After serving as special instructors at Twins spring training last season, Torii Hunter and LaTroy Hawkins could soon have more formal roles with their original organization.

Hunter said Saturday evening he has had “several conversations about” a front-office role with the new Twins leadership combo of chief baseball officer Derek Falvey and general manager Thad Levine. Hawkins reportedly has already accepted a special assistant’s role.

“We will talk here in the near future,” Hunter told the Pioneer Press in a text message. “Glad to see LaTroy came back home.”

Hunter and Hawkins, who both retired in 2015 after long playing careers, remain close friends and neighbors in the Dallas suburbs. They returned to Target Field in June for the retirement tour of former Twins teammate David Ortiz, and Hunter was back a month later for his induction into the Twins hall of fame.

Hunter, 41, made a third appearance at Target Field in September for a game against the Detroit Tigers, for whom he played two seasons (20013-14). Hunter spent the final season of his 19-year playing career with the Twins in 2015, lifting them to their only winning season since 2010.

Hawkins, 43, pitched for the Twins from 1995-2003 at the start of a 21-year run in the majors.

Michael Cuddyer and Corey Koskie are among other recently retired Twins all-stars who have been mentioned as potential additions in special assistant roles.

While the Twins have a pair of openings on manager Paul Molitor’s coaching staff with the recent dismissals of hitting coach Tom Brunansky and first-base coach Butch Davis, Hunter is not a candidate for a full-time coaching role just yet. He said he might be more open to the idea once youngest son Darius, a sophomore wide receiver at Riverside (Calif.) City College, completes his college football career.

“Minnesota is my home,” Hunter said. “I will always be a part in some way if they allow me to.”

Levine, as assistant general manager of the Texas Rangers the past 11 seasons, saw first-hand the value former players Michael Young, Darren Oliver and Ivan Rodriguez brought as Rangers special assistants.

“They were instrumental in the success of our franchise,” Levine said of those post-playing roles.

Falvey, who spent the previous nine seasons in the Cleveland Indians front office, saw the same dynamic at work, most recently with Travis Hafner, Tim Belcher, Travis Fryman and Carlos Baerga.

“There’s a lot of (alumni) here who have had a lot of passion for the Minnesota Twins,” Levine said at his introductory news conference on Nov. 7. “They’ve been involved in different capacities. We aspire to get them more involved, recognizing that the skill set and the experience that they bring can really complement the experiences that Derek and I have had and really round us out.”