It was less than two weeks ago that Ehire Adrianza announced his retirement as a player but it seems he has already lined up a new job. Per Daniel Álvarez-Montes of El Extrabase, Adrianza is will be joining the Twins’ front office as assistant of player development, working with infielders throughout all levels of the organization.
Adrianza, 35, spent over a decade in the big leagues, playing in each season from 2013 to 2024. He never hit much but managed to stay consistently employed as a utility player, bouncing all around the diamond. He eventually got into 625 major league games, playing every position except catcher.
The best stretch of that career was with the Twins from 2017 to 2020. He played 312 of his games in those years, consisting of three full seasons and the shortened 2020 campaign. He hit .253/.317/.377 as a Twin while stealing 14 bases in 18 attempts and bouncing all around the diamond.
Evidently, he made a positive impression on people in the organization and will now circle back to Minnesota to start the next phase of his baseball life. He will presumably be using his years of experience as a multi-positional player to impart wisdom upon the younger players in the organization. Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic relays that Adrianza had a strong clubhouse reputation during his previous stint with the Twins, which should help him transition into this new role.