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Astros Announce Coaching Staff

By Steve Adams | November 21, 2018 at 5:40pm CDT

The Astros announced their new-look coaching staff for the 2019 season Wednesday — including a series of hires necessitated by the loss of three coaches being hired away by other organizations. Last season’s first base coach, Alex Cintron, will shift to the role of hitting coach — a role he’ll share with Troy Snitker (the son of Braves manager Brian Snitker). Houston also announced the hiring of Don Kelly as the new first base coach and Josh Miller as the team’s bullpen coach.

Cintron, 40 next month, is entering his third season as a coach at the Major League level — each of which has come with the Astros. A veteran of nine Major League seasons as a player, he’s previously worked as the team’s first base coach and as a Spanish translator/advance scout/assistant coach on A.J. Hinch’s 2016 staff. He’ll pair with Snitker to comprise a duo of hitting coaches. Snitker, somewhat remarkably, is just 29 years of age and is moving up from Double-A Corpus Christi, where he served as the Hooks’ hitting coach.

Kelly, too, should be a familiar name for baseball fans, having spent nine seasons in the Majors himself. From 2007-16, the now 38-year-old Kelly played every position on the diamond (including pitcher) while serving as a super-utility player — primarily for the Tigers. His playing career ended quite recently, but he’s already spent two seasons on the Tigers’ pro scouting staff prior to taking this role — his first as a coach.

The 39-year-old Miller was Houston’s minor league pitching coordinator in 2018 — his third season in that role. He’s also worked as a scout for the club and as a minor league pitching coach.

Houston’s coaching staff took a hit this offseason, as three of their coaches took a promotion to join a new organization. Former assistant hitting coach Jeff Albert was hired by the Cardinals as their hitting coach, while bullpen coach Doug White was hired as the new pitching coach for the division-rival Angels. Hitting coach Dave Hudgens, meanwhile, was hired by the Blue Jays as the bench coach under newly minted manager Charlie Montoyo.

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  1. tigerfan4ever

    2 years ago

    Don Kelly baby! I wonder if Justin Verlander gives him a welcome to the Astros hotfoot.

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    • Jacob Sizemore

      2 years ago

      DK All Day!!!

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  2. i hate my father

    2 years ago

    Don Kelly will be managing the Tigers once they are ready to compete again

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    • itslonelyatthetrop

      2 years ago

      He’ll be managing somewhere.

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  3. Oglivie

    2 years ago

    Donnie Kelly!!!! Astros has now locked up the 2019 WS!!!

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  4. bravesfan88

    2 years ago

    Congrats to Troy Snitker!!

    At first, it seemed like the Astros were going to be taking a hit, by having their coaches hired away. However, it really could be a blessing in disguise for the Astros.

    By bringing in some young and fresh talent, it could be just what Houston needs to reinvigorate this team, its players and get them back to the World Series.

    For Snitker, even if it is as their assistant hitting coach, getting such a high profile job, at such a young age is a massive accomplishment, and a real sign of the confidence the Astros have in him.

    It sounds like Troy is well on his way towards living out his own dreams, and if he continues on this excellent trajectory, it won’t be long until he gets a promotion to be someone’s hitting coach, and eventually a team’s manager.

    The Astros got one of the up and coming coaches and minds in little Snit, and their players are certainly going to benefit from his wisdom, knowledge, and new age techniques!!

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  5. zacharydmanprin

    2 years ago

    Dave Hudgens MLB career; 1 hit. One. O-N-E. While it’s not a requirement to be a former player to be a decent coach it’s just so strikingly odd that a player would have just a single hit for their career.

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    • dimitrios in la

      2 years ago

      Interesting fact—thanks for sharing. Wonder how he feels about that hit: special, or a reminder of what could’ve been.

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