On December 21st, the Yankees announced their coaching staff for the 2022 season. The biggest addition was Dillon Lawson as the new hitting coach, but one of his assistants caught eyes as well: Eric Chavez. The former A’s slugger and Yankees backup had joined an MLB coaching staff for the first time after several years in the Angels’ organization. Manager Aaron Boone was quite pleased with the hire, and plenty of folks around the game echoed his sentiments.
Alas, Chavez’s coaching tenure in pinstripes lasted even shorter than Carlos Beltrán’s managerial stint in Queens.