The Angels are hiring Bo Porter as their first base coach, tweets Britt Ghiroli of the Athletic. Jon Heyman of the New York Post reported this afternoon that the veteran coach was a candidate to join Ron Washington’s staff.
Porter, 51, played parts of three seasons in the majors around the turn of the century. He has spent the better part of the last two decades in coaching or administrative roles. Porter logged time on MLB staffs in Florida, Arizona and Washington before he was tabbed as manager of the Astros in September 2012. He was at the helm in Houston for just under two seasons.
At the time, the Astros were near the nadir of the rebuild that eventually produced the core of their success of the past eight years. Houston went 110-190 (36.7% win percentage) before Porter was fired. He’d go on to join the Braves as third base coach the following season. Porter held that role until Atlanta hired Washington, a move that bumped Porter into the front office. He subsequently spent time in broadcasting and has consulted with MLB in coaching development.
Porter now jumps back onto an MLB staff, where he’ll join the likes of Ryan Goins and Eric Young. Ghiroli reports that Porter had interviewed for the managerial job before the Halos tabbed Washington.
troutfishing
Putting some experience on this new staff for sure!
Rsox
Daily Affirmations with Stuart Smalley coming soon to the Angels clubhouse…
SashaBanksFan
Doggone it people like me
aragon
Welcome! Make players steal bases more.
DGHalos714
Interested who Wash gets as his bench and pitching coach. Good stuff so far
QuackingHalos
I’m hoping it’s Benji Gil or Clint Hurdle as the bench coach.
nukeg
Rendon is the bench coach. Rimshot.
trout27
Rendon will be a hemorrhoid on the bench.
trout27
Torii said he doesn’t want to coach but he would be open to a front office job as an advisor. The pitching coach is the biggest hire. I hope it will be Troy Percival.
nukeg
Yeah I like these coaching moves. Perry needs to get creative with key trades. We know Shohei is gone, so if you’re going to make anything out of these Trout years, you’re going to need a creative GM. There are a ton of holes to fill and FA signings are not going to solve them.
Kevin H
Erstad? For the experience and to take over when Wash retires.
cookmeister 2
Allegedly Porter has known Rendon since he was 13, and they are somewhat friends. Hopefully he can screw his head back on
aragon
Hopefully!!!
Groucho
Absolutely loved Wash when he managed the Rangers. His enthusiasm is infectious, and he’s well known for developing players. I’m stoked I’ll get to watch him a lot more now against the Rangers,
and it’s trippy that it’s Bruce Bochy managing the Rangers against Washington now. Long may they both reign!
I.M. Insane
Bope Orta rocks! Hope he gets another managerial shot soon!
This one belongs to the Reds
Bo knows.
Lefty_Orioles_Fan
Angels are putting together a decent coaching staff, now if they could put a bullpen together
drewnats33
Porter was highly respected in Washington serving in various roles, from the coaching staff to the booth. Best of luck to Bo.
HalosHeavenJJ
Seems like a great hire.
AngelsFan1972
I once ate lunch at a restaurant that served Chili Davis and Bo Porter 3 weeks prior.
Sorry, poking fun at previous posts.
halogirl
That one made me laugh. Love the sense of humor.
Teamspirit
Too bad they didn’t hire Torii Hunter, then, instead.
Derek44250
Braves fan here who hated to see Wash and EY go, but this staff is shaping up nicely.