ST. PAUL (AP) &045; Major League Baseball’s top officials, including commissioner Bud Selig, reached out to Gov. Tim Pawlenty in recent days about the stalled proposal for a new Minnesota Twins stadium.

On Monday, Pawlenty spokesman Brian McClung confirmed the discussions, which included a call between Selig and Pawlenty over the weekend. McClung said Pawlenty listened to concerns about lack of progress on the Twins stadium plan but he wasn’t given an ultimatum or deadline for action.

&8220;Major League Baseball wants to see a resolution to the stadium situation,&8221; McClung said. &8220;They didn’t discuss specific actions they might take. They’re interested in seeing the ball move forward on a ballpark.&8221;

On Friday, Pawlenty said he wasn’t ready to call legislators back for a special session to vote on the Twins bill, which would allow Hennepin County to raise its sales tax without a referendum to pay the lion’s share of a $478 million ballpark project.

The Republican governor has voiced support for the Twins plan but said he won’t call a special session without prior agreement on the agenda and duration.

The Twins have been seeking public subsidies for a new ballpark for a decade. They contend the Metrodome is ill-suited for baseball. They currently have no lease binding them to the Dome, a stark contrast from 2001 when a use agreement prevented baseball from folding the team.