Former Twins player Ehire Adrianza returns to organization in player development role

Minnesota Twins shortstop Ehire Adrianza hits a grand slam in the seventh inning against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park in Detroit on June 12, 2018.

By Betsy Helfand / St. Paul Pioneer Press

January 24, 2025 at 12:00 PM

For the last game of the 2019 regular season, with the American League Central title well in tow, Rocco Baldelli handed over the managerial reins to utilityman Ehire Adrianza for the day. After he was done playing, Adrianza said at the time he would like to stick in the game in some capacity.

“Maybe coach, maybe front office guy,” Adrianza said back in September 2019. “Something like that.”

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After finishing a career that spanned parts of 12 major league seasons, Adrianza retired after the 2024 season. He found a new home back with the Twins this offseason, taking a job as an assistant in player development.

Adrianza, who played four seasons in Minnesota, joins a player development department that will be headed for the third year by Drew MacPhail. Frankie Padulo will be the organization’s assistant director of player development, Brian Maloney the director of minor league and high performance operations and Tommy Bergjans the director of minor league pitching development.

Kevin Morgan will be the Twins’ field coordinator once more with Edgar Varela, who was once the major league hitting coach, serving as the coordinator of instruction.

Nat Ballenberg will be the Twins’ pitching coordinator, working alongside assistant pitching coordinator Bobby Hearn. Bryce Berg will be the team’s hitting coordinator and Ryan Smith will be the Twins’ assistant hitting coordinator. Tucker Frawley will coordinate the catchers and Mike Quade the outfielders.

For the fifth straight year, Toby Gardenhire will manage the Triple-A Saints. He will be joined by pitching coaches Carlos Hernandez and Jonas Lovin and hitting coaches Shawn Schlecter, a Burnsville native, and Danny Marcuzzo, who will be a hitting and development coach.

Brian Dinkelman will lead the Double-A Wichita Wind Surge, taking over for Ramon Borrego, who joined the Twins’ major league staff this offseason and will be their first base coach.

Brian Meyer will manage High-A Cedar Rapids, Seth Feldman will take over at Low-A Fort Myers, Nico Giarratano will lead the Florida Complex League Twins and Rafael Martinez will be in charge of the Dominican Summer League Twins once again.

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