MLB manager, coaching staff and front office movement tracker: The latest news and hires
Keep track of the latest MLB coaching staff and front office personnel moves here — from news on managerial hirings to executive-level changes to other comings and goings, including scoops from The Athletic’s team of MLB reporters. Bookmark this tracker to stay up to date on the MLB coaching staff and front office changes throughout the offseason.
Latest News
• The Chicago Cubs have hired bullpen coach Darren Holmes and catching coach Mark Strittmatter to join Craig Counsel’s staff, reports The Athletic’s Sahadev Sharma. (Dec. 19)
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• Former New York Yankees hitting coach Dillon Lawson is joining the Boston Red Sox as a minor-league hitting coordinator, focusing on upper-level players, reports The Athletic’s Brendan Kuty. (Dec. 19)
• The Miami Marlins hired Frankie Piliere as their new scouting director, reports the Miami Herald’s Craig Mish. Piliere was the assistant scouting director for the Seattle Mariners previously. (Dec. 13)
• The Atlanta Braves announced a handful of changes to their MLB coaching staff. Former Triple-A Gwinnett manager Matt Tuiasosopo will be the third base coach, Tom Goodwin will be the first base coach and Erick Abreu will be the bullpen coach. Additionally, bench coach Walt Weiss will oversee the infield. (Dec. 11)
• The St. Louis Cardinals announced their 2024 coaching staff. Every coach from the 2023 staff except Joe McEwing have returned to the Cardinals, who also added to their staff. The full list is Oliver Marmol, manager; Daniel Descalso, bench coach; Dusty Blake, pitching coach; Turner Ward, hitting coach; Stubby Clapp, first base coach; Pop Warner, third base coach; Willie McGee, coach; Packy Elkins, game planning coach; Brandon Allen, assistant hitting coach; Dean Kiekhefer, assistant pitching coach; Julio Rangel, assistant pitching/bullpen coach; Jamie Pogue, assistant major league/bullpen coach; Kleininger Teran, bullpen catcher; DC Maclea, major league coordinator of technology and systems. (Dec. 11)
• The Los Angeles Angels are bringing Alex Cultice onto their major-league coaching staff as the head of game planning for the team’s pitchers, reports The Athletic’s Sam Blum. Cultice previously served in that role with the Arizona Diamondbacks. (Dec. 7)
• Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch signed a contract extension after the season for an undisclosed number of years, reports The Athletic’s Cody Stavenhagen. The Tigers are also adding four new coaches to their MLB staff for 2024: Joey Cora (third base coach), Anthony Iapoce (first base coach), Ryan Sienko (catching coach) and Lance Zawadzki (assistant hitting coach). (Dec. 4)
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• The Philadelphia Phillies extended the contract of manager Rob Thomson through 2025 and have hired Dustin Lind and Rafael Peña as assistant hitting coaches. (Dec. 4)
• The New York Mets’ 2024 MLB coaching staff has been finalized: John Gibbons, bench coach, Antoan Richardson, first base coach, José Rosado, bullpen coach, Mike Sarbaugh, third base coach, Danny Barnes, strategy coach, Jeremy Hefner, pitching coach Eric Chavez, hitting coach Jeremy Barnes, hitting coach, and Glenn Sherlock, catching coach. (Dec. 4)
• The Los Angeles Dodgers have hired former MLB starter Chris Archer as a special assistant, reports The Athletic’s Fabian Ardaya. (Dec. 4)
• The Houston Astros finalized their MLB coaching staff for the 2024 season, adding Dave Clark as first base coach and Jason Bell as quality assurance coach. (Dec. 1)
• The Miami Marlins are hiring former San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler as an assistant general manager, according to several reports. The Miami Herald’s Craig Mish also reports that John Mabry will be promoted to lead hitting coach and Bill Mueller will join the Miami staff as assistant hitting coach. (Dec. 1)
• Shaun Larkin is the new Arizona Diamondbacks’ director of player development, reports USA Today’s Bob Nightengale. (Nov. 30)
