Twins Name Brian Reith as Pitching Coach

MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL, MN – The Minnesota Twins announced today that they have named Brian Reith as pitching coach.

Reith spent the last five seasons (2022-26) as pitching coach for Triple-A Durham in the Tampa Bay Rays organization. In five seasons under Reith, the Bulls issued the fewest walks (2,714) among all Triple-A pitching staffs and ranked fourth in WHIP (1.37), and fifth in ERA (4.52) and strikeouts (6,863). Prior to joining Durham, the 48-year-old spent one season as a pitching development fellow in the Rays organization in 2021, two seasons as Single-A Bowling Green pitching coach from 2018-19, three seasons as Short-A Hudson Valley pitching coach from 2015-17 and three seasons as pitching coordinator at SCORE International from 2012-15. The Fort Wayne, Indiana native was selected by the New York Yankees in the sixth round of the 1996 First-Year Player Draft out of Concordia Lutheran High School in Fort Wayne and pitched in parts of three major league seasons with the Cincinnati Reds in 2001 and 2003-04. He also pitched in parts of 10 minor league seasons with the Yankees, Reds, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs organizations.

Additionally, the Twins have named Ben Myers as assistant athletic trainer. Myers has spent eight seasons in the Twins organization, including his last five with the Triple-A St. Paul Saints from 2022-26.