New Twins manager Derek Shelton has made his first staff hire, tapping former Twins reliever LaTroy Hawkins to be the team’s bullpen coach, according to a source familiar with the interviews.
Shelton was introduced by the club as its 15th manager on Tuesday, and at the time Twins president Derek Falvey said there would undoubtedly be turnover on the coaching staff that worked with former manager Rocco Baldelli.
Baldelli was fired the day after the Twins completed a 70-92 season that included an 11-player salary dump at the July 31 trade deadline.
Shelton is interviewing candidates for his staff, and Hawkins replaces Colby Suggs. It appears bench coach Jayce Tingler and assistant bench coach Hank Conger also won’t be back.
Hawkins, 52, has been working as a special assistant to the Twins baseball operations and television broadcaster. He pitched 21 major league seasons for 11 teams, mostly as a reliever, but came up through the Twins’ system as a starter.
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