The hirings were announced Thursday, although most had been widely known in recent weeks.The offensive coordinator of the Minnesota Vikings, Shurmur was hired on Jan. 22 to rebuild the Giants after a disastrous 3-13 season. Coach Ben McAdoo fired
in early December after less than two years on the job.Article continues below ...
Mike Shula will be the offensive coordinator and work with the quarterbacks. James Bettcher is the defensive coordinator, while Thomas McGaughey will lead
the special teams.Shula and McGaughey worked with Gettleman in Carolina. Both were fired after last season, having served the past five and two years, respectively, as
coordinators. Bettcher spent the last five seasons with the Arizona Cardinals,
the final three as defensive coordinator.Also on the staff are receiver coach Tyke Tolbert Barry Church Jersey , offensive line coach Hal Hunter, tight ends coach Lunda Wells, assistant offensive line coach Ben Wilkerson, defensive line coach
Gary Emanuel, defensive backs coach Lou Anarumo, assistant defensive backs coach
Deshea Townsend, assistant linebackers coach Rob Leonard and special teams coach
Anthony Blevins special teams assistant coach.Shurmur also retained running back coach Craig Johnson, linebacker coach Bill McGovern, offensive assistant Ryan Roeder and defensive assistant Bobby Blick.
They’re joined by strength and conditioning coach Aaron Wellman Chidobe Awuzie Jersey , strength and conditioning assistant coach Markus Paul, performance manager Joe Danos and director of performance nutrition Pratik
Patel.”Some of the coaches I have a history with, some were on previous staffs here, and other coaches are guys I’ve known through the profession,” Shurmur
said. ”I took a good look at some of the coaches that were here, and we
certainly wanted to make sure that some of the really fine coaches that were in
the building a year ago had an opportunity to stay.”After earning a victory for the first time in 12 starts in his last outing, Minnesota Twins right-hander Kyle Gibson will try to make it two in a row
Thursday afternoon as the Twins look to finish off a three-game sweep of the
Boston Red Sox at Target Field in Minneapolis.Gibson (2-4, 3.27 ERA) threw six shutout innings to earn the win against Baltimore in his season debut but was 0-4 over his next 12 starts despite
posting a 3.75 ERA during that stretch as the Twins’ offense struggled to
generate run support.He finally snapped the drought last week, outdueling Cleveland ace Corey Kluber by holding the Indians to a run over seven innings.“There’s no complaints around here about how Gibby’s been throwing the ball Malik Jefferson Jersey ,” Twins manager Paul Molitor said. “Can’t explain some things that happen. For him to go whatever it was, 10 or 11 weeks, as well
as he’s been pitching. But we backed him up a little bit, got to a tough
pitcher.”Gibson is 1-2 with a 3.08 ERA in four career starts against Boston.How Molitor plans to protect any lead Gibson and the lineup can generate remains to be seen.Molitor has been rotating relievers through late-inning roles after Addison Reed was removed from the setup role to get the right-hander back on track.Reed has pitched just once since June 10, with right-handers Trevor Hildenberger and Ryan Pressly and left-handers Zach Duke and Taylor Rogers
expected to get a chance to bridge the gap to closer Fernando Rodney.“There’s no question that while we get Reed back to where we want Reed to be, I think he’s getting a little antsy to pitch,” Molitor said. “I’m looking for a
chance to get him in there.”Second baseman Eduardo Nunez will likely be back in Boston manager Alex Cora’s lineup Thursday as the Red Sox look to avoid being swept for the first
time this season.Nunez has seen the bulk of the action at second base with Dustin Pedroia on the disabled list, but Nunez has not produced at the plate or in the field. He
is batting .247 with a .625 OPS this season and is last among American League
second baseman with minus-10 defensive runs saved.He took early work at second base ahead of Boston’s game Monday with Pedroia and infield coach Carlos Febles looking on.“We need this guy to get going,” Cora said. “I saw what he did last year. We know there’s more there.”Obtained from the San Francisco Giants last July Eddie Jackson Jersey , Nunez batted .321 with an .892 OPS in 38 games after the trade, and the Red Sox signed him to a one-year deal as they prepared
to open the season without Pedroia.“Eduardo is not known for his defense,” Cora admitted. “He’s an offensive player. He’s doing his best. He’s making the routine plays.”Rick Porcello (8-3, 3.70) gets the start for Boston in the series finale.The right-hander is 2-1 with a 3.60 ERA over his last four starts, and he had his string of three straight outings allowing two earned runs halted when the
Mariners tagged him for four over six innings in a loss at Seattle on
Friday.Porcello is 10-10 with a 3.90 ERA in 29 career starts against Minnesota, but he has yet to face the Twins this season. Jaren Jackson Jr. Jersey
