The Twins said that the decision to keep most upper-level seats at Target Field closed for most of April was “meant to make early-season games more fun for the people who do go,” according to Josie Albertson-Grove of the Minneapolis STAR TRIBUNE. Twins Spokesperson Matt Hodson said that with “iffy weather and school still in session,” April games “typically draw 13,000 to 20,000 people -- barely half of Target Field's capacity.” Hodson said that the Twins use "dynamic pricing" to adjust the price of games based on demand -- meaning it is “not necessarily more expensive to sit on the lower level this time of year.” He added that there are “lower seats for some April games that will be cheaper than those same seats for summer games” and that had demand for any April game been strong, “some upper-level sections would be opened.” Hodson also said that the organization has “not decided if they will close the upper levels every April but will use postgame surveys to gauge what fans like.” Hodson: “After 10-plus years of seeing April crowds being what they are, we said, let's try it out. It's a one-year experiment.” Hodson also said that season ticket-holders who usually have upper-level seats “have been moved down to the lower levels” (Minneapolis STAR TRIBUNE, 4/21).
