This quote from Tom Pohlad proves that Twins ownership recognizes the need for change

The Twins finally announced their new minority investors via an X-post on Wednesday, announcing Glick Family Investments, George G. Hicks and Wild owner Craig Leipold as limited partners. Along with that announcement, the Twins surprisingly revealed that Tom Pohlad will succeed his younger brother Joe as executive chairman. Tom will also succeed his uncle Jim Pohlad as the team’s Control Person, pending MLB approval.

Frankly, the reveal of the minority investors brings more relief than excitement to fans, as the Pohalds announced the addition of the limited partners back in August. Tom Pohald succeeds his younger brother Joe and is the bigger news of the announcement as there were no previous reports about it.

This quote from Tom Pohlad proves that Twins ownership recognizes the need for change

Tom Pohlad held a press conference Wednesday in the home clubhouse at Target Field and talked about the news that he will succeed his younger brother as executive chairman of the Twins.

‘Joe initially did not agree to this’ said Tom Pohlad. “He’s on board now. He understands. He was the leader of this organization. He’s been here 19 years. And as hard as it is for me to say, all he ever wanted was to be part of this organization and lead it and help this franchise win a world championship. Things are changing. We had to make a decision as a family. He understands.”

The Pohlads have done a lot of damage to their image in the past year. They originally announced their intention to sell the Twins in October 2024. Justin Ishbia appeared likely to purchase the team last offseason, but he backed out to increase his minority stakes in the Chicago White Sox, his hometown team.

It still seemed like the Twins would eventually find a buyer, until that became known the team has more than $425 million in debt. The team never found a buyer, but announced in August that they would keep the team and add two minority investors (which eventually became three).

All these events have caused fans to be outraged by the Pohlad family, as seen on social media. And all these events took place under the leadership of Joe Pohlad, who is known to rarely speak to the media. The fact that the family recognized that someone else should be in charge shows that they know the team is in a bad position. They’re not going to spend a lot of money, but at least they’re taking small steps to improve the fan-ownership relationship.