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Minnesota Twins Set To Hire New Manager: Report
The 37-year-old would become the youngest manager in Major League Baseball.
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins appear to have their new manager. Fox 9 Sports tweeted Wednesday evening that Rocco Baldelli has won the job, according to sources.
Baldelli — a former Tampa Bay Rays outfielder — has spent the past four years working for the Rays as a team coach. Before that, he spent time in the Rays' front office as a special assistant.
Sources tell @Fox9Sports that the #mntwins will hire Rocco Baldelli as their new manager tomorrow afternoon at a press conference at Target Field.
— FOX 9 Sports (@Fox9Sports) October 25, 2018
The 37-year-old will be the youngest manager in Major League Baseball, ESPN reported.
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Baldelli will take over after the Twins fired Paul Molitor in early October. Molitor was fired one season after winning American League's Manger of the Year award.
Twins took Rocco Baldelli to dinner at Bar La Grassa after his first interview. That much I can say with complete confidence. https://t.co/mpwaAA1Qtm
— Aaron Gleeman (@AaronGleeman) October 25, 2018
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Photo: Coach Rocco Baldelli #15 of the Tampa Bay Rays poses for a photo on photo day at Charlotte Sports Park on February 27, 2015 in Port Charlotte, Florida. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
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