The Minnesota Twins have fired manager Paul Molitor, the American League’s manager of the year last season, with two years left on his contract, a person familiar with the decision told USA TODAY Sports.

The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the Twins don’t plan to make the announcement until Tuesday afternoon.

Molitor led the Twins to a 78-84 record this season, finishing 13 games behind the Cleveland Indians in the AL Central. He leaves Minnesota with a managerial record of 305-343 over four seasons.

The 62-year-old’s departure comes less than a year after he was named the AL manager of the year on the heels of a remarkable one-year turnaround. The Twins went 85-77 in 2016 after losing 103 games in the previous season.

Molitor, a Hall of Fame player who’s a St. Paul, Minnesota, native still is owed $3.25 million.

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