• The Pittsburgh Pirates are hiring Sarah Gelles, former director of research and development of the Houston Astros, as an assistant general manager, reports The Athletic’s Eno Sarris. (Nov. 30)
• Drew French, previously the Atlanta Braves bullpen coach, will be the Baltimore Orioles’ new pitching coach, reports the Baltimore Sun’s Nathan Ruiz. (Nov. 29)
• The Chicago Cubs are expected to name Ryan Flaherty their new bench coach, reports The Athletic’s Brittany Ghiroli. Flaherty had been a finalist for the San Diego Padres’ managerial job. (Nov. 29)
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• The Los Angeles Dodgers hired recently retired slugger Nelson Cruz as a special adviser, reports The Athletic’s Fabian Ardaya. Cruz will work mostly with the team’s operations in Latin America. (Nov. 29)
• Steve Karsay will be the Los Angeles Angels’ bullpen coach, reports The Athletic’s Sam Blum and Will Sammon. (Nov. 28)
• Longtime Houston Astros coach and minor-league manager Omar López will be the team’s new bench coach, reports The Athletic’s Chandler Rome. (Nov. 28)
• The Cleveland Guardians announced their entire MLB coaching staff under new manager Stephen Vogt. The newcomers are Craig Albernaz, bench coach; Kai Correa, field coordinator; Rouglas Odor, third base and infield coach; Brad Goldberg, bullpen coach; Josh Tubbs, hitting analyst. Carl Willis returns as pitching coach, Sandy Alomar Jr. as first base and catching coach, and Chris Valaika as hitting coach. (Nov. 27)
• The Cleveland Guardians are hiring former San Francisco Giants bench coach Kai Correa for a spot on their major-league coach staff, reports Fansided’s Robert Murray. (Nov. 25)
• The New York Mets are close to hiring former Toronto Blue Jays manager John Gibbons to be their new bench coach, reports The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal and Will Sammon. (Nov. 22)
• The New York Yankees are hiring Brad Ausmus as their next bench coach, reports The Athletic’s Chris Kirschner. (Nov. 21)
• Former St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Shildt will be the next manager of the San Diego Padres, reports The Athletic’s Dennis Lin. (Nov. 21)
• Former MLB infielder Daniel Descalso will join the St. Louis Cardinals’ major-league coaching staff, reports The Athletic’s Katie Woo. Descalso joins a staff that was one of the smallest in baseball last year. (Nov. 20)
• The New York Mets have hired Kris Gross as vice president of amateur scouting and Andy Green as a senior executive to oversee player development, reports The Athletic’s Chandler Rome and Will Sammon. Gross comes to the Mets from the Astros, where oversaw their scouting department, while Green was previously the Cubs’ bench coach. (Nov. 18)
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• Johnny Washington is joining the Los Angeles Angels staff as hitting coach. (Nov. 18)
• The Los Angeles Angels named Jerry Narron their major-league catching coach. The former MLB manager had previously been a minor-league catching instructor for the organization. (Nov. 17)
• Brant Brown will be joining the Seattle Mariners coaching staff next season in an unspecified role, reports MLB.com’s Daniel Kramer. Brown had been the Marlins’ hitting coach. (Nov. 15)
• The Milwaukee Brewers officially named Pat Murphy as their next manager. Murphy had been the bench coach under Craig Counsell. The team also announced that former Brewers star Rickie Weeks will be the team’s associate manager. (Nov. 15)
• The San Francisco Giants officially announced Bryan Price as their new pitching coach and Garvin Alston as their new bullpen coach. (Nov. 14)
• The Milwaukee Brewers are expected to name Pat Murphy their new manager, reports The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal. (Nov. 13)
• Bo Porter will join Ron Washington’s staff with the Los Angeles Angels as a first base coach, reports The Athletic’s Brittany Ghiroli. (Nov. 13)
• Former Minnesota Twins pitching coach Garvin Alston will be the San Francisco Giants bullpen coach in 2024, reports the San Francisco Chronicle’s Susan Slusser. Alston had most recently been the Giants’ Triple-A pitching coach. (Nov. 13)
