The Baltimore Orioles took a gigantic blow to their coaching staff when Dave Wallace retired from coaching and returned to the Atlanta Braves organization. Since then, the Orioles had been trying to find his replacement, and eventually chose Roger McDowell as Wallace’s replacement.
McDowell hopes that there will be a smooth transition into the coaching role, and he has a feeling there will be. McDowell and Wallace are close friends, and McDowell also has a good relationship with Dom Chiti, who left the organization to join Wallace with the Braves.
Here’s what McDowell had to say regarding his relationship with Wallace via MASNSports:
“I mentored under Dave Wallace and I also have a very good friendship with Dom Chiti.