Elton John hung out with some Twins, might be a Braves superfan

Elton John met with some Twins players before a concert and impressed them with his baseball knowledge.

When Elton John is not making awesome songs, he has a variety of other interests to keep him occupied, like collecting eyeglasses or photography, or raising money for charities.

It turns out he also spends a good amount of his free time keeping up with Major League Baseball, as several Twins players met the “Amoreena” singer this week before a concert and spoke highly of John’s baseball IQ, according to MLB.com.

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"People said he's a big baseball fan, but I was like, 'C'mon. He's from England and all that.'" [Trevor] Plouffe said. "But sure enough, he's lived in Georgia for more than 20 years and watched the Braves, so that's how he learned about baseball. He became a Braves fan right as they went on that run. So he was really insightful about sports, in general. We had a cool talk with him."

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Joe Mauer was also impressed by the depth of John’s MLB knowledge.

"He was throwing out names like Mark Lemke," Mauer said. "You'd think he'd say like [John] Smoltz or [Greg] Maddux, but he knew about guys like Lemke."

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