The Minnesota Twins have fired manager Paul Molitor after four seasons at the helm and with two years remaining on his contract. In 2017, Molitor guided the Twins to an AL Wild Card berth. The Twins had another second place finish in the AL Central in 2018 but had a mediocre 78-84 record and were a distant 13 games back of the Cleveland Indians.
Molitor, a native of St. Paul, has reportedly been offered another position within the Twins' organization. But perhaps Molitor might be looking further north. The Toronto Blue Jays currently have a managerial vacancy and the Hall of Famer did win a World Series title with the Jays in 1993. He would be a natural fit. Then again the Blue Jays might be looking for a younger manager and Molitor is six years older than John Gibbons who was terminated at the end of the season with a year remaining on his contract.
But Blue Jays fans have fond memories of Molitor and I suspect would embrace him as the team's new skipper. Yet memories is probably not want Blue Jays GM Ross Atkins is seeking. One can only hope he has an open mind on the subject.
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