On Wednesday afternoon, the bulk of new manager Ron Gardenhire’s staff was officially announced. Some familiar faces from Brad Ausmus’s crew will be returning, as well as some former Tigers, but the rest is basically a Minnesota Twins mid-2000s reunion tour.
Here’s a look at how the new coaching staff lines up:
- Manager - Ron Gardenhire
- Bench Coach - Steve Liddle +
- Pitching Coach - Chris Bosio
- Hitting Coach - Lloyd McClendon **
- Assistant Hitting Coach - Leon “Bull” Durham **
- Third Base Coach - Dave Clark **
- Bullpen Coach - Rick Anderson +
- Quality Control Coach - Joe Vavra +
** indicates coach has stayed on from previous seasons
+ indicates coach worked previously with Ron Gardenhire
Currently the coaching staff is about fifty percent existing staff and fifty percent Gardenhire’s old staff.