The Yankees have a new first base coach, reports Greg Joyce of The New York Post. Dan Fiorito, the club’s minor league outfield/infield coordinator, will be promoted to the big league staff. The club hasn’t yet announced the hiring.
It was reported last month that the Yankees would be moving on from a few coaches, including first base and infield coach Travis Chapman. Per Joyce, Fiorito has been hired to replace Chapman at first and is expected to take over the infield coaching duties as well.
Fiorito, 35, played in the Yankees’ minor league system from 2013 to 2016. After his playing days were done, he make the move into coaching. He managed the Gulf Coast League Yankees in 2019, then moved up to manage High-A Hudson Valley in 2021 and Double-A Somerset in 2022.
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