List of MLB managers available for Minnesota Twins

[Irishman]

Today, Twins manager Rocco Baldelli was let go.
Google is where I found the list of possible managers.

What do you think about our future Twins manager below?   

Ex-Managers Between Jobs

Skip Schumaker (expected to leave the Marlins at the end of the season)

David Bell (fired by the Reds on Sunday)

Scott Servais (fired by the Mariners in August)

Buck Showalter (last managed the 2023 Mets)

David Ross (last managed the 2023 Cubs)

Phil Nevin (last managed the 2023 Angels)

Joe Maddon (last managed the 2022 Angels)

Joe Girardi (last managed the 2022 Phillies)

 

Coaches With Managerial Experience

Brad Ausmus, Yankees bench coach (former Tigers and Angels manager)

Jeff Banister, Diamondbacks bench coach (Former Rangers manager)

Miguel Cairo, Nationals bench coach (White Sox acting manager when Tony La Russa missed time with health issues)

John Gibbons, Mets bench coach (Former Blue Jays manager)

Fredi González, Orioles bench coach (former Marlins and Braves manager)

DeMarlo Hale, Blue Jays associate manager (Guardians acting manager when Terry Francona missed time with health issues)

Don Mattingly, Blue Jays bench coach (former Dodgers and Marlins manager)

Charlie Montoyo, White Sox bench coach until he was fired in August (former Blue Jays manager)

Mike Redmond, Rockies bench coach (Former Marlins manager)

Jayce Tingler, Twins bench coach (Former Padres manager)

Walt Weiss, Braves bench coach (Former Rockies manager)

 

Up-and-Comers

Craig Albernaz (Guardians bench coach)

Kai Correa (Guardians field coordinator, Giants interim manager for last three games of 2023)

Daniel Descalso (Cardinals bench coach)

Ryan Flaherty (Cubs bench coach)

Don Kelly (Pirates bench coach)

Danny Lehmann (Dodgers bench coach)

Clayton McCullough (Dodgers first base coach)

Alyssa Nakken (Giants assistant coach)

Kristopher Negrón (Mariners first base coach)

Will Venable (Rangers associate manager)

Johnny Washington (Angels hitting coach)

Rickie Weeks Jr. (Brewers associate manager)

 

Coaching Staff Lifers

Sal Fasano (Braves catching coach since 2018, minor league manager for four seasons)

Rodney Linares (Rays bench coach, minor league manager for 12 seasons)

George Lombard (Tigers bench coach, major league coach since 2016)

Kevin Long (Phillies hitting coach, has coached on four different MLB teams, uninterrupted, since 2007)
Hensley Meulens (Rockies hitting coach, finalist for Yankees job that went to Aaron Boone, coached all but one year in the majors since 2010)

 

 

 

 

 

 

[jaimedude]

Steal from the Guardiand lineage and Blue Jays.          Demarlo Hale because he learned from one of the best in Terry Francona. Hale would unlock the secret to beating Cleveland, probably already has good knowledge of Twins being he was the Guardians acting manager. It's outside the organization and not an obvious selection. 

[old nurse]

Which one is going to be Rocco Lite? Why bother even mentioning people who are outside of the Falvey style?

[Doctor Wu]

I'd stay clear of any of the ex-MLB managers, but several of the names on your "Up-and-Comers" list look like interesting and plausible choices. Even some of the coaches with who served short stints as managers might be worth looking at. What sort of time frame do you think we are looking at? A new manager chosen by the end of October?

[jctwins]

People forget TK was young and different when he changed the direction of the team on the field. The ideal outcome is a new and different approach, with respect for stuff like consistency and lineups.

Either way none of it likely matters under the Pohlad Falvey regime.

[bunsen82]

No Derek Shelton???  Should be somewhere on the list.  

[Chembry]

That list outdated and looks to be from 2024,  This is just a few of the list that I know off the top of my head:

Skip Schumaker left the Marlins after the 2024 season and is now an assistant to the GM for the Rangers. He probably has the inside track to the Rangers managerial position.

David Bell was fired in 2024 by the Reds and now vice president of baseball operations and assistant general manager for the Blue Jays.  The Reds are now managed by Terry Francona

Scott Servias was fired the Mariners in 2024 and now works for the Padres in player development

Will Venable is now the White Sox manager.

