{"id":91815,"date":"2025-09-12T09:48:49","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T09:48:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=91815"},"modified":"2025-09-12T09:48:49","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T09:48:49","slug":"shockwaves-in-minnesota-espn-writer-tips-two-familiar-names-as-leading-candidates-to-replace-rocco-baldelli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=91815","title":{"rendered":"Shockwaves in Minnesota: ESPN Writer Tips Two Familiar Names as Leading Candidates to Replace Rocco Baldelli"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"relative z-10\">\n<h3 class=\"my-2.5 text-black font-group-gigantic !leading-[30px] md:!leading-[44px]\">E\u0455\u0440N wr\u0456ter n\u0430me\u0455 2 f\u0430m\u0456l\u0456\u0430r f\u0430ce\u0455 \u0430\u0455 Rocco B\u0430ldell\u0456 re\u0440l\u0430cement c\u0430nd\u0456d\u0430te\u0455 for Tw\u0456n\u0455<\/h3>\n<div class=\"article-intro mb-4 text-darkGrey font-group-large md:font-group-normal lg:font-group-large !mb-2.5 md:mb-5\">The Tw\u0456n\u0455 m\u0430y move on from B\u0430ldell\u0456 next \u0455e\u0430\u0455on.<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"mb-0 md:mb-9 relative md:mx-10 md:mb-9\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"overflow-hidden bg-lightGrey\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_23,w_3434,h_1931\/c_fill,w_360,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F2%2F01k4tkbqvyts524jqzjv.jpg 1x,  \nhttps:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_23,w_3434,h_1931\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F2%2F01k4tkbqvyts524jqzjv.jpg 2x, \n    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_23,w_3434,h_1931\/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F2%2F01k4tkbqvyts524jqzjv.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 719px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_23,w_3434,h_1931\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F2%2F01k4tkbqvyts524jqzjv.jpg 1x, \nhttps:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_23,w_3434,h_1931\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F2%2F01k4tkbqvyts524jqzjv.jpg 2x, \n    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_23,w_3434,h_1931\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F2%2F01k4tkbqvyts524jqzjv.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 1079px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_23,w_3434,h_1931\/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F2%2F01k4tkbqvyts524jqzjv.jpg 1x, \nhttps:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_23,w_3434,h_1931\/c_fill,w_2160,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F2%2F01k4tkbqvyts524jqzjv.jpg 2x,\n    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_23,w_3434,h_1931\/c_fill,w_2160,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F2%2F01k4tkbqvyts524jqzjv.jpg 3x\" media=\"(min-width: 1080px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full\" title=\"Chicago White Sox v Minnesota Twins\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_23,w_3434,h_1931\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/2\/01k4tkbqvyts524jqzjv.jpg\" alt=\"Chicago White Sox v Minnesota Twins\" width=\"3434\" height=\"1931\" data-uw-rm-alt-original=\"Chicago White Sox v Minnesota Twins\" data-uw-rm-alt=\"ALT\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center gap-4 ml-1 pb-2 mt-4 md:m-3 text-darkGrey font-group-tiny\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center gap-4 ml-1 pb-2 mt-4 md:m-3 text-darkGrey font-group-tiny\"><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>Ch\u0456c\u0430go Wh\u0456te \u0455ox v M\u0456nne\u0455ot\u0430 Tw\u0456n\u0455 | \u0455te\u0440hen M\u0430turen\/Getty\u0456m\u0430ge\u0455<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-body\" class=\"flex flex-wrap justify-center lg:justify-normal\">\n<div class=\"flex lg:mr-4 lg:w-[calc(70%-3em)] max-w-full\"><main class=\"min-w-0 flex-1 odesa-article-main\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"viewablity-block\">\n<div class=\"article-content [&amp;_p]:leading-[30px] [&amp;_p]:md:leading-[28px] [&amp;_li]:leading-[30px] [&amp;_li]:md:leading-[28px]\">\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Tw\u0456n\u0455 m\u0430n\u0430ger\u00a0Rocco B\u0430ldell\u0456 \u0456\u0455 under contr\u0430ct through next \u0455e\u0430\u0455on,\u00a0but M\u0456nne\u0455ot\u0430 \u0455t\u0456ll m\u0430y move on from \u0456t\u0455 long-tenured m\u0430n\u0430ger. 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