• The Oakland A’s finalized their major-league coaching staff under manager Mark Kotsay. Former AL Rookie of the Year Bobby Crosby joins the staff as first base coach and Dan Hubbs joins the staff as the bullpen coach. Bench coach Darren Bush will also serve as director of hitting, while Mike Aldrete will move into a hitting coach role alongside Chris Cron. Ramón Hernández moves from bullpen catcher to major-league coach and interpreter. The rest of the 2023 staff will return in their previous roles. (Nov. 13)
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• The New York Yankees announced that James Rowson will be the team’s new hitting coach, replacing Sean Casey. (Nov. 13)
• The Toronto Blue Jays announced that DeMarlo Hale will serve as the associate manager under John Schneider in 2024. Hale had been the Cleveland Guardians bench coach. (Nov. 13)
• The Pittsburgh Pirates have hired Justin Horowitz as their new director of amateur scouting, reports ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel. Horowitz was previously with the Boston Red Sox. (Nov. 13)
• The Athletic’s Chandler Rome and Ken Rosenthal report that Joe Espada will be named the Houston Astros’ new manager. (Nov. 12)
• New manager Ron Washington will add Eric Young Sr. and Ryan Goins to his major-league coaching staff, reports the NY Post’s Jon Heyman. (Nov. 11)
Team-by-team personnel changes
American League East
Baltimore Orioles
Open positions: None publicly announced
Positions filled: Director of draft strategy, pitching coach
Moves: Drew French, previously the Braves bullpen coach, will be the Orioles’ new pitching coach, reports the Baltimore Sun’s Nathan Ruiz. (Nov. 29)
Matt Blood has been promoted to the head of draft strategy for the Baltimore Orioles, according to the Baltimore Sun, filling a position that was opened earlier this month when Brad Ciolek was hired by the Washington Nationals. (Oct. 26)
Boston Red Sox
Open positions: Pitching coach, third base/infield coach
Latest news: The Red Sox will not be retaining pitching coach Dave Bush and third base/infielder coach Carlos Febles. (Oct. 11)
Positions filled: Chief baseball operations officer, minor-league hitting coordinator
Moves: Former Yankees hitting coach Dillon Lawson is joining the Red Sox as a minor-league hitting coordinator, focusing on upper-level players, reports The Athletic’s Brendan Kuty. (Dec. 19)
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The Red Sox have a new head of baseball operations, as Chicago Cubs executive and former MLB reliever Craig Breslow has accepted the team’s offer to take the position, reports The Athletic’s Jen McCaffrey, Patrick Mooney, Chad Jennings and Sahadev Sharma. The Red Sox have officially announced the move. (Oct. 25)
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New York Yankees
Open positions: None publicly announced
Latest news: The Yankees will be conducting an internal audit of the entire organization. (Oct. 3)
Positions filled: Hitting coach, bench coach
Moves: The Yankees are hiring Brad Ausmus as their next bench coach, reports The Athletic’s Chris Kirschner. (Nov. 21)
The New York Yankees announced that James Rowson will be the team’s new hitting coach, replacing Sean Casey. (Nov. 13)
Tampa Bay Rays
Open positions: General manager
Latest news: Sources tell The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal and Andy McCullough that the Miami Marlins have hired Peter Bendix to be their new head of baseball operations. Bendix was previously the general manager of the Tampa Bay Rays. (Nov. 5)
Positions filled: None officially announced
Toronto Blue Jays
Open positions: None officially announced
Positions filled: Third base coach, associate manager
Moves: The Blue Jays announced that DeMarlo Hale will serve as the associate manager under John Schneider in 2024. Hale had been the Guardians bench coach. (Nov. 13)
The Blue Jays have made a few tweaks to their coaching staff for next season. Hitting strategist Dave Hudgens has been re-assigned to a hybrid role that will be based out of the team’s minor-league complex. Bench coach Don Mattingly will have an increased role in the team’s offense. Carlos Febles has been hired to replace Luis Rivera as the team’s third base coach. (Nov. 8)
