For whatever the reason, Twins pitcher Phil Hughes couldn’t wait for the next game to propose to his girlfriend on the giant video board at Target Field.
Instead, Hughes went to some fancy restaurant (we’re not sure where) to get engaged.
She said yes! Very lucky guy pic.twitter.com/56L1tSYSwX
— Phil Hughes (@PJHughes45) February 19, 2016
Luckily, his now fiancée has a man who is passionate … about hockey.
Not even two hours after “she said yes” Hughes was on Twitter talking about hockey – specifically, former Wild defenseman Brent Burns, who scored a goal for the San Jose Sharks.
Ok enough with the engagement stuff. Brent Burns has 19 goals?! That's a bad man
— Phil Hughes (@PJHughes45) February 20, 2016
The Twins say Hughes is a giant hockey fan. His favorite club? The Tampa Bay Lightning, although he does dip into Wild games, too. Check out the tweeting rampage he went on during Sunday’s Wild-Blackhawks game at TCF Bank Stadium.
NHL app has more bugs than a Minnesota summer
— Phil Hughes (@PJHughes45) February 22, 2016
Question: have any Wild players stepped up and said this recent turnaround has nothing to do with coaching?
— Phil Hughes (@PJHughes45) February 21, 2016
Hope Zucker is ok. Banged his head pretty good on the ice
— Phil Hughes (@PJHughes45) February 21, 2016
Zucker is just fine. The Wild said he’s day-to-day with an upper-body injury. Here’s the hit that got him.
Hit on Zucker at full speed https://t.co/FRvewqLR4h
— Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) February 21, 2016
Anyway, back to baseball. Hughes and fellow Twins pitchers and catchers have their first workout of Spring Training on Monday. Position players report to Ft. Myers, Florida, on Friday.
