The Twins are hiring Keith Beauregard as their new hitting coach, Bobby Nightengale of the Minnesota Star Tribune reports. He will succeed Matt Borgschulte, who holds the position through the 2025 season. Nightengale wrote that assistant hitting coaches Rayden Sierra and Trevor Amicone are expected to return to their original positions.
Beauregard jumped to the Twins after three seasons with a division rival. He served as the Tigers’ hitting coach from 2023-25. The 42-year-old previously served as the Dodgers’ college hitting coach and minor league hitting coach. His time on AJ Hinch’s staff was his first time in the major leagues. Beauregard serves as co-hitting coach alongside Michael Brdar, who will remain in the position for a fourth season in Detroit.
The Tigers hit .247/.316/.413 last season. They rank in the middle third of MLB in all three slash stats and rank 10th with 198 home runs. They rank 11th in scoring. Some of their batsmen such as Riley Green, Gleyber Torres, Javier Baez, Zach McKinstry) started well but fell apart in the second half. Detroit has the third-lowest strikeout rate in the sport (25.1 percent) and is expected to emphasize throwing more pitches next season.
Of course, individual coaches have limited influence on player performance. green, Carey Carpenter and Dillon Dingler Has developed into an elite position player over the past few seasons. former No. 1 pick Spencer Torkelson Has had his ups and downs, but is coming off his best season yet. He hit .240/.333/.456 and tied his career high with 31 home runs.
Borgschulte appears to be out after just one season as Minnesota’s top hitting coach. This is always a possibility when a team makes a front office change, as the Twins did when they fired Rocco Baldelli and drafted Derrick Shelton. Minnesota’s offense is below average in 2025. They ranked 23rd in runs scored and batted .238/.310/.397. Byron Buxton is a star sophomore infielder Luke Kischal Looks like a building block. Twins need more from former No. 1 pick Royce Lewis and Brooks Lee More than they got last season.
Shelton’s first employees in Minnesota are about to be in place. Pitching coach Pete Markey, assistant pitching coach Luis Ramirez and third base coach Ramon Borrego join as assistant hitting coaches as holdovers from last season. They have hired Grady Sizemore as first base coach and LaTroy Hawkins to oversee the bullpen. They need to replace bench coach Jayce Tingler, who left to take a position on the Giants’ staff. Receivers coach Hank Conger and quality control coach Nate Dammann were also fired. Minnesota reportedly wants James Rowson, the runner-up in the managerial search, to accept the bench coaching position.
