• What is the Minnesota Twins Baseball Fantasy Camp?
  The Minnesota Twins Baseball Fantasy Camp is the officially licensed fantasy camp of the Minnesota Twins. The camp is a perfect opportunity for Twins fans or other baseball fans to share in the major league baseball experience. Held each year at the Twins Spring Training facilities in Ft. Myers, Florida,  the camp provides participants the opportunity to dress in a big league locker room each day, wear a major league uniform, play a minimum of 7 games on the same beautiful and well manicured diamonds used by the Twins, be coached by former major league greats and rekindle the passion you had as a child for America’s pastime.
  
  
• Where and when is it held?
  The camp is held in beautiful Ft. Myers, Florida and his conducted at the Lee County Sports Complex – Winter Home of the Minnesota Twins. The camp is typically held during the second week of January. The 2012 camp will be held January 7th-14th.
  
  
• Who is eligible to attend?
  Any player 30 years of age or older is eligible to attend. Campers age 25 or older are also eligible to participate in the camp, provided they are playing with an eligible relative.  However, campers below the age of 25 are not eligible to pitch at camp, with the exception of the "Pro-Camper" game played on Friday afternoon.  Campers below the age of 30 will also not be eligible to receive camp awards in the "MVP", "Gold Glove", "Cy Young" or "Rookie of the Year" categories.  They would be eligible for the "Kirby Puckett" award given to that camper that most reflects the passion, positive attitude and love of the game that Twins Great, Kirby Puckett brought to the field each day.
  
  
• What is the level of competition?
  The camp truly attracts players of all ages and of all levels – from players who may not have played since little league to those who may have played college, amateur or minor league ball. Following opening day stretching, baseball clinics and an inner-squad game, our former Major Leaguers, who will serve as your coaches, draft their teams for the week. The teams always prove to be very balanced and competitive.
  
  
• How much playing time will I get?
  The answer is quite frankly, as much as you want. Every camper will be scheduled to play a minimum of 7 games during the week (double headers most days). To ensure that “at bats” are equally distributed, batting orders are set to run consecutively from game to game. In other words, whoever was due up after the last out of the previous game, becomes the lead-off hitter for the next game. In addition to the daily games, you will find our staff of Pro’s more than happy to work with you on additional batting practice or to share other tips that can improve your game.
  
  
• Who are the former Major Leaguers in camp?
  Our camp staff consists of many of the greats from Minnesota Twins history and past camps have included such Twins greats such as Tony Oliva, Jim Kaat, Bert Blyleven, Kent Hrbek, Frank Vioila, Camilo Pascual, Jim “Mudcat” Grant, Bill “Soup” Campbell, Tom Brunansky, Rick Aguilera, Frank Quilici, Dave Boswell, Gene Larkin, Tim Laudner, Jim Dwyer, Lee Stange, Julio Becquer, Camilo Pascual, Ron Coomer, all of whom were with us for at the at one our past three camps. In addition to the former Twins, its not uncommon to see current Twins like Joe Mauer, Ron Gardenheir, or others at the facilities preparing for the approaching season.
  In addition to the former major league players, you will also work with the same clubhouse staff that looks after the Twins major league team. That group includes legendary Wayne Hattaway and Chad Yoder. Our training staff is also made up of members of the Twins staff and will be there to professionally treat any aches or pains that you might develop or to coach you on injury prevention.
  
  
• How much time can I expect to spend with the Pro’s and can we take pictures and get autographs?
  Without fail, the most frequent feedback we get from campers concerns there amazement as to just how approachable our Pro’s are, and how much quality time they spend with each of the campers. In addition to the time in the clubhouse and fields, our Pro’s attend the evening dinners and events and are more than willing to pose for pictures and to sign autographs.
  
