The Minnesota Twins announced a stunning departure of a key member of the organization.
The Minnesota Twins went 70-92 in 2025, which was their worst season since 2016 when they had 103 losses. That can often spark big changes in a club, and the Twins announced Friday that their front office would split with their leader just weeks before spring training. Minnesota and president of baseball operations Derek Falvey have “mutually agreed to part ways.” Falvey has been in charge of baseball operations since 2016, leading the team to three division titles and four playoff appearances.
He was promoted to additionally run the business aspect last March when Jeremy Zoll was promoted to general manager. Zoll will now assume the baseball operations, while new principal owner Tom Pohlad “will assume interim oversight” of the business aspect. The decision comes after a season that saw the Twins hold a fire sale. They dealt 10 players at the trade deadline, and big names weren’t safe, including Carlos Correa, Jhoan Duran, Griffin Jax, and Willi Castro. However, they've since held onto their remaining stars this offseason.
Here is the full story from Twins Roundtable writer Grant Mona on the stunning front office announcement and what’s next for Minnesota.
The timing of the move is noteworthy ahead of spring training, and it’s a question about what Minnesota’s vision for 2026 is now, and if they can contend under Zoll’s leadership. It also comes one week after the Twins’ annual media luncheon where Falvey was lead speaker. The club intends to immediately search for a new head of the business operations side with Pohlad taking over in the interim. But it’s a shock for Minnesota fans to have the sudden departure of the president who brought playoff baseball back to the club.