The third generation of the Pohlad family takes over the Twins:
Minnesota Twins owner Jim Pohlad has handed day-to-day operations of the club to his nephew Joe Pohlad, the third generation of family leadership of the franchise.
Jim Pohlad announced the transition in a letter to staff on Monday that was made public by the Twins. He said he will remain controlling owner, involved in Twins and Major League Baseball business. Joe Pohlad will become executive chair, and president and CEO Dave St. Peter and president of baseball operations Derek Falvey will report directly to him.
ESPN.com
The Twins own a decent, not great record under the Pohlads, who took over the team in 1984. They rank 17th in winning percentage in that time, 3018-3130, a .491 winning percentage. They did win two World Series titles, however, one of eleven teams to win multiple World Series in that time frame.*
*Note that this includes a number of small market franchises, include the Blue Jays, Royals, and Marlins. Do we count the Astros as well?
There’s no world where Houston is a small market. It’s the 6th largest metro area in North America (behind Mexico City, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Dallas), and a major center for corporate headquarters. Toronto is also huge–it’s 7th on the list–though I don’t know where it would have ranked 30 years ago.