American baseball player and coach (born 1970)
Baseball player
Derek Shelton Minnesota Twins – No. 8 Manager /Coach Born: (1970-07-30 ) July 30, 1970 (age 55) Carbondale, Illinois , U.S.Career statistics Managerial record 306–440 Winning % .410 Teams As manager As coach
Derek Lee Shelton (born July 30, 1970) is an American professional baseballcatcher ,first baseman andcoach who currently serves as themanager for theMinnesota Twins ofMajor League Baseball (MLB). After his playing career in theNew York Yankees organization ended in 1993, he coached and managed within theYankees minor league system between 1997 and 2002. He then served as a minor league hitting coordinator for theCleveland Indians starting in 2003.
Shelton was thehitting coach for theCleveland Indians from 2005 until 2009, and theTampa Bay Rays from 2010 until 2016. Shelton then worked as the quality control coach for theToronto Blue Jays in 2017. He was thebench coach for theMinnesota Twins from 2018 through 2019. He was then hired to be themanager of thePittsburgh Pirates from 2020 to 2025. On October 30, 2025, Shelton was announced as the 15th manager of theMinnesota Twins .[ 1]
Amateur and collegiate career [ edit ] Shelton's father Ron coached baseball and freshman basketball while serving as an associate principal atWarren Township High School after his own professional playing career within theBaltimore Orioles organization ended.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 2] [ 3] [ 5] [ 6] [ 2]
After graduating from high school, Shelton attendedSouthern Illinois University Carbondale where he playedcollege baseball for theSalukis . In his sophomore year (1990), the Salukis won 49 games and theMissouri Valley Conference championship, and played in the NCAA Tournament. Shelton led the Missouri Valley Conference in 1991, his junior year, by throwing out 43% of opposing baserunners attempting to steal.[ 7] [ 8] [ 6]
Shelton was a minor league catcher in theNew York Yankees organization in 1992 and 1993,[ 4] [ 9] Short-Season A Oneonta Yankees to theSingle-A Greensboro Hornets before an elbow surgery ended his playing career.[ 2] [ 10] [ 11] batting average , onehome run , and 19runs batted in .[ 12]
Shelton became a minor league coach in 1997,[ 2] [ 13] [ 13] [ 14] New York–Penn League championship in 2002 with theStaten Island Yankees .[ 15] [ 16] [ 17]
Major league coaching career [ edit ] Shelton was the minor league hitting coordinator for theCleveland Indians organization from 2003,[ 18] [ 19] Eddie Murray on an interim basis in the midst of the 2005 season.[ 20] Tampa Bay Rays ' hitting coach after the 2009 season.[ 21] [ 22] [ 23] [ 24] Toronto Blue Jays hired him as a quality control coach for the 2017 season.[ 14] [ 25] [ 26] Minnesota Twins hired Shelton as bench coach for the 2018 season.[ 13] [ 27] [ 28]
On November 27, 2019, Shelton was named the manager of thePittsburgh Pirates .[ 29] [ 30] [ 31] [ 32] [ 33] [ 34]
On October 29, 2025, theMinnesota Twins hired Shelton to be the team's new manager according toESPN .[ 35] [ 36]
As of May 7, 2025 Team Year Regular season Postseason Games Won Lost Win % Finish Won Lost Win % Result PIT 2020 60 19 41 .317 5th in NL Central – – – – PIT 2021 162 61 101 .377 5th in NL Central – – – – PIT 2022 162 62 100 .383 4th in NL Central – – – – PIT 2023 162 76 86 .469 4th in NL Central – – – – PIT 2024 162 76 86 .469 5th in NL Central – – – – PIT 2025 38 12 26 .316 Fired – – – – PIT total 746 306 440 .410 – – – – MIN 2026 0 0 0 – TBD in AL Central – – – – MIN total 0 0 0 – – – – – Total 746 306 440 .410 0 0 –
Shelton and his wife, Alison, have three children: Jackson, Kristina, and Gianna. They live in Treasure Island, Florida.[ 37]
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