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Cubs manager Craig Counsell continues to fill out his coaching staff ahead of the winter meetings, with the hiring of a new first base coach. The Cubs are set to name former Yankees minor-league coach Jose Javier to the position, sources confirmed Friday.
The Yankees’ Triple-A defensive coach for the last two seasons, Javier has coached mostly defense and baserunning at various levels of the Yankees farm system since finishing his minor-league playing career in 2015.
During the 2022 Arizona Fall League season, Javier was also on the coaching staff for the Mesa Solar Sox, a team that included Cubs position player prospects Owen Caissie, Brennen Davis, Matt Mervis and BJ Murray.