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The Omaha Storm Chasers will square off with the St. Paul Saints, the new Triple-A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins, 30 times in 2021, including Opening Day at Werner Park on May 4th. On this episode of The StormCast, Jake Eisenberg and Tony Boone catch up with Saints radio broadcaster Sean Aronson to learn about the Saints organization, team history, what to watch for in 2021, and more!

Inside our chat with Sean: 

• the excitement in St. Paul about the new affiliation with the Minnesota Twins (10:18)
• CHS Fields' close proximity to Target Field and the sports landscape in the Twin Cities (13:54)
• players to keep an eye on at the Twins' Alternate Training Site at CHS Field (21:58)
• differences  between the Royals and Twins organizations and potential Triple-A roster construction (25:41)
• baseball history between Omaha and St. Paul (28:08)
• the Saints' City of Baseball Museum (30:19)
• the unique fan experience at CHS Field (32:29)

Trivia Answer (41:46): Which player was the featured on the first bobblehead giveaway in Omaha franchise history? 

New Trivia Question (44:45): Which College World Series star bypassed signing with a Major League team and opted to sign with the independent St. Paul Saints in the late 1990s?

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