The Minnesota Twins and longtime executive Derek Falvey are splitting up after nine seasons, a move both sides are calling mutual but that clearly signals a major reset at Target Field. The club announced Friday that Falvey, 42, is stepping away as owner Tom Pohlad temporarily takes the reins on the business side, while general manager Jeremy Zoll keeps control of baseball operations. Falvey said he plans to step back and spend time with his family before deciding what comes next, and the decision lands just weeks before spring training, tightening an already snug timeline to retool the front office.
Club statement and immediate changes
In its announcement, the team said Falvey and ownership “reached a shared understanding that this was the right step” and added that Pohlad “will immediately begin a search” for a President of Business Operations, while Jeremy Zoll “will continue leading the Twins’ baseball department,” as outlined by MLB.com. The club’s release featured polite parting words from both Pohlad and Falvey, with each crediting the other and highlighting the organization’s modernization over the past decade, the kind of careful corporate breakup language that signals big change without airing any dirty laundry.
Falvey’s run in Minneapolis
Falvey arrived in October 2016 to run the baseball department and was elevated last March to oversee both baseball and business operations. Over nine seasons, the Twins reached the postseason four times, won three division titles and put up a 690-666 record, according to reporting by ESPN. That run included the franchise’s first postseason series win in decades, a milestone that once looked like the turning of a page. Still, a sagging finish in recent years cooled some of that optimism in the eyes of ownership and analysts, setting the stage for a changing of the guard.
Recent struggles and the ownership shift
The mood shifted hard in 2025, when the Twins stumbled to a 70-92 record and tore into the roster at last summer’s trade deadline. Those moves unfolded just as an ownership transition was putting Tom Pohlad in a more hands-on role with the club, and that combination of a losing season, a reshuffled clubhouse and a more active owner factored into the conversations that led to Falvey’s exit, as reported by KIRO 7. With pitchers and catchers due to report soon, the front office now has very little runway to both re-stack the leadership chart and make the roster calls that usually define a new regime.
What to watch next
Pohlad will run the search for a new business-side president while Zoll continues to oversee the baseball department, and the Twins are leaving the door open to both internal and external candidates as they try to reset the organization. Whichever way they go will shape how aggressive Minnesota can be with trades, payroll decisions and the coaching staff in the coming weeks. Around the league, the abrupt timing has raised eyebrows and sparked speculation about whether the Twins lean on a quick in-house promotion or settle in for a longer hunt, according to analysis from MLB Trade Rumors. For now, the only certainty is that Tom Pohlad is clearly in the driver’s seat, and the rest of the ride is about to get interesting.
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