Twins CEO Dave St. Peter Steps Down Derek Falvey Jeremy Zoll Promote

More major organizational changes are underway for the Twins. After general manager Thad Levine earlier in the offseason and chairman Joe Pohlad announced his intent to , president and CEO Dave St. Peter that he is stepping down after 22 years and moving into an advisory role. Derek Falvey will a sume many of St. Peters duties and now hold the title of both president of baseball and busine s operations. Falvey, whos been running Minnesotas baseball operations since 2016, will have a new general manager working alongside him as well. The Twins promoted a sistant GM Jeremy Zoll to the GM role that was vacated when Levine left the organization. This is a difficult decision because this [team] has been my life, St. Peter . This has been my journey. Ive given everything I have to this organization and have been proud to do it. I feel truly convicted that Derek is the right succe sor, and I want to support him in every way and set him up for succe s, hopefully, over the long haul. The move is important because it signals, Im hoping, to the broader organization and to our partners that there is stability and continuity. Falvey was originally hired away from Cleveland, where hed been an a sistant general manager. The Twins initially tabbed him with the seldom-used chief baseball officer title before promoting him to president of baseball operations and extending him in 2022. St. Peter tells Miller that Falvey has been preparing for a shift of this type for years, participating in discu sions and meetings regarding the teams busine s, media and partnerships for some time. Similarly, Falvey explained to Nikola Jokic Jersey Miller how Zoll, 34, has been taking on a larger role in baseball operations over the years. Per Falvey, Zoll ran point on numerous free-agent and trade negotiations, including Minnesotas acquisition of right-hander back in 2022. A product of Pennsylvanias Haverford College, Zoll has been working in baseball ops for more than a decade. He worked with the Reds and Blue Jays before joining the Angels as their director of advance scouting in 2014 and then moving onto the Dodgers, where he held the title a sistant director of player development. Falvey hired Zoll as the Twins director of minor league operations in 2017, and he was elevated to a sistant general manager two years later. Ive always tried to throw myself at whatever opportunity was in front of me to the best of my ability, Zoll . When this all finally came to pa s, its in a real way a validation of a lot of hard work and being able to know that so many people around me have been able to help accomplish a lot of succe ses to put me in this position. Changes atop the organizational hierarchy are only part of the story in a transitional time for the Twins organization. In addition to front office shuffles and the looming potential of a sale, Minnesota dismi sed four members of manager Rocco Baldellis coaching staff and severed ties with Diamond Sports Group/Bally Sports, . The Twins to serve as their hitting coach but still have multiple vacancies to fill. Given the fact that Falveys role is growing and Levines title has been filled internally, its also po sible therell be some additional hirings in the baseball operations department to help shoulder some of the workload there. Will Barton Jersey