 

My guess is the Twins will look hard at both Jayce Tingler and Toby Gardenhire.  Personally, I like Scott Servais.  He is a local guy (Lacrosse, WI) and has experience with rebuilding teams.  He managed Seattle from 2016-2024. In 2019 Seattle finished with a 68-94 record and they traded away a bunch of players after 2018 and at the 2019 deadline.  By 2021 he had them back to a 90 win team by 2021.

 

[SteveLV]

Google fail, tons of errors.

Significant omission:  Bochy.  4 WS rings.  Knows what the heck he is doing, and the players should (and better) respect the heck out of him.

70, but reportedly still wants to manage.

[The Great Hambino]

24 minutes ago, SteveLV said:

Google fail, tons of errors.

Significant omission:  Bochy.  4 WS rings.  Knows what the heck he is doing, and the players should (and better) respect the heck out of him.

70, but reportedly still wants to manage.

I'd be shocked if Bochy ended up anywhere other than San Francisco

[nicksaviking]

16 hours ago, jaimedude said:

Steal from the Guardiand lineage and Blue Jays.          Demarlo Hale because he learned from one of the best in Terry Francona. Hale would unlock the secret to beating Cleveland, probably already has good knowledge of Twins being he was the Guardians acting manager. It's outside the organization and not an obvious selection. 

I'm not going that route. Stealing from the Rays and Joe Maddon's lineage is how we are where we are now. 

And really, a lot of what Baldelli did seemed to be what he thought Maddon would do, but without the nuance OR big picture thought behind the moves. I don't want the next manager to simply be thinking, what would Terry Francona do?

[Parfigliano]

1 hour ago, nicksaviking said:

I'm not going that route. Stealing from the Rays and Joe Maddon's lineage is how we are where we are now. 

And really, a lot of what Baldelli did seemed to be what he thought Maddon would do, but without the nuance OR big picture thought behind the moves. I don't want the next manager to simply be thinking, what would Terry Francona do?

They should be thinking, what would Parfigliano do.

[USAFChief]

1 hour ago, Parfigliano said:

They should be thinking, what would Parfigliano do.

I'm thinking, Parfigliano would be drinking a cold brewski while thinking this through. Perhaps a couple cold brewskis.

So that's what I'm doing. 

[jaimedude]

4 hours ago, nicksaviking said:

I'm not going that route. Stealing from the Rays and Joe Maddon's lineage is how we are where we are now. 

And really, a lot of what Baldelli did seemed to be what he thought Maddon would do, but without the nuance OR big picture thought behind the moves. I don't want the next manager to simply be thinking, what would Terry Francona do?

Hale was Francona's bench coach not Maddon. I think Hale did a good job with Cleveland last year, had them playing well. 

[whosafraidofluigirussolo]

On 9/30/2025 at 12:50 PM, SteveLV said:

Google fail, tons of errors.

Significant omission:  Bochy.  4 WS rings.  Knows what the heck he is doing, and the players should (and better) respect the heck out of him.

70, but reportedly still wants to manage.

It seems like all the errors on the initial list are consistent with it being a year old. For example, Clayton McCullough, Will Venable, and Don Kelly are on the list and all have manager jobs now, in addition to Miguel Cairo getting an interim manager gig. So the reason Bochy's not here is that he had a job a year ago. 

Noting from recent reporting (facts or rumors) that John Gibbons is not returning to the Mets' coaching staff, and Schumaker is reported to be the favorite for the Rangers job.

[lecroy24fan]

Former MLB managers who could be available:

David Ross

Scott Servais

Brandon Hyde

Dave Martinez

Bruce Bochy (Posey says he won't hire him for SF)

Derek Shelton

Bob Melvin

Buck Showalter

Bud Black

Don Mattingly

Mike Redmond

Joe Maddon

Joe Girardi 

David Bell

Phil Nevin

Skip Schumaker (HIRED by TEX)

Walt Weiss

John Gibbons

Jeff Banister

Fredi Gonzalez

DeMarlo Hale (was interim)

Jayce Tingler

Charlie Montoyo

 

[lecroy24fan]

On 9/30/2025 at 12:15 PM, The Great Hambino said:

I'd be shocked if Bochy ended up anywhere other than San Francisco

Posey says he won't hire him. Probably puts a hex on SF for 20 years now.

[SteveLV]

Schumaker 4 year deal with Texas.  Gonzo.

[jaimedude]

Giants interviewed Kurt Suzuki for their managerial position. Was always impressed with Kurt as Twins catcher. Wonder if the Twins will interview him. He seems like he would be well prepared to be a manager. Cleveland had success hiring Voght. 

