Overview
- Multiple outlets report Minnesota has selected Derek Shelton to replace Rocco Baldelli, with the New York Post first and ESPN and local media confirming.
- An official announcement is expected Thursday during the World Series off day, with an introductory news conference likely next week, according to the Star Tribune.
- Shelton managed the Pirates from 2020 into 2025, was dismissed May 8 after a 12-26 start, and compiled a 306-440 record.
- He returns to Minnesota after serving as the Twins’ bench coach in 2018 and 2019 under Paul Molitor and Rocco Baldelli.
- The Twins finished 70-92 after trading away 10 players and cutting about $26 million in payroll, and attendance fell to the club’s lowest non-pandemic level since 2000.