Derek Shelton
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Derek Lee Shelton (born July 30, 1970) is an American professional baseball catcher, first baseman and coach who currently serves as the manager for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB). After his playing career in the New York Yankees organization ended in 1993, he coached and managed within the Yankees minor league system between 1997 and 2002. He then served as a minor league hitting coordinator for the Cleveland Indians starting in 2003. Shelton was the hitting coach for the Cleveland Indians from 2005 until 2009, and the Tampa Bay Rays from 2010 until 2016. Shelton then worked as the quality control coach for the Toronto Blue Jays in 2017. He was the bench coach for the Minnesota Twins from 2018 through 2019. He was then hired to be the manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates from 2020 to 2025. On October 30, 2025, Shelton was announced as the 15th manager of the Minnesota Twins.
Infobox
Managerial record
306–440
Winning %
410
Tables
· Major league coaching career › Managerial record
Games
Games
Team
Games
Year
Won
Regular season
Lost
Regular season
Win %
Regular season
Finish
Regular season
Won
Regular season
Lost
Postseason
Win %
Postseason
Result
PIT
PIT
Team
PIT
Year
2020
Regular season
60
Regular season
19
Regular season
41
Regular season
317
Regular season
5th in NL Central
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
PIT
PIT
Team
PIT
Year
2021
Regular season
162
Regular season
61
Regular season
101
Regular season
377
Regular season
5th in NL Central
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
PIT
PIT
Team
PIT
Year
2022
Regular season
162
Regular season
62
Regular season
100
Regular season
383
Regular season
4th in NL Central
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
PIT
PIT
Team
PIT
Year
2023
Regular season
162
Regular season
76
Regular season
86
Regular season
469
Regular season
4th in NL Central
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
PIT
PIT
Team
PIT
Year
2024
Regular season
162
Regular season
76
Regular season
86
Regular season
469
Regular season
5th in NL Central
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
PIT
PIT
Team
PIT
Year
2025
Regular season
38
Regular season
12
Regular season
26
Regular season
316
Regular season
Fired
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
PIT total
PIT total
Team
PIT total
Year
746
Regular season
306
Regular season
440
Regular season
410
Regular season
–
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
MIN
MIN
Team
MIN
Year
2026
Regular season
0
Regular season
0
Regular season
0
Regular season
–
Regular season
TBD in AL Central
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
MIN total
MIN total
Team
MIN total
Year
0
Regular season
0
Regular season
0
Regular season
–
Regular season
–
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
Total
Total
Team
Total
Year
746
Regular season
306
Regular season
440
Regular season
410
Regular season
0
Postseason
0
Postseason
–
| 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 | – | |||
References
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- The Athletichttps://www.nytimes.com/athletic/1930339/2020/07/21/anchorman-crash-davis-a-golden-bat-and-derek-sheltons-dream-come-true/
- Lake County News-Sunhttps://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/sports/ct-lns-spt-baseball-warren-pirates-derek-shelton-st-082520-20200824-zfhm6l3fcngj7ddgwcitqcnraq-story.html
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2022/08/14/ron-shelton-baseball-writer-derek-pirates-movies/stories/202208020112
- Pittsburgh Tribune-Reviewhttps://triblive.com/sports/pirates-manager-derek-shelton-loved-the-game-of-baseball-from-the-age-of-3/
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://web.archive.org/web/20230423004732/https://www.theprogressnews.com/the-personal-side-of-pirates-manager-derek-shelton/article_86eab4ab-27e1-593d-a9a3-7223e4a54fc7.html
- Southern Illinois Salukishttps://siusalukis.com/news/2009/10/22/Shelton_Named_Rays_Hitting_Coach.aspx
- Southern Illinois Salukishttps://siusalukis.com/news/2019/11/27/baseball-derek-shelton-named-manager-of-pittsburgh-pirates
- MLB.comhttps://www.mlb.com/news/derek-shelton-pranked-by-friend-rocco-baldelli
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2019/12/05/Pittsburgh-Pirates-manager-Derek-Shelton-family-wife-Alison-kids-house-hiring/stories/201912050131
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- Baseball Referencehttps://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=shelto002der
- MLB.comhttps://www.mlb.com/news/derek-shelton-named-new-twins-bench-coach-c260795042
- ESPNhttps://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/18265748/toronto-blue-jays-hire-derek-shelton-quality-control-coach
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/11/sports/baseball-in-class-a-yankees-are-still-winners.html
- New York Posthttps://nypost.com/2002/09/12/baby-yanks-need-one-more/
- New York Posthttps://nypost.com/2002/09/13/s-i-yanks-wrap-it-up/
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2019/12/07/Pirates-derek-shelton-manager-neal-huntington-ben-cherington-bob-nutting-frank-coonelly-clint-hurdle-mark-shapiro-joe-maddon/stories/201912060122
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2023/04/14/pirates-derek-shelton-contract-manager-john-russell-continue-future/stories/202304140063
- The Spokesman-Reviewhttps://www.spokesman.com/stories/2005/jun/05/anemic-cleveland-fires-hitting-coach-murray-after/
- Fox Sportshttps://www.foxsports.com/stories/mlb/rays-hire-derek-shelton-as-hitting-coach
- ESPNhttps://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=4582499
- Daily Commercialhttps://www.dailycommercial.com/story/news/2016/09/06/article-788295fe-b3d1-55be-911c-4bd7953b3ebf-html/25365104007/
- ESPNhttps://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/17478439/tampa-bay-rays-fire-hitting-coach-derek-shelton
- CTV Newshttps://www.ctvnews.ca/sports/article/toronto-blue-jays-name-derek-shelton-quality-control-coach-for-2017-season/
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- MLB.comhttps://www.mlb.com/press-release/twins-name-derek-shelton-bench-coach-260787874
- Minnesota Star Tribunehttps://web.archive.org/web/20171108205009/https://www.startribune.com/twins-name-derek-shelton-bench-coach/455634823/
- ESPNhttps://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/28176445/pirates-hire-twins-bench-coach-derek-shelton-manager
- Tampa Bay Timeshttps://www.tampabay.com/sports/rays/2019/11/27/former-rays-hitting-coach-derek-shelton-named-pirates-manager/
- Pittsburgh Tribune-Reviewhttps://triblive.com/sports/derek-shelton-named-pirates-new-manager/
- Pittsburgh Pirateshttps://www.mlb.com/pirates/news/derek-shelton-pirates-extension
- ESPNhttps://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/36265388/pirates-manager-derek-shelton-receives-contract-extension
- MLB.comhttps://www.mlb.com/pirates/news/derek-shelton-dismissed-as-pirates-manager
- ESPN.comhttps://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/46774654/twins-hire-derek-shelton-manager-sources-say
- MLB.comhttps://www.mlb.com/twins/news/twins-derek-shelton-next-manager
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttp://liber.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2020/07/21/Pirates-Derek-Shelton-leadership-traits-Alison-Ron-wife-dad-Joe-Maddon-MLB-manager-debut/stories/202007200053