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Recapping the Minnesota Twins’ chaotic 2025

The Pohlad family retained control and added limited partners, while MLB approved new minority owners including Glick Family Investments, George G. Hicks, and Craig Leipold.
Season-Long struggles and the trade-deadline moves prompted the front-office overhaul as the 2025 season began with four straight losses and the July trade-deadline selloff accelerated after Chris Paddack was shipped to Detroit, drawing disappointment from the Twins fan base.
A mid-May 13-game winning streak, sparked by Kody Clemens' homer at Fenway Park, briefly lifted the Twins above.500 despite injuries to Carlos Correa and Byron Buxton.
After the season, longtime president Dave St. Peter moved to an advisory role, Derek Falvey gained dual responsibilities, and Rocco Baldelli was fired before Derek Shelton was hired.
Falvey and other executives acknowledged the need to earn back Twins fan base trust, saying the transaction's conclusion provided the moment for new leadership with renewed energy.

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Recapping the Minnesota Twins’ chaotic 2025

The 2025 season began with a four-game losing streak, a sign of things to come for the Twins, who lost more than 90 games for the first time since 2016. Eclipsing that, however, was a series of decisions that signaled a major shift in direction for a franchise that has been competitive for the past several seasons without making much of an impact in the postseason. With a different executive chair, team president and manager, the Twins have swit…

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