Johnny Podres, World Series hero for the...

Johnny Podres, World Series hero for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1955 who was fired as pitching coach by the Minnesota Twins, was replaced by former Texas Rangers pitching coach Dick Such.

Podres, 52, in his fifth season with the Twins, said he knew his days were numbered when Ray Miller, former pitching coach of the Baltimore Orioles, was hired as Twins’ manager earlier this summer.