Twins senior VP and GM Thad Levine leaves staff after eight years

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Minnesota senior vice chairman and basic supervisor Thad Levine is leaving the Twins after eight seasons with the membership, the staff stated Friday.

The Twins’ assertion stated he was leaving to “pursue new challenges and alternatives.”

The Twins made the playoffs 4 instances in Levine’s tenure and had been the defending American League Central champions. Minnesota was in post-season place a lot of this yr earlier than going 6-18 down the stretch to fall from rivalry.

Twins president of baseball operations Derek Falvey stated Levine created a robust staff tradition targeted on excellence and collaboration that may proceed.

“Whereas we are going to miss his management, we’re equally excited to see the subsequent chapter of the journey unfold,” Falvey stated in an announcement. “We want him nothing however success.”

Levine, in an announcement, thanked Twins’ administration for his tenure there and stated the time was proper for him to pursue one other problem.

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