ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Marcus Thames is the Los Angeles Angels' new hitting coach, and Phil Plantier will be his assistant next season.
Bill Hezel, the director of pitching at the Driveline Baseball development program, will be the assistant pitching coach to Matt Wise, who is returning to the Angels for the 2023 season on manager Phil Nevin's staff.
The Angels also announced Monday that third base coach Mike Gallego, assistant pitching coach Dom Chiti and assistant hitting coach Paul Sorrento will be reassigned within the organization.
Thames, who played a decade in the majors as an outfielder, was the Miami Marlins' hitting coach last year after spending the previous four seasons in the same job with the New York Yankees.