Josh Bonifay and his daughter Cora during his 2017 season with the Rangers.
The Phillies will hire a new farm director as they tabbed Josh Bonifay to run their minor-league operation, according to a source.
The news was first reported by The Athletic. It will likely be announced Thursday during the break in the World Series. Bonifay, 40, spent seven of the last eight seasons as a coach and instructor in the Houston Astros' minor-league system as he worked for one of baseball's most progressive franchises.
Bonifay left the Astros in 2017 to join the Texas Rangers' major-league staff as a field coordinator before returning to Houston for the 2018 season.