Toby Gardenhire will manage Twins' top affiliate, the St. Paul Saints
After being named the Class AAA manager in 2020, he watched as the minor league season was canceled.
January 18, 2021 — 11:19pm
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A Gardenhire will manage professional baseball in the Twin Cities once again this season.
Toby Gardenhire, whose father, Ron, managed the Twins for 13 seasons, has been hired to lead the St. Paul Saints in their first season as the Twins' Class AAA affiliate, the Saints will announce Tuesday.
Toby Gardenhire, 38, played in the Twins' minor league system for seven years after being drafted in 2005, and he managed Class A teams for the organization in 2018 (Cedar Rapids) and 2019 (Fort Myers). He was promoted to the helm of their Class AAA Rochester team last spring, before the 2020 minor league season was canceled by the coronavirus pandemic.