment, game tickets, grants and camps to military families across the US and Canada.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Anthony LaPanta will anchor the <em>Twins Live set<\/em> from Target Field alongside analyst Glen Perkins. Dick Bremer and Tim Laudner with Marney Gellner and Audra Martin reporting.\u00a0\u00a0 Fox Sports North is seen on <strong>CSi 25 &amp; CSi HD 78-625<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minneapolis \u00a0 FOX Sports North, (CSi 25,\u00a0 CSi 78.625 HD) ) \u00a0in conjunction with the Minnesota Twins has announced details for \u201cOperation Home Base\u201d \u2013a commercial free Twins telecast on Sunday, July 7, on CSi 25 &amp; CSi HD 78-625,\u00a0 designed to showcase the Twins\u2019 Armed Forces Appreciation game at [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":26313,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-174449","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174449","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=174449"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174449\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":174451,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174449\/revisions\/174451"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/26313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=174449"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=174449"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=174449"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}