When he first joined the Minnesota Twins in November 2016, Thad Levine enjoyed a more robust role as the team’s general manager. He handled more duties in the early years while president of baseball operations Derek Falvey revamped the organization from the inside out.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota senior vice president and general manager Thad Levine is leaving the Twins after eight seasons with the club, the team said Friday. The Twins’ statement said he was leaving to “pursue new challenges and opportunities.”

Thad Levine is out after eight years as the Minnesota Twins ' senior vice president and general manager. An announcement Friday said Levine, 52, was leaving "to pursue new challenges and opportunities, both inside and outside of baseball."