Twins hire LaTroy Hawkins as special assistant

The Minnesota Twins have hired former big-leaguer LaTroy Hawkins into the role of special assistant.

Hawkins has made his rounds all over in the majors, pitching for 11 separate teams over his 21-year career. Most recently, he was a member of the Toronto Blue Jays in 2015, coming over as part of the Troy Tulowitzki deal.

He finished his career with a 4.31 ERA in 1,467 1/3 innings, converting strictly to a relief pitcher after the 1999 season.

Of the teams he played for, he spent nine of those seasons with the Twins from the start of his career in 1995 to 2003. He threw 818 innings and appeared in 366 games as a member of the Twins.