FORT MYERS, Fla. — Platteville native Seth Feldman was recently named the manager for the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels, the Single-A affiliate for the Minnesota Twins.
Feldman was named the Mussels’ manager for 2025, after the Twins promoted manager Brian Meyer to the High-A Cedar Rapids Kernels. Meyer led the Mighty Mussels to four straight winning seasons.
The Mighty Mussels went 35–25 last season, finishing second in the FSL West Division, a half game back behind the Lakeland Flying Tigers.
Feldman, takes over the helm of the Mighty Mussels after five seasons of managing Twins’ affiliates at the complex level. After two seasons leading the DSL Twins bookending the pandemic, the Wisconsin native managed the FCL Twins for the past three years.
“It’s an exciting opportunity,” Feldman said in a press release on milb.com. “At the end of the day, it’s all about taking care of the players and making sure we do everything we can to help them and push them forward in their careers. We’re ready to get to work.”
Posting a winning percentage above .450 in all three seasons, the 32-year-old oversaw the development of many of the Twins’ key prospects while working with most former and current Mussels’ players. Feldman also played an integral role in player development during spring training, extended spring training and instructional league.
Prior to his time in the Minnesota organization, Feldman coached at his alma mater, Division 3 UW–La Crosse. After hitting .358 over a three-year career for the Eagles, Feldman was immediately hired as an assistant coach and catching instructor upon graduation. He remained on staff until he was signed by the Twins prior to the 2019 season.
Feldman is also a 2011 graduate of Platteville High School where he batted over .400 his senior year with 21 RBI to earn second-team All-SWC honors before he went on to play a UWL.
The Mussels’ staff will include three returners from 2024 – hitting coach Luis Reyes, pitching coach Richard Salazar, and strength and conditioning coach Matt Anti.
Reyes returns to lead the Fort Myers hitters for his third season. He led the Mussels’ offense to the second-best slugging percentage (.363) in the Florida State League last season. In 2023, he helped Fort Myers’ hitters set the franchise record with 103 home runs while leading the Florida State League in slugging percentage (.388).
Salazar enters his eighth year as a pitching coach in the Minnesota Twins’ organization and his third with the Mighty Mussels. He spent the 2021 and 2022 seasons with High-A Cedar Rapids.
Anti returns to the Mussels for his third year as the club’s strength and conditioning coach. He joined the Twins’ organization in 2022 after six years at four different Division I universities.
