Borgschulte's departure is the latest in a shakeup of the Orioles' coaching staff on the heels of a second-half decline for the club, during which many of the team's hitters struggled to produce at prior levels.
Though the second half of the season didn't go well in Baltimore, Borgschulte clearly had a role in working with the Orioles' impressive core of young hitters in recent years.
Minnesota is undergoing a similar overhaul to its organizational hitting strategy. Popkins was one of four coaches the Twins cut loose.
Borgschulte was a finalist for what was then a vacant hitting coach position that ultimately went to Popkins.
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