Darnell Coles was hired by the Washington Nationals as their hitting coach on Monday, returning him to an organization he worked for in the minor leagues and reuniting him with manager Dave Martinez, a former teammate.
Coles was most recently the hitting coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks, who fired him in June during his third season there.
He replaces Kevin Long, who left the Nationals to become the hitting coach for the Philadelphia Phillies.
In 2021, two years after their World Series championship under Martinez, the Nationals finished last in the NL East with a 65-97 record.