  
• What do I need to bring?
  All you’ll need to bring is your glove, shoes (we prefer rubber spikes) and your personal undergarments (navy blue sleeves or a T-shirt, jock, compression shorts, sanitary socks, etc.). We’ll provide you with a home and away MLB jersey of the team of your choice, game pants, belt, socks and a New Era Cap. We will also equip each team with batting helmets, catcher’s gear, bats, balls, etc.   The Minnesota Twins Fantasy Camp uses only wood bats.  We will have an adequate supply of wood bats in various sizes for campers to use.  You are certainly welcome to bring along a personal bat to use at camp, but the camp can not be responsible for bats broken by you or another camper during the course of play.

• What kind of Clubhouse Support Can I expect?

           Our goal is to recreate a real major league experience.  To that end, while at camp you'll be assigned your own

           big league locker and your uniforms, sleeves or T-shirts, and baseball underwear will be laundered daily by our

           team of clubhouse professionals. You will also have available to you, our team of professional trainers to assist you

           in working through any injuries, aches or pains that you might encounter from a week of baseball.  Trust us when

           we say that our trainers will do everything in their power to get you out on the field each day.

• Do you have baseballs and/or bats on hand for autographs?
  Yes, a vendor will be on hand to make available, at very attractive prices, bats, Rawlings baseballs or other items that you might want to have signed by the Pro’s or your teammates.
  
  
• Where do we stay while we are in Ft. Myers and what about meals?
  Our camp headquarters is the Holiday Inn Fort Myers Airport @ Town Center Hotel in Ft. Myers. Your registration fee includes your hotel stay (double occupancy – single occupancy is available for an additional $500 for the week), a full breakfast at the clubhouse each morning, daily lunches at the ballpark, the welcome reception, as well as the four evening banquets included in the schedule.
  
  
• Can I bring my spouse, family members or friends?
  For an additional per head charge, family members and friends are invited to join us for lunch at the ballpark or the evening banquets. Reservations can be made for family members at the registration desk on the opening Saturday registration. Family and friends are welcome to join us at any of the baseball games played the week of camp.
  
  
• What is the appropriate attire for camp?
  Attire for the camp is casual. We recommend business casual for the farewell and awards banquet as we will be taking photos of award recipients that evening and will use those photos in our camp newsletter. The sunshine of Florida in January is a real departure from the cold and snow that we find in the upper Midwest. Don’t forget your swimming trunks – the Holiday Inn has a full size outdoor pool if you want to take a dip or just lay in the sun, and a hot tub to soak in after a day of baseball play. However, the evenings can be cool and recommend that you bring a light jacket with you.
  
  
• Do campers receive any special recognition?
  Yes, at each camp we make several awards in both an over and under age 50 categories, including camp "Most Valuable Player", “Cy Young”,"Gold Glove", “Rookie of the Year” and others. We also recognize an MVP for each of the games played. All recipients are selected by our staff of former Major Leaguers. Again, campers under the age of 30 would only be eligible for the "Kirby Puckett" Award.
  
  
• What is the cost of attending camp?
  The camp experience, which includes your personal uniforms, cap, meals, room, instruction from the Pro’s and awards, the cost is $4,095 - plus tax, ($3,495 - plus tax for Veterans as they already have their personalized uniform). A $1,000 deposit is required with registration and the balance due by November 1st, 2011. Because we have to make commitments and pre-payments to the hotels and caterers in advance of the camp, cancellations after November 1st will result in the forfeiture of $500 of the original deposit (however, you can be use this $500 as a credit for a future camp).
  
  
• Are there any discounts available?
  As stated earlier, veterans receive a discount because they already have their uniforms. Repeat participants can also receive a discount by registering the week of camp for the following year. Additionally, we offer a $250 discount to you for each additional camper that you recruit and that names you as the reference ($500 maximum).
  
  
• How do I register and do you take credit cards?
  You can register on line by clicking on the registration icon found on the Minnesota Twins web site or by visiting our home page at www.yuratwin.com. You may also contact us and register by phone at 1-888-446-TWIN. While we prefer Master Card or Visa, we do also accept American Express and Discover Cards.  We would also be happy to discuss your personal check in lieu of the use of a credit card.