Red Sox hire Andrew Bailey, former All-Star, as pitching coach

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BOSTON -- Andrew Bailey and Craig Breslow used to sit in the the bullpen joking about a future in which Breslow was running a major league team and Bailey would be a member of the coaching staff.

Now, that's exactly what has happened.

Bailey was hired Tuesday as pitching coach of the Boston Red Sox, joining Alex Cora's staff a month after Breslow became the team's chief baseball officer. Bailey, who spent the previous four seasons as the Giants pitching coach, played with Breslow in Oakland for three seasons before they both joined the Red Sox from 2012-13.

"It's a pretty unique relationship," Bailey said Tuesday night. "To be able to joke around like that…