SF Giants pitcher Barry Zito, right, talks to the pitching coach Dave Righetti, center, against the Arizona Diamondbacks during 3rd inning action at Chase Field in Phoenix Sept. 19, 2007. Spt Dbacks0920 146352
The SF Giants laid off roughly 50 full-time employees as part of an organizational downsizing under cover of lost revenues from the COVID-19 pandemic. Longtime coaches Dave Righetti and Shawon Dunston were caught in the cuts.
According to a report by Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic Bay Area, former MLB players and longtime SF Giants coaches Dave Righetti, and Shawon Dunston were part of the organization’s substantial layoffs three weeks ago.