Twins Promote Jonas Lovin To Assistant Pitching Coach

Twins general manager Jeremy Zoll told reporters this week that Jonas Lovin was promoted to the big-league staff. He’ll serve as an assistant to new pitching coach Brian Reith. Lovin has been a minor league pitching coach in Minnesota’s system for the past three seasons. The Twins moved on from pitching coach Pete Maki and assistant Luis Ramirez at the end of this past season. Reith was hired last month, and the club was expected to find a Ramirez replacement to work with him. Bullpen coach LaTroy Hawkins remains on the staff. “Jonas has made a huge impact on our minor-league pitching programs and development of our young pitching prospects,” Zoll told reporters, including Dan Hayes of The Athletic. “He has fantastic relationships with our young pitchers and complements Brian and LaTroy’s skill sets in ways that allow us to build a pitching coach group that will be able to serve all of our players’ individual needs on a daily basis.” Lovin made the jump from the college to the pro coaching ranks in 2023. He spent two years as a pitching coach with High-A Cedar Rapids. Lovin was bumped to Triple-A in 2025. He had more of a roving position this past season as minor league assistant pitching coordinator. Minnesota saw some promising developments in the pitching rotation this past year. Taj Bradley emerged as a viable mid-rotation arm after coming over in a trade from the Rays. The club made some tweaks with former Oriole Dean Kremer, with decent returns. Mick Abel looked like an asset before his season was cut short by an elbow injury. If one or two of Abel, Connor Prielipp, Zebby Matthews, and Kendry Rojas can become a steady member of the group, it could be a solid rotation in 2027, particularly if Pablo Lopez is ready by the start of the season. Photo courtesy of Jesse Johnson, Imagn Images View Comments (0)