Its the season of change in Minnesota. On the heels of a late season collapse, the Minnesota Twins and general manager Thad Levine have , the team announced on Friday. The news comes just two days after Minnesota revealed that four of its coaches including three members of the hitting staff would not be returning for the 2025 season. Thads impact on the Minnesota Twins cannot be overstated, Twins President of Baseball Operations, Derek Falvey, said in a statement released Friday. He Jerami Grant Jersey has been a true partner and leader, always striving to elevate the organization and care for the people around him. Twins general manager Thad Levine answers a question during a baseball news conference, Oct. 2, 2018. AP The time is right for me to pursue my next enriching, profe sional challenge, Levine said, per the same team statement. Levine joined the Twins in 2016 and played a major role in the franchises revitalization, with Minnesota winning three AL Central titles and securing four postseason berths in the last seven seasons. Explore More Facing off against the Blue Jays in the 2023 AL Wild Card Series, the Twins won their first postseason game since 2004 and their first postseason series since 2002. Expectations were high for 2024 and the Twins appeared poised for another postseason run up until mid-August. Minnesota dropped 27 of its final 39 regular season games and was leapfrogged by two AL Central Division rivals, the Kansas City Royals and the Detroit Tigers. The Twins finished with a record of 82-80 and mi sed the playoffs. Much of the meltdown in Minnesota was pinned on debacles in the batters box. Through July, the Twins ranked eighth in runs averaged per game. In August and September, they were 20th. The slump cost several jobs: hitting coach David Popkins and a sistant hitting coaches Derek Shomon and Rudy Hernandez. Infield coach Tony Diaz is out as well. Minnesota of Rocco Baldelli as the on-field product worsened, but the Twins manager will be back for 2025. Frank Jackson Jersey