Twins’ Molitor: Focused on support for Allen

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SEATTLE — Minnesota Twins manager Paul Molitor said his primary concern is for the well-being of pitching coach Neil Allen, who was suspended by the team following his arrest on suspicion of drunken driving.

“There’s a lot of things that are swirling around, but my thoughts are about what we can do for him here in the short term to support him,” Molitor said before Friday’s game in Seattle. “I’ve talked to him a few times yesterday and again today, just making sure he’s doing OK. It’s a brotherhood in here, and I’m concerned about my friend.”

Allen, a recovering alcoholic, was arrested early Thursday morning in Minneapolis. The Twins had played at home against Kansas City on Wednesday afternoon.

Minor league pitching coordinator Eric Rasmussen was named interim pitching coach and traveled Friday from Florida to join the team.

Twins pitching coach Neil Allen said last year in an interview with the Minneapolis Star-Tribune that he had not had a drink since …

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