St. Peter and wife Joanie have three young children. He struggles with balancing his life with the Twins and family life. “That is my biggest challenge, is trying to maintain any level of family balance. …We try to preach that around here but I am not very good at practicing it.”
St. Peter approaches his work with humility and a commitment that he represents Twins fans. According to St. Peter’s view, the Twins aren’t his team, or owner Carl Pohlad’s. “Millions of people consider the Twins their team,” he said. “I view it (the franchise) as a public trust.”
Being president of the Twins is seen as a privilege. “There are only 30 jobs as presidents of major league teams,” St. Peter said. “There are millions of people who would trade what they are doing to have a chance to do what I do and I never forget that.”