Jayce Tingler

MINNEAPOLIS -- Rocco Baldelli’s coaching staff is nearly complete. The Minnesota Twins announced Monday the hiring of two new coaches — bench coach Jayce Tingler, formerly the manager of the San Diego Padres, and hitting coach David Popkins. They have expressed their intentions to hire one more coach to round out their staff.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Former San Diego Padres manager Jayce Tingler was hired Monday as bench coach of the Minnesota Twins, who also picked David Popkins as their new hitting coach. Tingler went 116-106 over two seasons with the Padres, who made the playoffs in 2020 but collapsed down the stretch this year, resulting in his dismissal.

The Minnesota Twins announced on Monday they had hired former San Diego Padres manager Jayce Tingler as their new bench coach. Tingler, 40 years old, spent the previous two seasons as Padres skipper. He was fired after amassing a 116-106 record, good for a 52.3 winning percentage. Tingler led the...

The Minnesota Twins hired former San Diego Padres manager Jayce Tingler as their bench coach for 2022. The Twins on

The Minnesota Twins coaching staff is one step closer to being complete after the team officially named two new coaches to the staff on Monday:. The big news here is Jayce Tingler, who was the bench coach for the Texas Rangers before being hired as the manager of the San Diego Padres after the 2019 season. Tingler led the Padres to a 37-23 record and a spot in the playoffs in 2020, before a disastrous collapse led to his firing at the end of this year.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Former San Diego Padres manager Jayce Tingler has been hired as bench coach of the Minnesota Twins. The 40-year-old Tingler went 116-106 over two seasons as Padres skipper. The team made the playoffs in 2020, but they collapsed down the stretch this year, resulting in Tingler's dismissal.

Shortly after Jayce Tingler was let go as manager of the San Diego Padres last month, Twins general manager Thad Levine reached out. First and foremost, Levine was checking on an old friend, one who he spent years working alongside while with the Texas Rangers, a gesture met with appreciation from Tingler. Eventually, their conversations turned to possible job opportunities with the Twins.