[jaimedude]

I liked David Bell as Reds manager, good baseball guy and manager.  Would not mind seeing the Twins hire Bell. 

[jaimedude]

James Rowson, could he be a candidate for Twins manager? Yankees hitting coach. Twins had one of their better hitting approach as a team in 2019  when Rowson was here. Still relatively young. I would not mind seeing the Twins interview him gor the managers role. I think he would build a string MLB staff. Think he would make a good choice as manager for the Twins. 

[lecroy24fan]

Absolutely would like that. 

[Dave Borton]

On Monday, San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt retired.

Can't remember where I read it in the last month but he was on a list of mgrs MLB players would LEAST want to play for.

[mnfireman]

10 minutes ago, Dave Borton said:

On Monday, San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt retired.

Can't remember where I read it in the last month but he was on a list of mgrs MLB players would LEAST want to play for.

So another team to compete for a manager with....

[Chembry]

I assume Scott Servais will have the inside track for the SD Padres position.  Pure speculation of course, but he currently works for the Padres in player development.  I like him for the Twins position because of his player development experience and he has direct experience with rebuilds.  

[lecroy24fan]

You know who SD should take? Bruce Bochy. He's played and managed for them in the past, and if they finish ahead of SF they can rub it in Posey's face.

[lecroy24fan]

On 10/6/2025 at 1:10 PM, jaimedude said:

James Rowson, could he be a candidate for Twins manager? Yankees hitting coach. Twins had one of their better hitting approach as a team in 2019  when Rowson was here. Still relatively young. I would not mind seeing the Twins interview him gor the managers role. I think he would build a string MLB staff. Think he would make a good choice as manager for the Twins. 

The Yankees have granted permission for the Twins to interview Rowson. 

 

Also mentioned at MLBTR in the Rowson story is Derek Shelton as a potential candidate.

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/10/yankees-permit-twins-to-speak-with-james-rowson-about-managerial-vacancy.html

 

[nicksaviking]

I really don't want a familiar face coming in, that seems too comfortable for everyone involved. To start out, I want them to have NO comfort. And not just because I'm petty and jaded, but because I don't want anyone to know what to expect so they're constantly learning and adapting to changes whether they'd like to or not.

But also because I'm petty and jaded.

[Vanimal46]

15 minutes ago, nicksaviking said:

I really don't want a familiar face coming in, that seems too comfortable for everyone involved. To start out, I want them to have NO comfort. And not just because I'm petty and jaded, but because I don't want anyone to know what to expect so they're constantly learning and adapting to changes whether they'd like to or not.

But also because I'm petty and jaded.

I’ve read a lot of comments hoping it’s an experienced guy who will push back on Falvey’s ideas. The reality is that’s not going to happen. Ideally Falvey is not in charge to lead a rebuild in year 10 but here we are. The hire is going to be as comfortable as a warm dinner on a chilly rainy night like tonight. 

[Vanimal46]

I’m just going to talk about the elephant in the room. The Twins are one of 4 MLB franchises that have had managers who are all white in their history. Do you think it’s coincidence the first 2 announced names we’ve interviewed are Ramon Vazquez and James Rowson? With Torii Hunter being discussed heavily here as a candidate? You’re not living in 2025 if you don’t think that’s being considered. 

[jaimedude]

1 hour ago, nicksaviking said:

I really don't want a familiar face coming in, that seems too comfortable for everyone involved. To start out, I want them to have NO comfort. And not just because I'm petty and jaded, but because I don't want anyone to know what to expect so they're constantly learning and adapting to changes whether they'd like to or not.

But also because I'm petty and jaded.

I understand the trepidation and hesitancy, but Rownson has coached for three other franchises with success developing younger hitters. Who is still on the Twins that Rowson coached? Buxton that is it. I think Buxton would flourish under Rowson as manager.  He, Rowson has been with the Marlins, Tigers, Yankees and has done a good job with younger  hitters on those teams. Our best season in hitting in recent memory is the Bomba squad of 2019. I think Rowson had a really good impact on the Twins from 2017 to 2019. I want a manager that has some familiarity with Twins organization, but will also push the team and hold the hitters accountable. The Guardians had success hiring a fist time manager that doesn't fit the mold of somebody already tried in MLB.  We need a manager that will get the best effort out of guy's like Wallner, Brooks Lee and Royce Lewis and Byron Buxton. I believe James Rowson can be that manager that pushes the right buttons from line-up's,  pinch hitting,  to bullpen usage.