It's a season of change in Minnesota.
After the late-season collapse, the Minnesota Twins and general manager Thad Levine agreed to break upthe team announced on Friday.
The news comes just two days after Minnesota revealed that four coaches, including three members of the hitting staff, will not return for the 2025 season.
“The impact of that incident on the Minnesota Twins cannot be overstated,” Twins president of baseball operations Derek Falvey said in a statement Friday. “He has been a true partner and leader, always striving to improve the organization and care for those around him.”
According to a statement from the same team, Levine said, “The time is right to pursue the next fulfilling professional challenge.”
Levine joined the Twins in 2016 and has played a major role in revitalizing the team, helping Minnesota win the AL Central Division title three times and qualify for the postseason four times over the past seven seasons.
The Twins faced the Blue Jays in the 2023 American League Wild Card Series, winning their first postseason game since 2004 and their first postseason series since 2002.
Expectations were high for 2024, and the Twins looked poised for another postseason run as late as mid-August.
Minnesota lost 27 of its final 39 games of the regular season and was swept by two American League Central division rivals, the Kansas City Royals and Detroit Tigers.
The Twins finished with 82 wins and 80 losses, missing out on the playoffs.
Much of Minnesota's meltdown stems from failures in the batter's box.
Through July, the Twins ranked eighth in points per game.
It was ranked 20th in August and September.
The poor performance led to the loss of multiple jobs, including hitting coach David Popkins and assistant hitting coaches Derek Chaumont and Rudy Hernandez. Infield coach Tony Diaz also left.
Minnesota fans were crying out for Rocco Baldelli to be fired after his on-field performance deteriorated, but the Twins manager will not return until 2025.
