The Twins chose to interrupt the World Series with the news that former bench coach and Pittsburgh manager Derek Shelton would be returning to the organization as the new manager for 2026. Shelton was in Minnesota between 2018 and 2019, under both Paul Molitor and Rocco Baldelli, before going to Pittsburgh to manage for almost six seasons, finishing with a 306-440 record.
In other news, former Twin Brock Stewart is now a World Series champion, after the Dodgers and Blue Jays played one of the more memorable Game 7s in recent memory. That being said, I think we can all agree that Jack Morris’ CGSHO in Game 7 in 1991 is still probably the best Game 7 ever.
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