American League Central
Chicago White Sox
Open positions: None
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Positions filled: Assistant general manager, director of player personnel, senior advisor to pitching, bullpen coach, minor-league pitching coordinator, hitting coach, first base coach, assistant hitting coach
Moves: The Chicago White Sox announced their entire MLB coaching staff under manager Pedro Grifol: Charlie Montoyo, bench coach; Ethan Katz, pitching coach; Matt Wise, assistant pitching coach; Marcus Thames, hitting coach; Mike Tosar, assistant hitting coach; Jason Bourgeois, first base/outfield coach; Eddie Rodríguez, third base/infield coach; Drew Butera, catching coach; Grady Sizemore, major league coach. (Nov. 7)
New general manager Chris Getz filled several big spots in his front office, adding Josh Barfield as assistant GM, Gene Watson as director of player personnel and Brian Bannister as senior advisor to pitching. All three have experience in high-level roles with other organizations. (Sept. 22)
Cleveland Guardians
Open positions: None officially announced
Positions filled: Manager, major-league field coordinator, third base/infield coach, bullpen coach, hitting analyst
Moves: The Guardians announced their entire MLB coaching staff under new manager Stephen Vogt. The newcomers are Craig Albernaz, bench coach; Kai Correa, field coordinator; Rouglas Odor, third base and infield coach; Brad Goldberg, bullpen coach; Josh Tubbs, hitting analyst. Carl Willis returns as pitching coach, Sandy Alomar Jr. as first base and catching coach, and Chris Valaika as hitting coach. (Nov. 27)
The Cleveland Guardians named Stephen Vogt as their next manager, replacing longtime skipper Terry Francona. (Nov. 6)
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Detroit Tigers
Open positions: None officially announced
Latest news: Tigers manager A.J. Hinch signed a contract extension after the season for an undisclosed number of years, reports The Athletic’s Cody Stavenhagen. (Dec. 4)
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Positions filled: General manager, third base coach, first base coach, assistant hitting coach
Moves: The Tigers are adding four new coaches to their MLB staff for 2024: Joey Cora (third base coach), Anthony Iapoce (first base coach), Ryan Sienko (catching coach) and Lance Zawadzki (assistant hitting coach). (Dec. 4)
Joey Cora is leaving the Mets, where he was the third base coach, to join the Tigers’ coaching staff, reports The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal. (Nov. 8)
The Tigers hired Jeff Greenberg away from the Chicago Blackhawks to be their GM. (Sept. 21)
Kansas City Royals
Open positions: None officially announced
Positions filled: N/A
Minnesota Twins
Open positions: None officially announced
Latest news: Minnesota Twins general manager Thad Levine is no longer a candidate for the Boston Red Sox’s open director of baseball operations position, reports Jeremy Nygaard of TwinsDaily.com. (Oct. 24)
Positions filled: N/A
American League West
Houston Astros
Open positions: Assistant general manager, farm director, director of research and development
Latest news: The Pirates are hiring Sarah Gelles, former director of research and development of the Astros, as an assistant general manager, reports The Athletic’s Eno Sarris. (Nov. 30)
The Astros parted ways with assistant general manager Bill Firkus and farm director Sara Goodrum. (Oct. 9)
Positions filled: Manager, bench coach, first base coach, quality assurance coach
Moves: The Astros finalized their MLB coaching staff for the 2024 season, adding Dave Clark as first base coach and Jason Bell as quality assurance coach. (Dec. 1)
Longtime Astros coach and minor-league manager Omar López will be the team’s new bench coach, reports The Athletic’s Chandler Rome. (Nov. 28)
The Athletic’s Chandler Rome and Ken Rosenthal report that Joe Espada will be named the Houston Astros’ new manager. (Nov. 12)
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Los Angeles Angels
