2025 Minnesota Twins Minor League Coaching Staff Revealed

By Ted Schwerzler |

Updated: Jan 23, 2025

This offseason has been one of change for the Minnesota Twins. After a terrible collapse to end last season, coaches have been replaced on Rocco Baldelli’s major league staff. The team is also for sale, and that has brought spending to a halt.

With Spring Training just around the corner, announcements needed to be made for minor league coaching staffs as well. Change has trickled in through that portion of the organization as well.

Saints remain familiar at Twins Triple-A home

In 2021 the St. Paul Saints became the Minnesota Twins Triple-A affiliate. A reshuffling of the minor leagues brought the highest farm team closer to the big leagues than any other. Stability amongst managers has been a reality dating back to the indy ball days and continues with their affiliation.

Despite some conversations about a move to the big league staff, manager Toby Gardenhire will again lead the Saints. Shawn Schlecter, his hitting coach, is the only returning member from the 2024 staff, however.

Back Again, Gardenhire Returns For Fifth Season As Saints Manager, Joined Again By @ShawnSchlechter, Three New Coaches On Staff

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— St. Paul Saints (@StPaulSaints) January 21, 2025

Drew Marcuzzo joins the club as a hitting and development coach. It is his first year in professional baseball having previously spent 12 years as a college coach.

The pitching coaches have been promoted from within the organization. Carlos Hernandez moves up from Double-A Wichita while Jonas Lovin joins from Single-A Cedar Rapids.

St. Paul lost hitting coach Tyler Smarslok to the Miami Marlins as their big league first base coach. Pitching coach Peter Larson took a role in the Yankees’ minor league system.

Wind Surge have new digs

The Wichita Wind Surge have a new manager in 2025, but they will play in a renamed ballpark. Rather than rocking with Riverfront Stadium, the new name is Equity Bank Park.

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— Wichita Wind Surge (@WindSurgeICT) January 21, 2025

Diamond Baseball Holdings, which owns a significant amount of minor league teams (including the Saints), announced the new partnership with Wichita-headquartered Equity Bank.

Ramon Borrego moved to the big league club and Brian Dinkelman is taking his place. The former Twins farmhand has had a successful run as the High-A manager for the past five seasons.

⚾ Excited to announce our 2025 Coaching Staff! Let’s make this season one to remember! 🙌#feelthesurge #playdowntown #milb pic.twitter.com/26kVIzZ0Wb
— Wichita Wind Surge (@WindSurgeICT) January 22, 2025

Dinkelman will rock with Andrew Cresci as his hitting coach. Cresci joins the organization after spending three seasons with Houston. Yeison Perez returns to his role as hitting and development coach.

Wichita goes with a pair of pitching coaches in the form of Ryan Ricci and Jesus Sanchez. The former joined the organization last season while the latter has coached short season leagues with the Twins for the past two years.

Twins have a new face in Cedar Rapids

Unlike the St. Paul Saints, Cedar Rapids will have a new manager in 2025. Brian Meyer earned a promotion after spending the last four seasons with Single-A Fort Myers. He was named the 2022 Florida State League Manager of the Year.

The Cedar Rapids Kernels are excited to announce our 2025 coaching staff in conjunction with the Minnesota Twins.

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— Cedar Rapids Kernels (@CRKernels) January 21, 2025

The Kernels will have a pair of pitching coaches, and Argenis Angulo is back for his second season with the club. He is joined by Hunter Townsend, who is making the leap to professional baseball. He had been working recently with Tread Athletics. Some of their notable clients include Cole Ragans and Mitch Keller.

On the hitting side of things, C.J. Baker returns for his second season with the Kernels and second in professional baseball. Julian Gonzalez is the hitting and development coach, joining the Minnesota organization after previously working in the Orioles’ system.

A new manager for the Mighty Mussels

The longtime Fort Myers Miracle received a refresh in changing their name to the Mighty Mussels back in 2019. Brian Meyer had been the manager up until receiving a promotion this year. Seth Feldman will now step in and take over.

Feldman worked multiple seasons with the Dominican Summer League Twins, and then spent the past three years in Fort Myers managing the Complex League Team. Feldman brings significant youth to the role at just 32 years old.

Welcome to the Mussels, Seth Feldman!!

Introducing our 2025 coaching staff, complete with a brand new skipper!

Learn about the whole staff here ⤵️
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— Fort Myers Mighty Mussels (@MightyMussels) January 21, 2025

Both hitting coach Luis Reyes and pitching coach Richard Salazar return to the Mighty Mussels. They are now joined by new hitting coach Andrew Parks, and new pitching coach Anders Dzurak.

This is the first season that Parks has been in the Twins organization, while Dzurak spent the past two seasons as a pitching coach for the FCL team.