MINNEAPOLIS -- After leading the Twins to a surprise run to the 2017 AL Wild Card Game after losing 103 games last season, Paul Molitor is expected to be retained as Twins manager, according to a report in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.
Molitor, whose three-year contract expired after the season, met with chief baseball officer Derek Falvey and general manager Thad Levine and is expected to sign an extension. The Twins have not made an official announcement, but media availability is likely to be held Friday.
Molitor, a candidate for the AL Manager of the Year Award, guided the Twins to a franchise-record 26-win improvement from last season, becoming the first team to go from losing more than 100 games to the postseason the following season.