Open positions: Strength and conditioning coaches
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Latest news: New manager Ron Washington will add Eric Young Sr. and Ryan Goins to his major-league coaching staff, reports the NY Post’s Jon Heyman. (Nov. 11)
The Angels have let go both of their strength and conditioning coaches after an offseason look at the organization and the injuries the team suffered, reports The Athletic’s Sam Blum. (Nov. 7)
The White Sox are hiring Marcus Thames as their hitting coach, reports Robert Murray. Thames had been the Angels’ hitting coach. (Nov. 7)
After another losing season, the Angels did not pick up the option on manager Phil Nevin’s contract. (Oct. 2)
Positions filled: Manager, first base coach, catching coach, hitting coach, bullpen coach, head of game planning (pitching)
Moves: The Angels are bringing Alex Cultice onto their major-league coaching staff as the head of game planning for the team’s pitchers, reports The Athletic’s Sam Blum. Cultice previously served in that role with the Diamondbacks. (Dec. 7)
Steve Karsay will be the Angels’ bullpen coach, reports The Athletic’s Sam Blum and Will Sammon. (Nov. 28)
Johnny Washington is joining the Los Angeles Angels staff as hitting coach. (Nov. 18)
The Angels named Jerry Narron their major-league catching coach. The former MLB manager had previously been a minor-league catching instructor for the organization. (Nov. 17)
Bo Porter will join Ron Washington’s staff with the Angels as a first base coach, reports The Athletic’s Brittany Ghiroli. (Nov. 13)
The Los Angeles Angels are hiring Ron Washington as their next manager, confirms The Athletic’s Brittany Ghiroli and Sam Blum. (Nov. 8)
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Oakland A’s
Open positions: None officially announced
Latest news: The Oakland A’s exercised their 2025 team option on manager Mark Kotsay’s contract. Kotsay had reportedly interviewed for the New York Mets’ job before it went to Carlos Mendoza. (Nov. 7)
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Positions filled: First base coach, bullpen coach
Moves: The Oakland A’s finalized their major-league coaching staff under manager Mark Kotsay. Former AL Rookie of the Year Bobby Crosby joins the staff as first base coach and Dan Hubbs joins the staff as the bullpen coach. Bench coach Darren Bush will also serve as director of hitting, while Mike Aldrete will move into a hitting coach role alongside Chris Cron. Ramón Hernández moves from bullpen catcher to major-league coach and interpreter. The rest of the 2023 staff will return in their previous roles. (Nov. 13)
Seattle Mariners
Open positions: Hitting coach, coach, assistant scouting director
Latest news: The Marlins hired Frankie Piliere as their new scouting director, reports the Miami Herald’s Craig Mish. Piliere was the assistant scouting director for the Mariners previously. (Dec. 13)
Brant Brown will be joining the Seattle Mariners coaching staff next season in an unspecified role, reports MLB.com’s Daniel Kramer. Brown had been the Marlins’ hitting coach. (Nov. 15)
The Mariners will be adding two more coaches to their major-league staff, a hitting coach and another coach, reports the Seattle Times’ Ryan Divis. (Nov. 7)
Positions filled: Bullpen coach
Move: With Stephen Vogt’s departure to Cleveland, the Seattle Mariners named Tony Arnerich as their new bullpen coach, reports the Seattle Times’ Ryan Divish. (Nov. 7)
Texas Rangers
Open positions: None officially announced
Latest news: Associate manager Will Venable was expected to be a strong candidate for several of the open managerial positions, but he told MLB Network’s Jon Morosi that he plans to stay with Texas. (Oct. 11)
Positions filled: N/A
National League East
Atlanta Braves
Open positions: None publicly announced
Latest news: Drew French, previously the Braves bullpen coach, will be the Orioles’ new pitching coach, reports the Baltimore Sun’s Nathan Ruiz. (Nov. 29)
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The Angels have hired longtime Braves coach Ron Washington as their next manager.
