The Twins have filled out two spots on their coaching staff, and the most notable move is a clear one: Brian Reith is stepping in as the club’s new pitching coach after the team moved on from Pete Maki.
Minnesota is also bringing Ben Myers up to serve as assistant athletic trainer, promoting him from Triple-A St. Paul.
Reith comes to the Twins from a pitching pipeline that carries real weight. For the last five seasons, he worked as the pitching coach for the Triple-A Durham Bulls, the Tampa Bay Rays’ affiliate. The Rays, in large part because of the way they develop pitching, are in the American League Championship Series.
That Durham staff backed up the reputation, too. Under Reith, the Bulls allowed the fewest walks and finished with a top-five ERA across all Triple-A teams.
The fit makes sense for Minnesota on a few levels. Reith has been working in an environment where analytics are used well and communicated in a way players can actually take with them, especially younger players. That was the type of profile the Twins were looking for after parting ways with Maki, and this hire lines up with that need.
There’s also the pedigree of the organization Reith is leaving behind. The Rays have built a strong reputation for pitching development, and pulling a coach from that system is a meaningful get. Reith also worked under Kyle Snider, who is regarded as a top pitching coach in the sport.
There will be an adjustment, though this will be Reith’s first MLB staff role with any team. Still, that shouldn’t be a major hurdle given the amount of young talent the Twins already have in their rotation and coming through the pipeline.
For Minnesota, the move should strengthen the pitching department right away. Reith is bringing with him habits and ideas from a place where pitching is heavily valued and developed well.
Myers’ promotion followed a different kind of logic. He had been in the organization for eight years and had been with the St.
Paul Saints since 2022. With so much youth on the roster, the Twins chose continuity and familiarity by elevating someone they already know rather than going outside the organization.
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