The Giants reportedly filled out their on-field coaching staff by promoting one of their former prospects.
Antoan Richardson, who served as a minor league field coordinator last season, will be the club's first-base coach in 2020, The San Francisco Chronicle's Henry Schulman reported Monday. The Giants had previously announced eight new hires and the return of Ron Wotus as third-base coach. New manager Gabe Kapler said at the Winter Meetings that his first-base coach would also coach the team's outfielders and lead instruction on baserunning.
Richardson, 36, was taken by the Giants in the 35th round of the 2005 draft and spent four seasons in their minor league system as an outfielder, reaching Double-A.