ST. PETERSBURG -- Change was in the air Tuesday when the Rays announced that pitching coach Jim Hickey is leaving the organization and bench coach Tom Foley will move to a new position with the club. In addition, Major League coach Jamie Nelson will not return to the staff, but a new role for him within the organization is being explored.
Third-base coach Charlie Montoyo will assume the role of bench coach in 2018, while Triple-A Durham pitching coach Kyle Snyder will be promoted to Major League pitching coach.
First-base coach Rocco Baldelli, hitting coach Chad Mottola and bullpen coach Stan Boroski will all return.