For the fourth time in his career, Drew French will succeed Chris Holt as a team’s pitching coach.
The Orioles will hire French, the Atlanta Braves’ bullpen coach for the past three seasons, as their pitching coach, a source with direct knowledge of the team’s plans confirmed to The Baltimore Sun. Holt had been Baltimore’s pitching coach the previous three years in addition to serving as the organization’s director of pitching, but he will focus on the duties of the latter role going forward.
As the pair of coaches climbed the Houston Astros’ minor league system, French, 39, replaced Holt, 54, as an affiliate’s pitching coach three straight seasons from 2016 to 2018.