The MLB 2010 Master Schedule Is Out!

The 2010 MLB Master Schedule is out.

The New York Yankees will start and end the 2010 season playing the Red Sox at Fenway Park. The season begins April 4th with a TBA matchup. The opening Red-Sox Yankees series begins April 5th.

On April 12th, the Red Sox will be the first team to play against the Twins in the new Target Field.

May 21st could be Milton Bardley's first visit back to Arlington, as the Cubs will play the Rangers in an interleague matchup.

June 18th might be Manny Ramirez's first trip back to Fenway Park since he was traded to the Dodgers.

The 81st Annual All Star Game is going to be played July 13th at Angel Stadium of Anaheim.

The final game between the Giants and Dodgers will be played August 1st.

The Atlanta Braves play host to their division rival Florida Marlins September 27-29th.

On October 1st through the third, Lou Piniella's Chicago Cubs will play their final series against the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park.

Can You Say Target Field?

The Minnesota Twins and Target announced an agreement on an exclusive 25-year partnership that includes naming rights to the Twins' new stadium, scheduled to open for the 2010 season just across from Target Center, home to the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves.

The retailer and the Twins also will collaborate on the design of Target Plaza, which includes a pedestrian bridge and public gathering space connecting the $517 million, 40,000-seat Target Field to downtown Minneapolis. The walkway will run right next to Target Center, and they're all just a few blocks away from Target's corporate headquarters in downtown Minneapolis.

I'm sure the people that will be the happiest that the Twins are leaving the Metrodome are the other teams in the AL Central, as the Metrodome's roof and surface led to a type of play that you wouldn't get on an outdoor grass field.