Saints Baseball preview 2026
By Jake Spitzack | Staff Writer | April 2026
The Saint Paul Saints 150-game season begins on the road against the Indianapolis Indians on March 27 and the home opener is Tuesday, March 31 at 6:37 p.m. against the Worcester Red Sox. The Triple-A affiliate team for the Minnesota Twins is now led by manager Brian Dinkelman following the offseason promotion of Toby Gardenhire to major league field coordinator of the Minnesota Twins. Home games feature zany themes and tickets start at $5 – ages 11 and under or 65 and older receive $1 off the admission price and children under age 2 that don’t require a seat are free. Post-game fireworks SuperShows will be held May 24, July 3 and 4, and September 12, and Friday Fireworks Nights April 3 and 17, May 1, 15 and 22, June 5 and 18, July 3, 17 and 24, August 7 and 28, and September 11.
Giveaways will be held March 31 (white jersey hoodie – 1,000 available), April 3 (powder blue jersey hoodie – 1,000 available), April 4 (magnet Schedule – 2,000 available), May 3 (Saints/Crayola branded jersey – 1,000 available), May 16 (Walker Jenkins bobblehead – 1,500 available), Aug. 29 (Toby Gardenhire/Ron Gardenhire double bobblehead – 1,500 available), and Sept. 10 (Peanuts replica jersey 1,000 available).
Here’s the full home game schedule. Thursday games feature $2 beers and 2-for-1 seltzers, fans are encouraged to wear Hawaiian shirts Saturdays, and kids can run the bases after Sunday games. Most weekday games start at 6:30 p.m. and weekend games at 2 p.m., but times vary. For details, visit milb.com/st-paul.
- Mar. 31, vs. Worcester
- April 1-3, vs. Worcester
- April 4-5, vs. Worcester
- April 14-17, vs. Lehigh Valley
- April 18-19, vs. Lehigh Valley
- April 28, vs. Iowa
- April 29-May 1, vs. Iowa
- May 2-3, vs. Iowa
- May 12-15, vs. Columbus
- May 16-17, vs. Columbus
- May 19, vs. Omaha
- May 20-23, vs. Omaha
- May 24, vs. Omaha
- June 2, vs. Indianapolis
- June 3, vs. Indianapolis
- June 4-5, vs. Indianapolis
- June 6, vs. Indianapolis
- June 7, vs. Indianapolis
- June 16, vs. Omaha
- June 17, vs. Omaha
- June 18-19, vs. Omaha
- June 20, vs. Omaha
- June 21, vs. Omaha
- June 30, vs. Buffalo
- June 30-July 2, vs. Buffalo
- July 3-4, vs. Buffalo
- July 5, vs. Buffalo
- July 17, vs. Louisville
- July 18, vs. Louisville
- July 19, vs. Louisville
- July 21, vs. Columbus
- July 22, vs. Columbus
- July 23-24, vs. Columbus
- July 25, vs. Columbus
- July 26, vs. Columbus
- Aug. 4, vs. Louisville
- Aug. 5, vs. Louisville
- Aug. 6-7, vs. Louisville
- Aug. 8, vs. Louisville
- Aug. 9, vs. Louisville
- Aug. 25-28, vs. Toledo
- Aug. 29, vs. Toledo
- Aug. 30, vs. Toledo
- Sept. 8-11, vs. Syracuse
- Sept. 12, vs. Syracuse
- Sept. 13, vs. Syracuse
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