ST. PETERSBURG -- Matt Quatraro has been promoted from his role as the Rays' third-base coach to bench coach on manager Kevin Cash's staff.
Quatraro, 44, becomes the 10th bench coach in club history, following Frank Howard (1998-99), Bill Russell (2000), Hal McRae ('01), Billy Hatcher ('01-02), John McLaren ('03-05), Bill Evers ('06-07), Dave Martinez ('08-14), Tom Foley ('15-17) and Charlie Montoyo ('18).
Montoyo was recently named manager for the Toronto Blue Jays.
The 2019 season will be Quatraro's 24th in professional baseball and 16th in a coaching capacity. Last season, Quatraro returned to the Rays' organization after spending the previous four seasons (2014-17) as assistant hitting coach for the Indians.