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Positions filled: Third base coach, first base coach, bullpen coach
Moves: The Braves announced a handful of changes to their MLB coaching staff. Former Triple-A Gwinnett manager Matt Tuiasosopo will be the third base coach, Tom Goodwin will be the first base coach and Erick Abreu will be the bullpen coach. Additionally, bench coach Walt Weiss will oversee the infield. (Dec. 11)
Miami Marlins
Open positions: Hitting coach
Latest news: Brant Brown will be joining the Seattle Mariners coaching staff next season in an unspecified role, reports MLB.com’s Daniel Kramer. Brown had been the Marlins’ hitting coach. (Nov. 15)
Positions filled: Head of baseball operations, assistant general manager, assistant hitting coach, scouting director
Moves: The Marlins hired Frankie Piliere as their new scouting director, reports the Miami Herald’s Craig Mish. Piliere was the assistant scouting director for the Mariners previously. (Dec. 13)
The Marlins are hiring former Giants manager Gabe Kapler as an assistant general manager, according to several reports. The Miami Herald’s Craig Mish also reports that John Mabry will be promoted to lead hitting coach and Bill Mueller will join the Miami staff as assistant hitting coach. (Dec. 1)
Sources tell The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal and Andy McCullough that the Miami Marlins have hired Peter Bendix to be their new head of baseball operations. Bendix was previously the general manager of the Tampa Bay Rays. Bendix replaces Kim Ng, who elected not to sign an extension with the Marlins, citing a difference of opinion in where the organization should be headed. (Nov. 5)
New York Mets
Open positions: General manager
Latest news: The New York Mets are close to hiring former Toronto Blue Jays manager John Gibbons to be their new bench coach, reports The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal and Will Sammon. (Nov. 22)
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Joey Cora is leaving the New York Mets, where he was the third base coach, to join the Detroit Tigers’ coaching staff, reports The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal. (Nov. 8)
In a surprise move, general manager Billy Eppler resigned from the position on Oct. 5. After his resignation, it was revealed he was being investigated by MLB for potential violations involving injured list placements. (Oct. 7)
Positions filled: Manager, director of baseball operations, vice president/special assistant, VP of amateur scouting, senior executive overseeing player development, third base coach
Moves: The Mets’ 2024 MLB coaching staff has been finalized: John Gibbons, bench coach, Antoan Richardson, first base coach, José Rosado, bullpen coach, Mike Sarbaugh, third base coach, Danny Barnes, strategy coach, Jeremy Hefner, pitching coach Eric Chavez, hitting coach Jeremy Barnes, hitting coach, and Glenn Sherlock, catching coach. (Dec. 4)
The Mets have hired Kris Gross as vice president of amateur scouting and Andy Green as a senior executive to oversee player development, reports The Athletic’s Chandler Rome and Will Sammon. Gross comes to the Mets from the Astros, where oversaw their scouting department, while Green was previously the Cubs’ bench coach. (Nov. 18)
The Mets have added Eduardo Brizuela as a vice president/special assistant to David Stearns, reports The Athletic’s Will Sammon. Brizuela was a VP with the Brewers and has a lot of international, minor league ops and player acquisition experience. (Nov. 7)
The Mets are hiring Carlos Mendoza, formerly the Yankees’ bench coach, as their next manager, The Athletic’s Will Sammon confirms. (Nov. 6)
In a long-rumored move, the Mets hired former Brewers director of baseball operations David Stearns to fill that same role in New York. (Oct. 2)
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Philadelphia Phillies
Open positions: None officially announced
Positions filled: Bullpen coach, assistant hitting coaches
Moves: The Phillies extended the contract of manager Rob Thomson through 2025 and have hired Dustin Lind and Rafael Peña as assistant hitting coaches. (Dec. 4)
