Derek Shelton kept it classy when talking about his former employer Tuesday at his formal introduction as manager of the Minnesota Twins.
He made multiple references to his tenure as manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates from 2019-25, at one point answering the question of whether he knew why Pittsburgh had made the move to fire him in May.
“It was probably the right time,” Shelton said. “It was probably the right direction. … Completely understand that. Completely respect that. Still have a lot of really close relationships there.