BOSTON -- In 27 years with the Red Sox, Dana LeVangie has been a minor-league catcher, a bullpen catcher, a pro scout, a major-league advance scout, a catching instructor and a bullpen coach.
One thing he hasn't done: Pitch.
But the pitching coach position was still vacant on new manager Alex Cora's staff, so the Red Sox promoted LeVangie into a job that few non-pitchers have held.
"This is something I didn't envision myself doing," LeVangie said Wednesday on a conference call. "But I think my experience throughout the game, experience dealing with the players has grown throughout my time.