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Scoggins: Someone had to take the fall for Twins, and that someone was Rocco Baldelli

Scoggins: Someone had to take the fall for Twins, and that someone was Rocco Baldelli

The Twins fired their manager after seven seasons, and there was no surprise; there was too much bad baseball at Target Field.
By Chip Scoggins
The Minnesota Star Tribune
September 29, 2025 at 11:10PM
Twins manager Rocco Baldelli chats with umpire Nic Lentz during a game at Target Field on July 5. (Alex Kormann/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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Chip Scoggins
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Chip Scoggins is a sports columnist and enterprise writer for the Minnesota Star Tribune. He has worked at the Minnesota Star Tribune since 2000 and previously covered the Vikings, Gophers football, Wild, Wolves and high school sports.
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