DETROIT — An American League Central Division rival of the Guardians could soon be up for sale.
The Pohlad family, which has owned the Minnesota Twins since 1984, announced plans to explore selling the franchise. Joe Pohlad, whose grandfather Carl Pohlad bought the club four decades ago, announced in a press release to Twins fans that his family has begun the process of finding “an ownership group who all of us can be proud of and who will take care of the Minnesota Twins.”
The Pohlads are the third-longest tenured ownership group of any major league franchise behind the Steinbrenners (Yankees) and White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf.
After fading down the stretch and missing the playoffs in 2024, the Twins fired four coaches, incluidng their entire hitting staff and saw senior vice president and general manager Thad Levine leave the club after eight seasons.
Pohlad’s statement read:
“For the past 40 seasons, the Minnesota Twins have been part of our family’s heart and soul. This team is woven into the fabric of our lives, and the Twins community has become an extension of our family. The staff, the players, and most importantly, you, the fans — everyone who makes up this unbelievable organization — is part of that. We’ve never taken lightly the privilege of being stewards of this franchise. However, after months of thoughtful consideration, our family reached a decision this summer to explore selling the Twins. As we enter the next phase of this process, the time is right to make this decision public.
We truly respect and cherish what the Twins mean to Minneapolis, St. Paul, the great state of Minnesota, and this entire region. Our goal is to be as informative as possible with the team, staff, and you, the fans. You deserve that, because in so many ways, this team doesn’t belong to any one family – it belongs to all of you. It’s our objective to find an ownership group who all of us can be proud of and who will take care of the Minnesota Twins.
After four decades of commitment, passion, and countless memories, we are looking toward the future with care and intention – for our family, the Twins organization, and this community we love so much.”
