Minnesota Twins pitching coach Wes Johnson to join coaching staff at LSU

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Minnesota Twins pitching coach Wes Johnson has informed the club he will leave his job this week, reportedly for the same role at LSU.

Johnson traveled with the team on Sunday night to Cleveland, where he will stay on for the five-game series that's scheduled through Thursday, Twins spokesman Dustin Morse said.

Johnson has accepted the pitching coach position at LSU, according to a report by D1Baseball.com on Twitter .LSU spokesman Bill Franques said the Tigers plan to announce a new pitching coach Monday, though he did not identify the hire.

The Twins did not confirm Johnson’s destination. Further announcements from the club surrounding the staff change will come this week. The Athletic reported Johnson will receive a significant raise.

The midseason move by a key assistant from a first-place team was startling, but Johnson's arrival in 2019 was also unusual. He was the first college pitching coach in four decades to jump directly to the major leagues when the Twins hired him from Arkansas, which was the national runner-up in the 2018 College World Series.

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The 50-year-old Johnson spent nine seasons as a college pitching coach before the Twins plucked him with a keen eye on his background in biomechanics. He has a master's degree in kinesiology.

Johnson, a native of Atlanta who has kept an offseason home in Fayetteville, Arkansas, also had stops at Mississippi State, Dallas Baptist and Central Arkansas. He was a high school coach prior to entering the college ranks.

Minnesota Twins former pitching coach Wes Johnson is joining the LSU coaching staff. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

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