MINNEAPOLIS — The legendary television voice of the Minnesota Twins is stepping away from the broadcast booth.
The team announced Tuesday that longtime play-by-play announcer Dick Bremer will be turning off the microphone after 40 years.
Bremer will transition to a special assistant role in the Twins' front office.
The club said the position "ensures that Bremer continues as an ambassador of Minnesota Twins baseball through his storytelling abilities, while also remaining a key representative at Twins community and fan events that hold special importance to both Bremer and the organization," according to a news release.
Born in St. Paul and raised in Dumont, Minn., Bremer graduated from Staples High School and then St. Cloud State.
He began his play-by-play career doing University of Iowa men's basketball. He also called games for the Vikings, North Stars, Gophers, and Minnesota State High School League tournaments.
From 1983 to 1985, Bremer began his Twins play-by-play career with Spectrum Sports.
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After a one-year hiatus, Bremer rejoined the Twins broadcast team in 1987 - the year they won their first World Series - and has been the Twins' television play-by-play voice ever since.
Twins officials said Bremer leaves as the longest-tenured television broadcaster for a single team in Major League Baseball.
"For 40 years, I've been blessed to totally immerse myself in the game that I love for the team that I love," said Bremer in the news release. "In those 40 years, I broadcast 4,972 Twins games. Over the last year or so, I thought it would really be cool to make it to 5,000. Then, I thought to myself, how selfish would that be? A broadcast should NEVER be about the announcer. It should ALWAYS be about the game and those who play it. I hope in my final season, I proved that 'I've still got my fastball', a goal I set when I started with the Twins in 1983. I look forward to the next chapter in my life with the Twins and thank Twins Territory for 40 incredible seasons! God bless."
Bremer also posted on social media, thanking Twins fans "for an incredible 40-year run!"
Twins officials said they are currently evaluating "broadcast options, as well as a talent lineup for the 2024 season and beyond."
The Twins will make an announcement on those decisions during this offseason, according to the release.