Rocco Baldelli may have gotten rid of his X account years ago now, but the Twins’ manager does not need to see angry posts directed towards him on social media to understand the fan dissatisfaction.

He hears it at the ballpark and knows that there are people calling for his job.

That’s part of managing a Major League Baseball team, he said. But personally, Baldelli, who has been in his job since the 2019 season, said he is not stressed out about his own job security.

“I’ve never stressed out about that,” Baldelli said. “I stress out about the way we play. I stress out about the results and the process for us to get those results. I don’t go to bed thinking about my job. I go to bed thinking about the job we do and how we need to do it better, and that’s the reality of it. We’ll let things play out.”

The Twins were officially eliminated from postseason contention on Friday night after their poor play stretched on over the final six weeks of the season, allowing them to be passed in the wild card race by the Detroit Tigers.

While the playoffs seemed like a certainty at one point, the collapse has cratered fan morale and led to the fanbase calling for changes at the top level of the organization, which includes more than just Baldelli.

“The fans, I think, have a right to feel almost any way they choose. I believe that,” Baldelli said. “Minnesota Twins fans showed me last year when we were in the playoffs amazing things, things that can change the outcome of a game in favor of their team. … You can’t have greater passion than what I saw. If I’m going to accept that and take that and enjoy that, then I’ll also take the criticism when things don’t go well.”

But while Baldelli is OK with shouldering the criticism, calls for him to be replaced, starting pitcher Bailey Ober said, aren’t “super fair.” Ober said the blame for the Twins missing the playoffs should instead rest mostly on the players within the clubhouse.

“Everyone’s entitled to their own opinion. If the players hear that, I don’t think anyone’s agreeing with that. It’s like, seriously, can’t you see what’s going on?” Ober said. “He’s not the one at fault for this mishap that happened. We didn’t get it done.”

Roster moves

The Twins made a slew of roster moves ahead of Saturday’s game, placing Jose Miranda and Trevor Larnach on the injured list and optioning reliever Kody Funderburk. Michael Helman, DaShawn Keirsey Jr. and Diego Castillo were called up to take their spots on the roster.

Miranda has missed the last couple of games with a low back strain. It’s the second time this season he has landed on the injured list with a low back strain, also dealing with the issue in July. The infielder’s numbers took a dive after his first injury, and he finished the season with no home runs and just six runs batted in in 45 second-half games.

Larnach was placed on the injured list with a left hamstring strain, something that has been bothering him for quite some time. The outfielder finished hitting .259 with a .771 OPS and 115 OPS+, a number that represents 15 percent better than the league-average hitter, in 112 games.

Briefly

While the Twins are no longer in playoff contention, Baldelli said it’s his anticipation that Ober will start on Sunday in the season finale. … Sunday’s game will begin at 2:10 p.m. Every game being played around the league will begin within a 15-minute period.