Minnesota Twins Fire Manager Rocco Baldelli After 70-92 Season

After firing Rocco Baldelli, Twins seek 'a new voice and a new direction'

On the heels of a dramatic late-season collapse last year, Derek Falvey sat in a room full of reporters and reaffirmed his faith in manager Rocco Baldelli. “Rocco is my manager,” Falvey, now the team’s president of baseball and business operations, said on Sept. 29, 2024. “I believe in his process. I believe in him. I believe in the partnership I have with him.” One year to the day, Falvey delivered the news to Baldelli that the partnership was …

Minnesota Twins Make Bold Dugout Change, Fire Rocco Baldelli

The Minnesota Twins announced on September 29, 2025, that they have fired manager Rocco Baldelli following a dismal 70-92 season. This move brings to a close Baldelli’s seven-year run as skipper, a tenure that included both highs and growing pains.Twins president Derek Falvey framed the decision as one driven by performance: “This is a difficult day … He led with honesty, integrity, and an unwavering commitment to our players and staff. He gave …

Twins fire manager Rocco Baldelli a day after 92-loss season ends - Austin Daily Herald

By Bobby Nightengale The Minnesota Star Tribune (TNS) MINNEAPOLIS — Fourteen days after Rocco Baldelli became the third-winningest manager in Twins history, the team announced Monday he will not return for another season. Baldelli was fired after the Twins finished with a 70-92 record, missing the playoffs for the fourth time in the last five years. It was the first time the Twins lost more than 90 games since 2016, prompting owner Joe Pohlad an…

Twins fire manager Rocco Baldelli following worst season since 2016

The Minnesota Twins are moving on from manager Rocco Baldelli, who spent the last seven seasons leading the club.Baldelli won three American League Central titles with Minnesota, but after back-to-back disappointing years, the team is heading in a new direction."This is a difficult day because of what Rocco represents to so many people here," Twins president Derek Falvey said in a statement. "He led with honesty, integrity, and an unwavering com…

Shipley: Twins ownership thanks you for your patience

Has anyone else noticed there’s something going on with the Twins? Remember when the management tanked the season by trading 40 percent of the active roster at the trade deadline? It was the last week in July. The team bottomed out and on Monday, a day after the team finished the season with 92 losses, the Twins fired manager Rocco Baldelli. It wasn’t totally crazy, or even unexpected. The Twins missed the playoffs in four of the past five seaso…

Twins fire Rocco Baldelli: Another MLB manager job opens up as Minnesota moves on

Baldelli spent seven seasons in charge in Minnesota and won three division titltes