The Minnesota Twins have named Keith Beauregard as their new hitting coach, bringing his experience from the Detroit Tigers to revitalize the team's offense. Manager Derek Shelton praised Beauregard's energy and passion for hitting during a Monday video conference. Beauregard will work alongside assistants Trevor Amicone and Rayden Sierra to boost a lineup that dropped from fourth to 10th in American League runs from 2024 to 2025.
In a move to strengthen their coaching staff, the Minnesota Twins introduced Keith Beauregard as hitting coach on Monday. Previously with the Detroit Tigers, Beauregard helped develop young talent that fueled the Tigers' recent rise, including Riley Greene's emergence as a star over the past two years, Spencer Torkelson's career-best 2025 season, and contributions from Colt Keith and Kerry Carpenter. Under his guidance, Detroit's lineup finished fifth in the league in runs.
Shelton, known for his passion for hitting, emphasized Beauregard's qualities. “The thing that excites me the most about Keith is his energy,” Shelton said. “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 that I trust very closely, and his name was the first one that came to mind, including with players.”
Beauregard expressed enthusiasm for working with Twins players like Royce Lewis, Brooks Lee, and Matt Wallner, as well as prospects such as Luke Keaschall, Walker Jenkins (Twins' No. 1 prospect, MLB No. 10), Kaelen Culpepper (No. 2, No. 52), and Emmanuel Rodriguez (No. 4, No. 69). “My belief is to meet guys where they’re at individually and speak their language,” Beauregard said. “We look at the lineup, [and] this group is filled with dogs. You’ve got some guys that have high levels of zone control, some have the ability to damage, those type of profiles, and others have elite contact skills. So, our goal as a staff is to help these guys identify and build a profile that matches who they are. Give them clarity, and by doing that it allows them to block some of the noise and be ultra confident in their process.”
Beauregard also addressed the challenges of modern hitting coaching, where players often have external instructors. “I lean in on it,” he said. “Some of these guys have had relationships with the players, and players have relationships with these people longer than I have. I recognize that, and I totally respect it. My job is to understand the player and what terminology and what cues they use and incorporate their language into their learning environment every day.”
This addition aims to reignite Minnesota's offense through personalized development.