The Red Sox have found their pitching coach for the 2018 season.
Dana LeVangie, the club’s bullpen coach the past five seasons, was promoted to pitching coach on Wednesday.
LeVangie was one of the only coaches on John Farrell’s staff who was expected to return under new manager Alex Cora.
“He told me when he took the job, he wanted Dana to remain,” president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski said last week. “He's kept the relationship and known Dana for years, so that was an easy one as Dana was already under contract.”
It wasn’t easy for the Red Sox to assemble their coaching staff given that Cora was chosen as the next manager while the postseason was still underway and his focus was needed as the Houston Astros’ bench coach.