The Giants officially announced Tony Vitello’s first major league coaching staff on Friday afternoon. Although much of the staff had been previously reported, the team revealed the promotions of Shane Robinson and Hector Borg as their respective base coaches.
Robinson, 41, takes over as the first base coach. He was a depth outfielder who played parts of nine MLB seasons. He retired from playing after the 2021 season and jumped into a coaching role in the San Diego farm system. Robinson also worked for the Mets before taking a minor league outfield/baserunning coach job with the Giants last year. This is his first stint on a major league staff.
The 40-year-old Borg — the team’s new third base coach — is also an internal promotion. He’s an organizational lifer who played four seasons in the minors before moving into coaching in 2008. Borg has had various roles with the team’s affiliates over the past decade and a half. He also managed his native Dominican Republic at the Tokyo Olympics five years ago. This is his first job on a big league staff. Enrique Rojas of ESPN first reported that Borg would join the MLB staff in an unspecified capacity last month.
The remainder of Vitello’s staff is as follows: bench coach Jayce Tingler, hitting coach Hunter Mense, pitching coach Justin Meccage, director of pitching Frank Anderson, assistant hitting coach Oscar Bernard, assistant pitching coach Christian Wonders, bullpen coach Jesse Chavez, infield coach Ron Washington, field coordinator/catching coach Alex Burg, quality control coach Taira Uematsu, and bullpen catcher Eliezer Zambrano. Bernard, Uematsu, Zambrano and Burg are holdovers from Bob Melvin’s staff — though Burg was promoted to the field coordinator role in addition to his previous catching duties.
Going all the way baby!
You’ll know it’s gonna be a good year if the only injury is a rotator cuff problem with the 3rd base coach.
He might not be able to waive those runners around.
Why are they just now on February 6 finishing up their coaching staff? They must really do deep dives to find these guys.
They’ve all been in place for awhile, but hadn’t defined their specific roles until now.
Just to add on a little more to this, apparently there was one other person Vitello was hoping to hire, but it took this long to decide it wasn’t going to work.
Jesse Chavez will still find a way to make an appearance for the Braves this year
He’ll end up a Braves coaching lifer. He’ll be down in the bullpen with Eddie Perez and the ghost of Bobby Dews.
By taking this job with another team, he’s by definition not a Braves lifer
Wash will be ready to take over mid season. Should still be the Halos Manager.
All the $$$$$ being paid to vitello and melvin this season there is no way they change out that fast.
Yes, but It’s not about dollars.
It’s about change. Going back to old school so quickly will take a disaster of epic proportions.
A berg and a borg huh
I hope they assimilate into the system.
Ron Washington Is mentioned as the infield coach, but who’s responsible for coaching the outfield?
They coach themselves — Ramos should know how to do it, but he really should only be teaching it.
The G-Men must’ve forgotten the OF when announcing the plethora of coaches. Hopefully they see this post, because four more coaches will be added to the organization to handle the duties.
whoever they have in OF coach they will need to spend a surplus of hours with Ramos…
Definitely, he’s also the base running coach too, so Ramos should be chained to him.
It’s Shane Robinson.
Probably the 3rd base coach
just making sure we are talking about these famous names
bullpen coach Jesse Chavez, infield coach Ron Washington
I assume its theee Jesse Chavez not just another
Is this the famous Ron Washington of A’s/Rangers fame
with the funny moneyball quote of playing first base is hard
That’s definitely the same Wash and probably the Jesse Chavez you’re thinking about.
Resistance is futile.
I really hope the Giants finish better than 81-81.
I am returning to this time and space from the future and will only divulge that you are in for a pleasant surprise.
Cool, cool. Hey, in the future is healthcare still a joke ? Oh, and is the robot umpires thing working out ?
Did anyone reveal Ohtani was one ?
Not if you are wealthy, hardly and no. Sell your crypto and stay away from the 101 on Sunday.
I’ve visited the future. At the end of this century, although they aren’t robots, the players themselves ARE cyborgs. Oh and BTW, the fans have been assimilated. Apparently, resistance was futile.
It’s like nobody even paid attention to the first Terminator flick….?
A I check.
Skynet check.
Not counting the bullpen catcher, that is a Manager and 12 coaches and assistant coaches
13 of them to direct 26 players.
How did Bochy do it with 7 coaches and assistant coaches?
Durocher had only 4, 1B, 3B, Hitting and Pitching Coaches. I guess Willie Mays, Alvin Dark and the rest of the 54 WS champs needed a lot less coaching than today’s players.
the times they are a-changin’.
There must be a benefit to having a bullpen coach that can still come out of the bullpen and get an out or two…