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Ruben Amaro, Jr. is now a member of the New York Mets

Related Topics: New York Mets, Boston Red Sox

Following the dispersement of the Red Sox coaching staff, former Phillies GM Ruben Amaro, Jr. will be taking yet another job it would have been hard to picture him getting just three or four years ago.

Ruben Amaro Jr. will be #Mets’ first base/baserunning/outfield coach, sources tell The Athletic. Had similar role with #RedSox last season.

— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) November 2, 2017

Younger viewers in the audience probably don’t recall this, but there was a time when Phillies press conferences weren’t about highly analytic GMs and shirt-ripping beefcake managers being asked questions about their genitals.