The Twins filled their vacant pitching coach position on Wednesday, announcing the hiring of Brian Reith.

Reith has spent the previous five seasons working as the pitching coach for the Durham Bulls, the Triple-A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays.

Reith had a brief major league playing career, pitching in parts of three seasons for the Cincinnati Reds, mostly in relief. He also pitched for a number of different organizations during a decade in the minor leagues. Added to bullpen coach LaTroy Hawkins, Reith gives the Twins two pitching coaches with major league experience.

The Twins decided to move on from pitching coach Pete Maki and assistant pitching coach Luis Ramirez at the conclusion of a season in which they posted a cumulative 4.56 ERA, which was 25th of 30 teams.

Maki had served in his role since the middle of the 2022 season and Ramirez had been in his position for the previous five seasons.

In the days following the Twins’ season, both general manager Jeremy Zoll and manager Derek Shelton cited the need for fresh voices within the pitching coach group.

The Twins also named Ben Myers as their assistant athletic trainer, replacing Jason Kirkman. Myers has been in the organization for eight seasons, most recently serving as the trainer for the Triple-A Saints.