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- Updated: December 21, 2016
MINNEAPOLIS — The Twins announced the hirings of Jeff Smith as first-base coach and Jeff Pickler as a coach and coordinator of Major League development on Wednesday.
Pickler, who was hired from the Dodgers’ front office, has a background in analytics and will serve as a conduit between the front office and coaching staff.
Smith, 42, has managed or coached at various levels in the Twins’ Minor League system for the past 12 seasons. He spent the last two as manager at Class A Fort Myers. Prior to that, he managed Double-A New Britain from 2010-14, managed at Fort Myers from 2008-09, managed Class A Beloit from 2006-07 and was the hitting coach for the Gulf Coast League Twins in ’05. Smith will oversee catching and …
