The Minnesota Twins today announced plans for the club’s 53rd annual Twins Winter Caravan. The 2013 Twins Winter Caravan features stops in nearly 50 communities throughout Twins Territory between Monday, Jan. 14 and Thursday, Jan. 24.

The Twins Winter Caravan is one of the longest running and most extensive offseason team caravans in professional sports. It features teams of current and former players visiting schools, hospitals, corporations and service clubs during the day with a traditional "hot stove" program each evening.

Twins Winter Caravan tours will be led by members of the Treasure Island Baseball Network and Fox Sports North broadcast teams, including Bert Blyleven, Dan Gladden, Cory Provus and Dick Bremer.

Preliminary 2013 Twins Winter Caravan routes and personalities are on the following page (schedule and players are subject to change). Specific times and locations within those communities will be announced in the coming weeks on www.twinsbaseball.com.

Twins Winter Caravan 2013 Schedule

Date Cities Players/Broadcasters
Monday, Jan. 14 Minneapolis, MN (K-TWIN Radio); Northfield, MN; Owatonna, MN; Mankato, MN Ron Gardenhire, Terry Steinbach, Brian Dozier, Rob Antony (Mankato), Dick Bremer
Tuesday, Jan. 15 New Ulm, MN; Worthington, MN; Sioux Falls, SD Ron Gardenhire, Terry Steinbach, Brian Dozier, Dick Bremer
Tuesday, Jan. 15 St. Paul, MN; St. Cloud, MN Glen Perkins, Brian Duensing, Joe Vavra, Rob Antony (St. Cloud)
Wednesday, Jan. 16 Yankton, SD; Sioux City, IA; Spencer, IA Ron Gardenhire, Terry Steinbach, Brian Dozier, Dick Bremer
Wednesday, Jan. 16 St. Paul, MN; Red Wing, MN; Rochester, MN Glen Perkins, Brian Duensing, Joe Vavra, Dave St. Peter (Rochester)
Thursday, Jan. 17 Mason City, IA; Cedar Rapids, IA Ron Gardenhire, Terry Steinbach, Brian Dozier, Dick Bremer
Monday, Jan. 21 Forest Lake, MN; Brainerd, MN; Bemidji, MN Brian Duensing, Chris Parmelee, Tom Brunansky, Dan Gladden
Monday, Jan. 21 Alexandria, MN; Perham, MN; Detroit Lakes, MN Glen Perkins, Scott Diamond, Tony Oliva, Cory Provus
Tuesday, Jan. 22 Thief River Falls, MN; Roseau/Warroad, MN Brian Duensing, Chris Parmelee, Tom Brunansky, Dan Gladden
Tuesday, Jan. 22 Crookston, MN; Grand Forks, ND; Fargo, ND Glen Perkins, Scott Diamond, Tony Oliva, Dave St. Peter (Fargo), Cory Provus
Tuesday, Jan. 22 Minneapolis, MN; Red Wing, MN; St. Paul, MN Joe Mauer, Cole De Vries, Terry Ryan (St. Paul), Bert Blyleven
Wednesday, Jan. 23 International Falls, MN; Duluth, MN Brian Duensing, Chris Parmelee, Tom Brunansky, Dave St. Peter (Duluth) Dan Gladden
Wednesday, Jan. 23 Fergus Falls, MN; Wahpeton, ND; Watertown, SD Glen Perkins, Scott Diamond, Tony Oliva, Cory Provus
Wednesday, Jan. 23 Baldwin, WI; Winona, MN Josh Willingham, Cole De Vries, Liam Hendriks, Terry Ryan (Winona), Bert Blyleven
Thursday, Jan. 24 Cloquet, MN; Ely, MN; Grand Rapids, MN Brian Duensing, Chris Parmelee, Tom Brunansky, Dan Gladden
Thursday, Jan. 24 Marshall, MN; Montevideo, MN; Willmar, MN Scott Diamond (Marshall), Glen Perkins (Marshall), Rod Carew (Montevideo-Willmar), Aaron Hicks (Montevideo-Willmar), Kyle Gibson (Montevideo-Willmar), Liam Hendriks (Montevideo-Willmar), Tony Oliva (All), Cory Provus (All)