Jon Heyman is reporting that the Colorado Rockies and the Arizona Diamondbacks have both scheduled interviews for their open managerial positions with Kansas City Royals bench coach Don Wakamatsu.
Wakamatsu has been the Royals bench coach since 2014, but his experience in the game dates back much further. Wakamatsu played professionally, reaching the major leagues briefly with the Chicago White Sox in 1991.
After his retirement from playing, Wakamatsu started his coaching career as a minor league manager in the Diamondbacks system. In 2003, the Texas Rangers hired him as their bench coach, and Wakamatsu hasn’t returned to the minor leagues since.