Minnesota Twins Fanbase Ranked Among Most Frustrated in MLB

That feeling of angst, madness, or impending doom among Minnesota Twins fans this offseason isn’t a mirage. Two years ago the franchise had it’s most successful playoff run in decades. Then ownership stripped payroll, the team collapsed, and the organization is up for sale.

It has been a house of horrors for the baseball team that plays at Target Field, and with the slow offseason that sentiment isn’t set to change any time soon. The national media appears to have caught on as well.

Fans have right to be angry at Minnesota Twins

The Pohlad family has been a lightning rod of anger for Twins fans over the years. They have earned every bit of that, but the feelings have grown substantially in recent years. ESPN’s David Schoenfield examined the top 10 most aggrieved fanbases in the sport and put the Minnesota Twins at fourth.

“In 2023, the Twins finally ended their long playoff winless streak — and then subsequently cut payroll for 2024, blaming the TV situation. It looks like they’re going to sit out this offseason as well, as they haven’t done anything except sign some guys to minor league contracts. That means their best bet for 2025 will be hoping, once again, that Carlos Correa, Royce Lewis and Byron Buxton will stay healthy. Rinse, repeat and cry tears of frustration, Twins fans.”

David Schoenfield on the Minnesota Twins (ESPN)

Of course Schoenfield understands that part of the equation is decreasing television revenues. Minnesota opted into a mess from a broadcast standpoint last season, and now they’ll take the straightforward but less lucrative route in 2025.

“They’re now one of the teams whose games MLB will produce and distribute, which is the perfect excuse for the Pohlad family not to spend one cent more than necessary, a family tradition going back to Carl Pohlad’s purchase of the team in 1984.”

A shot at the Pohlad’s from Schoenfield (ESPN)

The club should be wanting to distance itself from the mistakes and public relations mess they created last season. Instead, the sale and lack of movement results with fans being the only losers with those at the top wiping their hands.