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Iowa teen grabs first homer ball at Target Field

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A teenager from Iowa caught the first home run ball at the Minnesota Twins' brand new ballpark.

A.J. Nitzchke of Lawton, Iowa, caught the ball that Jason Kubel hit to right field in the seventh inning on Opening Day at Target Field Monday afternoon.

Twins curator Clyde Doepner says the 13-year-old didn't give up his home run ball without getting some guarantees.

A.J. got to meet his favorite Twins player, Joe Mauer, who signed a jersey for him.

The teen's name and photo will be on permanent display at Target Field, along with the historic home run ball.

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Information from: KARE-TV

(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) AP-NY-04-13-10 0904EDT