The move to Saint Paul for the Minnesota Twins will become official on Wednesday according to Twins senior vice president and general manager Thad Levine.
Levine told WCCO Radio's Dave Lee during the Morning News on Wednesday that the Twins will name the St. Paul Saints as the team's Triple-A affiliate.
"It's going to open a world of opportunities for collaboration with our minor league and major league coaching staff," Levine told Lee. "It will give us the opportunity to rehab some of our players in our own backyard."
News of the agreement comes almost one month after the Twins cut ties with their former Triple-A affiliate, the Rochester Red Wings.
"It's something that we're extremely excited about," Levine said. "We started it last year, using CHS Field as our alternate site."
In addition to St. Paul becoming a AAA franchise, the Twins will move their AA team to Wichita after leaving Pensacola, Fla.
The Twins are keeping Class A teams in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and Ft. Myers, Fla.
Major League Baseball’s realignment of the minor leagues calls for 120 affilated teams, eliminating 40 clubs that had been part of the system.