The Phillies announced several front office promotions: Preston Mattingly to assistant general manager, player development; Brian Barber to assistant general manager, amateur scouting, Derrick Chung to director of international scouting, Connor Betbeze to assistant director, amateur scouting, and Edwin Soto to assistant director, player development. Sal Agostinelli is now a senior advisor, international scouting. (Nov. 8)
The Phillies named Cesar Ramos their bullpen coach for the 2024 season. Ramos previously served as the team’s Triple-A pitching coach. (Nov. 3)
Washington Nationals
Open positions: None publicly announced
Positions filled: VP of amateur scouting, scouting director, assistant director/national crosschecker (amateur scouting), first base coach, third base coach, farm director, bench coach
Moves: The Washington Nationals announced their MLB coaching staff and in addition to the previously reported hirings of Miguel Cairo, Ricky Gutierrez and Gerardo Parra, Chris Johnson will be joining the staff as an assistant hitting coach. He had previously served in that role with the White Sox. (Nov. 10)
Former MLB infielder Miguel Cairo will be the Washington Nationals’ bench coach next season, reports MASN’s Mark Zuckerman. (Nov. 7)
The Washington Nationals promoted Eddie Longosz to oversee the farm system, officially giving him the title of vice president and assistant general manager of player development and administration. (Nov. 3)
Gerardo Parra and Ricky Gutierrez will be the Washington Nationals’ first- and third-base coaches, respectively, reports the Washington Post’s Andrew Golden. (Oct. 31)
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The Washington Nationals have announced three front office hires in their scouting department: Danny Haas, vice president, amateur scouting, Brad Ciolek, senior director, amateur scouting, and Reed Dunn, assistant director and national crosschecker, amateur scouting. (Oct. 25)
The Nationals have hired away Brad Ciolek from the Baltimore Orioles to be their new director of amateur scouting, reports The Athletic’s Keith Law. Ciolek previously served as the Orioles’ director of draft strategy. Ciolek joins a beefed up Nationals’ scouting department that recently welcomed a new vice president of amateur scouting, Danny Haas, who came over from the Diamondbacks organization. (Oct. 14)
National League Central
Chicago Cubs
Open positions: Game strategy coach, vice president of pitching
Latest news: Cubs executive Craig Breslow has accepted the Red Sox’s head of baseball operations position. (Oct. 25)
Bullpen coach Chris Young and game strategy coach Craig Driver were let go. (Oct. 11)
Positions filled: Manager, coach, bench coach, bullpen coach, catching coach
Moves: The Cubs have hired bullpen coach Darren Holmes and catching coach Mark Strittmatter to join Craig Counsel’s staff, reports The Athletic’s Sahadev Sharma. (Dec. 19)
The Cubs are expected to name Ryan Flaherty their new bench coach, reports The Athletic’s Brittany Ghiroli. Flaherty had been a finalist for the Padres’ managerial job. (Nov. 29)
Craig Counsell will be replacing David Ross as the manager of the Cubs, reports The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal. (Nov. 6)
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Cincinnati Reds
Open positions: None officially announced
Positions filled: N/A
Milwaukee Brewers
Open positions: None officially announced
Positions filled: Manager, associate manager
Moves: The Milwaukee Brewers officially named Pat Murphy as their next manager. Murphy had been the bench coach under Craig Counsell. The team also announced that former Brewers star Rickie Weeks will be the team’s associate manager. (Nov. 15)
Pittsburgh Pirates
Open positions: None officially announced
Positions filled: Director of amateur scouting, assistant general manager
Moves: The Pirates are hiring Sarah Gelles, former director of research and development of the Astros, as an assistant general manager, reports The Athletic’s Eno Sarris. (Nov. 30)
The Pirates have hired Justin Horowitz as their new director of amateur scouting, reports ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel. Horowitz was previously with the Red Sox. (Nov. 13)
St. Louis Cardinals
Open positions: None officially announced
Positions filled: Coach
