In what seems to be a great hire, the Baltimore Orioles have reportedly hired Don Long to replace Scott Coolbaugh, per MASN.com’s Roch Kubatko. Long spent the past half-decade as the hitting coach of the Cincinnati Reds. He brings with him great baseball experience, from the minors to the majors, and that’s a good thing for new manager Brandon Hyde and what is expected to be a young Orioles’ lineup in 2019.
Long’s resume is a good one. From being the minor league hitting coordinator of the Atlanta Braves to the Pittsburgh Pirates hitting coach. He was also the hitting instructor for the Philadelphia Phillies and has 11 years of minor league managerial experience in the Los Angeles Angels organization.