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1 day ago · Twins let 4 coaches go after late-season flop, including entire hitting staff. Minnesota Twins’ Royce Lewis, left, and Kyle Farmer sit in the dugout after their loss to the Baltimore Orioles of a baseball game Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
1 day ago · MINNEAPOLIS -- A difficult offseason of reckoning for the Twins’ organization began with the first major reaction to the club’s season-ending collapse on Wednesday, when the team announced that all three hitting coaches -- David Popkins, Derek Shomon and Rudy Hernandez -- and assistant bench coach Tony Diaz will not.
1 day ago · Hernandez, 56, has held various roles with the Twins since joining the organization in 1996. He served as the assistant hitting coach from 2015 to 2019 before serving as one of the primary hitting ...
1 day ago · Hernandez had been with the organization since 1996 and in his most recent role for five years. Diaz spent six seasons with the Twins, including the first three as third base coach. Shomon had his ...
1 day ago · On Wednesday, it cost four Twins coaches their jobs. Hitting coach David Popkins, assistant hitting coaches Derek Shoman and Rudy Hernandez, and infield coach Tony Diaz will not return to manager ...
2 days ago · John Hefti-Imagn Images. As expected, the Minnesota Twins are not moving on from Rocco Baldelli. But they will be making a coaching change. According to The Athletic’s Dan Hayes, the Twins have informed hitting coach David Popkins that his services won’t be needed in Minnesota next season. However, Popkins is not being fired.
2 days ago · The Pirates finished last in the NL in OPS (.672) and 13th in runs under hitting coach Andy Haines in 2024. Getty Images. The Pirates are parting ways with hitting coach Andy Haines, bullpen coach Justin Meccage and strength and conditioning coach Adam Vish in what is shaping up to be the most significant shakeup to the Major League coaching ...
