The Twins fired Coach Ron Gardenhire saying it was time for a new voice after his 13-year tenure concluded with 383 losses over the last four seasons.

According to Twins general manager Terry Ryan "The reason for this change, I think it's safe to say, the last couple years we have not won enough games. That's what it comes down to. It's nothing more, nothing less than that."

The change was made with one season left on Gardenhire's contract.

According to Gardenhire "'I'm gone, I'm outta here because we didn't win. That's what it gets down to in baseball. That's what it should get down to. You have to win on the field and these last four years have been tough for all of us."

Adding "'I would have loved to have won a World Series, but that didn't happen. Maybe it's still to come."

The Twins finished this season at 70-92, making Gardenhire just the fourth manager in the game's history to preside over at least four straight 90-loss seasons with the same team.

Twins President Dave St. Peter said "One of the things we hope to get back to here is a winning culture across our organization, and not just with the major leagues. That's clearly one of the goals with this move is to jumpstart that. Not to say that Ron wasn't capable of that ... but I think we believe very strongly that we've gotten away from that in recent years."

Although Gardenhire clashed with some players, many still hopes for him to make a comeback.

Starting pitcher Phil Hughes "We as players had a responsibility to the organization, fans, and coaches to win this season. We failed."

While second baseman Brian Dozier "'As good as it gets in my opinion. Comes to the park ready to win each and every day. Kind of a players' manager. Always in good spirits. He knows the game better than anybody I've been around. I 100 percent want him back."

Gardenhire's coaches contracts are also about to expire but some of them will be retained. Bench coach Paul Molitor is sure to be considered for Gardenhire's replacement.

Gardenhire said "Sometimes people need to hear a different voice. They need a new face. I just want this organization to win; I'll be rooting just like everybody else."