Overview

• Baldelli’s dismissal ends a seven-year tenure that produced a 527-505 record, three AL Central titles and a 2019 Manager of the Year award.
• Minnesota finished 70-92 and went 19-35 after the trade deadline, posting its worst record since 2016 and the fourth-worst mark in MLB this year.
• The front office moved roughly 10–11 players at the deadline, cutting about $26 million from payroll and trading five top relievers including closer Jhoan Duran.
• Over the final two months, the replacement bullpen blew eight of 18 save chances, while attendance fell to roughly 1.7–1.77 million, a Target Field–era low.
• Falvey said the organization needs a different direction following two disappointing seasons, and the team has begun a manager search with no successor named.