The Toronto Blue Jays have promoted Bobby Meachem to the manager of the triple-A Buffalo Bisons, Ben Nicholson-Smith reports.
Meachem will replace Gary Allenson, who led the Bisons from 2014 to 2016. Now 56, Meachem has coached at a variety of levels through the major and minor leagues since his final professional season in 1990. He has served as an MLB base coach for the Marlins, Yankees, Astros, and Padres over the last decade.
This change gives the Bisons their 20th manager in the modern era and Meachem is the first African-American manager in the club’s 133-year history.