St. Paul, Minn. ? Minnesota’s Supreme Court refused to consider an appeal of an injunction that forces the Twins to fulfill their Metrodome lease, all but killing baseball’s contraction plan for this season.

The high court’s action Monday means an injunction issued by a Hennepin County judge in November will stand barring intervention by the U.S. Supreme Court, which is unlikely.

Unless there is a strike or a lockout, the Twins will take the field for their 42nd season in Minnesota.