MINNEAPOLIS -- As a long-time hitting coach, new Twins manager Derek Shelton knows hitting. In his words, he’s passionate about hitting.

So, he wasn’t going to take the choice of a hitting coach on his new staff lightly. Enter Keith Beauregard, most recently of the Tigers. Beauregard will work with Shelton and returning assistant hitting coaches Trevor Amicone and Rayden Sierra to reignite a Twins attack that fell from fourth in the American League in runs in 2024 to 10th in 2025.

“The thing that excites me the most about Keith is his energy,” Shelton said Monday on a video conference to introduce some of his staff. “The passion that he has for hitting. His ability to break down the swing, his ability to relate to people is elite. And again, start talking to people, especially people tha

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