Moves: The St. Louis Cardinals announced their 2024 coaching staff. Every coach from the 2023 staff except Joe McEwing have returned to the Cardinals, who also added to their staff. The full list is Oliver Marmol, manager; Daniel Descalso, bench coach; Dusty Blake, pitching coach; Turner Ward, hitting coach; Stubby Clapp, first base coach; Pop Warner, third base coach; Willie McGee, coach; Packy Elkins, game planning coach; Brandon Allen, assistant hitting coach; Dean Kiekhefer, assistant pitching coach; Julio Rangel, assistant pitching/bullpen coach; Jamie Pogue, assistant major league/bullpen coach; Kleininger Teran, bullpen catcher; DC Maclea, major league coordinator of technology and systems. (Dec. 11)
Former MLB infielder Daniel Descalso will join the Cardinals’ major-league coaching staff, reports The Athletic’s Katie Woo. Descalso joins a staff that was one of the smallest in baseball last year. (Nov. 20)
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National League West
Arizona Diamondbacks
Open positions: None officially announced
Latest news: Torey Lovullo won’t be leaving Arizona anytime soon. After guiding the Diamondbacks to the World Series, Lovullo’s contract was extended through 2026, according to several reports. (Nov. 6)
Positions filled: Director of player development
Move: Shaun Larkin is the new Diamondbacks’ director of player development, reports USA Today’s Bob Nightengale. (Nov. 30)
Colorado Rockies
Open positions: None officially announced
Positions filled: N/A
Los Angeles Dodgers
Open positions: None officially announced
Latest news: The Dodgers are left grappling with yet another disappointing postseason performance, but the team isn’t likely to make drastic changes to the coaching staff heading into next season, writes The Athletic’s Fabian Ardaya. (Oct. 17)
Positions filled: Special adviser, special assistant
Moves: The Dodgers have hired former MLB starter Chris Archer as a special assistant, reports The Athletic’s Fabian Ardaya. (Dec. 4)
The Dodgers hired recently retired slugger Nelson Cruz as a special adviser, reports The Athletic’s Fabian Ardaya. Cruz will work mostly with the team’s operations in Latin America. (Nov. 29)
San Diego Padres
Open positions: Bench coach, third base coach
Latest news: The Cubs are expected to name Ryan Flaherty their new bench coach, reports The Athletic’s Brittany Ghiroli. Flaherty had been a finalist for the Padres’ managerial job. (Nov. 29)
The Giants added three new members to Bob Melvin’s coaching staff — bench coach Ryan Christenson, third base coach Matt Williams and hitting coach Pat Burrell. Christenson and Williams were both on Melvin’s staff in San Diego. (Nov. 10)
The San Diego Padres have formally interviewed former Angels manager Phil Nevin for their open managerial job, reports The Athletic’s Dennis Lin and Brittany Ghiroli. (Nov. 9)
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Positions filled: Manager
Move: Former St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Shildt will be the next manager of the San Diego Padres, reports The Athletic’s Dennis Lin. (Nov. 21)
San Francisco Giants
Open positions: None publicly announced
Latest news: The Marlins are hiring former Giants manager Gabe Kapler as an assistant general manager, according to several reports. (Dec. 1)
Positions filled: Manager, bench coach, third base coach, hitting coach, bullpen coach, pitching coach
Moves: The Giants officially announced Bryan Price as their new pitching coach and Garvin Alston as their new bullpen coach. (Nov. 14)
Former Twins pitching coach Garvin Alston will be the Giants bullpen coach in 2024, reports the San Francisco Chronicle’s Susan Slusser. Alston had most recently been the Giants’ Triple-A pitching coach. (Nov. 13)
The Giants added three new members to Bob Melvin’s coaching staff — bench coach Ryan Christenson, third base coach Matt Williams and hitting coach Pat Burrell. (Nov. 10)
The Giants are set to announce Bob Melvin as their new manager, reports The Athletic’s Andrew Baggarly. Melvin had one year remaining on his contract with the San Diego Padres but was granted permission to interview with the Giants. He was introduced as manager at a press conference on Oct. 25. (Oct. 24)
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(Top photo of Mike Shildt: Charles LeClaire / USA Today)
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