Three potential candidates have emerged as the Twins’ search to replace longtime manager Rocco Baldelli is underway.

A source confirmed the Twins are conducting interviews with James Rowson, Derek Shelton and Ramón Vázquez, which the New York Post first reported earlier on Tuesday.

Rowson spent three seasons as the Twins’ hitting coach and currently serves in that role for the Yankees, Vázquez is the Boston Red Sox bench coach and Shelton served as the Twins’ bench coach for two years before managing the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Rowson, 49, was a popular coach during his time in Minnesota, leading the Bomba Squad to a major-league record 307 home runs in 2019. He was particularly close to Byron Buxton, flying into town in the winter for the center fielder’s celebratory press conference after

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