"The Angels will travel to Minneapolis on the second leg of their road trip that begins Tuesday in Boston and give the Angels their first look at the Twins' new open-air ballpark, Target Field.

It will be especially meaningful for Angels right fielder Torii Hunter, who spent nine seasons playing in the ugly Metrodome, with seams in the artificial turf and a blow-up roof in which many a flyball was lost.

"I remember going to a lot of breakfasts, lunches and dinners with politicians trying to get that stadium clause passed," Hunter said. "It didn't happen soon enough for me, but I've having a great time here in Anaheim. I've played in the playoffs twice, I'm getting a tan, you can't beat it.""