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Twins send Prince tribute items to Rock Hall of Fame

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The Minnesota Twins are headed to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Purple items used Monday in the team's tribute to legendary musician and Minneapolis native Prince are being donated to the music museum in Cleveland. Coincidentally, Minnesota defeated the Indians 4-3 in Monday's contest.

The lineup card was signed - in purple ink, obviously - by both teams, as well as all four umpires, according to Phil Miller of the Star-Tribune. One of the autographed wristbands was worn by Twins designated hitter Joe Mauer - a Twin Cities native, like Prince - while the other was donned by Indians outfielder Michael Brantley.

Other in-game Prince tributes included Target Field being decked out in purple, special jumbotron graphics, and the entire Twins lineup using his hits as walk-up music.

Prince, who died suddenly April 21 at his Minnesota home, Paisley Park, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004.

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