Toby Gardenhire, son of former manager Ron Gardenhire, joins Twins' coaching staff

MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL, MN – The Minnesota Twins announced today that they have named Keith Beauregard as hitting coach, Toby Gardenhire as major league field coordinator, Mark Hallberg as bench coach, LaTroy Hawkins as bullpen coach, Mike Rabelo as assistant bench coach and Grady Sizemore as first base coach for the 2026 season. These six new staff members join returnees Trevor Amicone (assistant hitting coach), Ramon Borrego (in a new role as third base coach), Pete Maki (pitching coach), Luis Ramirez (assistant pitching coach) and Rayden Sierra (assistant hitting coach) on new manager Derek Shelton’s first Twins coaching staff.

Beauregard spent the last three seasons as a hitting coach for the Detroit Tigers, helping guide the 2025 Tigers to top-five finishes among American League teams in runs scored (5th – 758), home runs (5th – 198) and walks (5th – 511). Prior to joining the Tigers, the 42-year-old spent four seasons in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization as minor league assistant field coordinator from 2021-22 and as a minor league hitting instructor from 2019-20. The Leominster, Massachusetts native came to the Dodgers after several seasons in the collegiate ranks, including five seasons as assistant coach at Santa Clara University (2013-17) and two seasons at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell (2011-12). Beauregard played four seasons in professional baseball from 2005-07 and in 2011 with the Worcester Tornados and Pittsfield Colonials of the Canadian-American Association.

Gardenhire joins Minnesota’s major league coaching staff for the first time after eight years as a manager or coach in the Twins organization. He managed for seven seasons in the Twins’ system, spending five seasons as the skipper for Triple-A St. Paul (2021-25), one for Single-A Fort Myers (2019) and one for Single-A Cedar Rapids (2018), compiling a record of 508-488 (.510). Prior to joining the Twins organization, the 43-year-old was the head coach at the University of Wisconsin-Stout from 2012-16. Gardenhire worked with the Gulf Coast League Twins in summer 2016, was a hitting and fielding instructor with the Twins Training Academy in Blaine (2009-11) and defensive fielding instructor with LPA Baseball in Roseville (2005-09). Toby was drafted by Minnesota in both 2002 and 2005 and played seven seasons in the Twins minor league system from 2005-11. He is the son of Twins Hall of Fame manager Ron Gardenhire, whose 1,068 career wins are second most in club history (1961-).

Hallberg joins the Twins after six seasons on the coaching staff for the San Francisco Giants, serving two seasons as first base coach (2024-25), two seasons as third base coach (2022-23) and two seasons with the Giants’ Short-Season A Salem-Keizer club, first as fundamentals coach in 2018 and then as manager in 2019. After playing five minor league seasons in the Arizona Diamondbacks system from 2007-11, the Barron (WI) High School graduate coached the River Falls (WI) High School baseball team in 2012, then spent four seasons as an assistant coach with the Orleans Firebirds (2014-17) in the Cape Cod Baseball League. He also served six years as a teacher/administrator at Dhahran High School in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia and at the American School of Dubai in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Hallberg played college baseball at the University of Illinois Chicago and Florida State University, and holds a Master of Business Administration and bachelor’s degree in health and human performance from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls.

Hawkins begins his first career coaching assignment after spending the last nine seasons as a special assistant to the Twins’ baseball operations department. During his time in Minnesota’s front office, Hawkins contributed to the development of organizational pitching philosophies used in the selection and development of all players, and contributed to the amateur scouting process and trade deadline preparation meetings. The 52-year-old pitched nine seasons in Minnesota from 1995-2003, appearing in 366 games. The Gary, Indiana native ranks 10th on baseball’s all-time list in games, appearing in 1,042 total over a 21-year career that spanned 11 teams, including 60-plus appearances in 10 different seasons. Hawkins is one of 13 relievers in baseball history to record a save against all 30 teams and was a set-up man on two-straight Twins AL Central Division championship teams in 2002 and 2003. His contributions and leadership off the field include being a co-founder of the Still Got Game Foundation, a platform that channels the lessons of sport into opportunity and mentorship for young people. The 2020 recipient of the Kirby Puckett Award for Alumni Community Service helped the fight against domestic violence by donating a house to Women Called Moses in Dallas, Texas, and most recently, he’s been the force behind Lesley’s Leaders – a mentorship program launched in 2023, benefitting fourth and fifth graders at his former elementary school.

Rabelo joins the Twins after six seasons on the Pittsburgh Pirates coaching staff under Shelton as their major league field coordinator (2021-25), third base coach (2022-25) and assistant hitting coach (2020). As major league field coordinator, Rabelo worked with the entire Pirates major league coaching staff to ensure alignment, while taking a leadership position in the use of technology and innovation at the major league level. Prior to his time with Pittsburgh, the 45-year-old spent nine seasons managing and coaching in the Detroit Tigers minor league system from 2011-19, including winning the Midwest League Manager of the Year Award in 2017 with Low-A West Michigan. The former catcher played parts of three seasons in the majors for Detroit and the Florida Marlins from 2006-08.

Sizemore joins Minnesota after spending two seasons on the Chicago White Sox coaching staff as the offensive coordinator in 2025 and major league coach in 2024. He served as the Sox interim manager over the final 45 games of the 2024 season after the dismissal of Pedro Grifol. Prior to his time with the Sox, the 43-year-old served as a coach for the Arizona Complex League Diamondbacks in 2023 and worked in Cleveland’s player development system in 2017. The former outfielder played 10 major league seasons with Cleveland, Boston, Philadelphia and Tampa Bay from 2004-15, hitting .265 with 252 doubles, 47 triples, 150 home runs, 518 RBI, 660 runs scored and 143 stolen bases in 1,101 career games, and was a three-time All-Star, two-time Rawlings Gold Glove Award winner and one-time Louisville Slugger Silver Slugger Award winner. The Seattle, Washington native was coached by Shelton, during Shelton’s time as Cleveland’s hitting coach from 2005-09. Sizemore was also Cleveland’s recipient of the 2008 Roberto Clemente Award for his contributions to the community.

Amicone returns for his second season as assistant hitting coach. Borrego returns for his 21st season as a coach in the Twins organization, his second on the major league staff and first as third base coach (first base coach in 2025). Maki returns for his fifth season as the club’s pitching coach (9th in Minnesota’s organization). Ramirez will serve his fifth season as assistant pitching coach (21st in Minnesota’s organization). Sierra returns as assistant hitting coach as 2026 for his second major league coaching assignment and sixth season in the Twins organization.

Twins 2026 Manager and Coaching Staff:

Derek Shelton – Manager
Trevor Amicone – Assistant Hitting Coach
Keith Beauregard – Hitting Coach
Ramon Borrego – Third Base Coach
Toby Gardenhire – Major League Field Coordinator
Mark Hallberg – Bench Coach
LaTroy Hawkins – Bullpen Coach
Pete Maki – Pitching Coach
Mike Rabelo – Assistant Bench Coach
Luis Ramirez – Assistant Pitching Coach
Rayden Sierra – Assistant Hitting Coach
Grady Sizemore – First Base Coach