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.

After a massive collapse and missing the playoffs this year, Minnesota Twins' General Manager Thad Levine is stepping down. Here's what people are saying.

Minnesota suffered a late-season collapse that prevented what would have been a fifth playoff appearance since 2017