Photo: This Is Not a Snuggie

The whens and wheres and whys are unclear, but NotGraphs is able to report with certainty that what you’re seeing in this photo right here (courtesy of the team’s Twitter feed) is Twins manager Ron Gardenhire and new Twins middle infielder Tsuyoshi Nishioka both modeling a garment known as the Sluggie.

The Sluggie, as you’re hopefully unaware, is a Justin Morneau-inspired and perhaps -designed variant of the Snuggie — i.e. the sleeved blanket that has also doubled as pop-culture phenomenon. The entirety of its (i.e. the Sluggie’s) existence has been chronicled by the Star Tribune’s Michael Rand.

As for the people in the back there, while their identities remain unknown, we’ve confirmed that they’re the only ones in this photo enjoying the benefits of basic human dignity.

H/T: My friend Dan