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Minnesota Twins Fans React on "X" to Thad Levine Leaving His Post as General Manager

After a massive collapse and missing the playoffs this year, Minnesota Twins' General Manager Thad Levine is stepping down. Here's what people are saying.

Brady Farkas

Minnesota Twins general manager Thad Levine during the MLB general managers meeting at the Omni Scottsdale Resort in 2016.
Minnesota Twins general manager Thad Levine during the MLB general managers meeting at the Omni Scottsdale Resort in 2016. / Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images
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Minnesota Twins general manager Thad Levine has stepped away from the organization after the team failed to make the playoffs in 2024.

Per the organization:

“After eight seasons of significant contributions and leadership, Thad Levine will depart the Minnesota Twins organization to pursue new challenges and opportunities, both inside and outside of baseball.”

The Twins were well-positioned for a playoff run and were even challenging the Cleveland Guardians for the American League Central lead in late August, but they ultimately went 13-27 down the stretch. It's a huge disappointment for a Twins team that advanced to the ALDS a year ago and thought they were in position to go further this year.

While not an excuse, the Twins did have payroll constraints this year due to ongoing television revenue issues. They let Sonny Gray go in free agency, traded Jorge Polanco and were forced to make measured upgrades to the roster. Carlos Santana, for example, ended up working out well.

After the news was made public, Minnesota fans reacted on social media. There were several fans more frustrated with ownership than with Levine.

Per Jeffrey Clark:

I'll translate this for everyone
"Thad Levine got tired of the Pohlads penny pinching and knows they will never have a chance to win a title if they are the owners. So, I'm out"

Until the Pohlads are gone, this team will go nowhere. I encourage everyone out there to not purchase any tickets, don't go to any games, don't buy any merchandise, until they're forced to sell the team.

Good for him. Huge loss for Minnesota. Just shows how unwilling the owners are to work to put a successful team on the field.

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Brady Farkas
BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady. 

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