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First order of business for new Twins manager Derek Shelton: Meet the team

Recently, Derek Shelton, Minnesota Twins manager, began contacting players by phone and says he plans to meet many next month at TwinsFest.
Shelton said he was eager after being out of work for four months following his firing by the Pittsburgh Pirates, describing his approach as introductions letting players ask questions and clarify expectations.
At one meeting, Shelton met Byron Buxton at a Jacksonville restaurant between their offseason homes, visited Royce Lewis in Texas for barbecue, and stopped during Thanksgiving to see Ryan Jeffers.
The team also saw Matt Borgschulte, hired by the Nationals, and other 2025 coaches find new roles as they face the MLB draft lottery Tuesday with 22.18% odds.
Plans include a visit to Pablo López in Florida, a Joe Ryan trip was canceled after Rowan was born last month, and Shelton previously coached Buxton as Twins bench coach.

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First order of business for new Twins manager Derek Shelton: Meet the team

ORLANDO — Derek Shelton is very familiar with Byron Buxton from the two seasons he spent as the Twins’ bench coach. Since he left Minnesota following the 2019 season to take over as manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates, the two had seen each other from time to time. But the man who walked into the Jacksonville, Fla., restaurant recently to share a meal with the new Twins manager was a much different version of himself. “When he walked in the restau…

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