Minnesota Twins Game 1 Starter Goes Viral For Pre-Game Wardrobe Choice

This is significant for a few reasons: 

1) Santana was just awesome, right? It's always cool to pay tribute to a legend. He is one of the best pitchers in team history, having thrown eight great seasons in Minnesota. He made the All-Star team three times in his Twins' tenure, won a Cy Young award and led the league in ERA twice.

2) Lopez idolized Santana growing up, with both players hailing from Venezuela. Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer-Press had more on that:

Pablo López showed up today wearing the jersey of his boyhood idol, Johan Santana, who was the last pitcher to lead the Twins to a playoff victory.

3) That last point is significant as well. The Twins haven't won a playoff game in 18 years! They have lost their last 18 playoff games, as noted by Scott Shapiro of FOX Sports Radio:

L 10/6/04-NYY 

L 10/8/04-NYY 

L 10/9/04-NYY 

L 10/3/06-OAK 

L 10/4/06-OAK 

L 10/6/06-OAK 

L 10/7/09-NYY 

L 10/9/09-NYY 

L 10/11/09-NYY 

L 10/6/10-NYY 

L 10/7/10-NYY 

L 10/9/10-NYY 

L 10/3/17-NYY 

L 10/4/19-NYY 

L 10/5/19-NYY 

L 10/7/19-NYY 

L 9/29/20-HOU 

L 9/30/20-HOU

Furthermore, it has been 21 years since the Twins last won a playoff series.

Game 1 is set for 4:38 p.m. ET.