The World Series has arrived. The Milwaukee Brewers are hosting the Tampa Bay Rays for Games 1 and 2 before the series moves to Florida for Games 3 through 5.
With the World Series going on and plenty of excitement surrounding the Minnesota Vikings, Timberwolves and Wild, many fans probably aren't paying attention to the latest news involving the Twins. Don't worry, we've got you covered.
Paul Molitor to throw first pitch at World Series Game 2
Former Twins player and manager Paul Molitor will throw out the first pitch before World Series Game 2 at American Family Field in Milwaukee. Molitor, a current TV and radio analyst for the Twins, played 15 years with Milwaukee and is in the National Baseball Hall of Fame as a member of the Brewers.
Molitor played for the Brewers from 1978-92. With Milwaukee, Molitor made five All-Star Teams and won two Silver Slugger Awards while posting 59.9 bWAR.
After his 15 seasons with Milwaukee, Molitor played for the Toronto Blue Jays from 1993-95. He won a Silver Slugger and the 1993 World Series with Toronto.
Molitor finished his MLB career with the Twins, his hometown team, from 1996-98. He won a Silver Slugger Award with the Twins in 1996 as a designated hitter.
The Twins named Molitor their manager after the 2015 season. He won the AL Manager of the Year Award in 2017 after the Twins made the postseason for the first time since 2010. After a rough 2018 season, the Twins fired Molitor and replaced him with Rocco Baldelli.
Molitor has been doing Twins radio in recent years and was added to the TV analyst rotation ahead of the 2026 season.
Twins name new pitching coach
The Twins fired pitching coach Pete Maki at the end of the 2026 season. Last week, the team named Brian Reith as its new pitching coach.
Reith served as the pitching coach for the Tampa Bay Rays' Triple-A team for the past five seasons. He pitched for the Cincinnati Reds from 2001-04.
Former Twins catcher Mitch Garver retires
Former Twins catcher Mitch Garver recently announced his retirement after 10 MLB seasons. Garver played for the Twins from 2017-21. He spent the 2022-23 seasons with the Texas Rangers before playing for the Seattle Mariners from 2024-26.
Many remember Garver for his outstanding 2019 season, when he posted 4.1 bWAR with a .995 OPS and 31 home runs over 93 games en route to winning a Silver Slugger Award. He also won the 2023 World Series with Texas.
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