The A’s latest coaching hire will reunite manager Bob Melvin with a former teammate.
The club announced Friday that Matt Williams will serve as the third base coach for the 2018 season.
Melvin and Williams have a history together. The two were teammates on the San Francisco Giants from 1987-88 and were also together on the Arizona Diamondbacks from 2001-02, Williams as a player for Arizona and Melvin as a coach.
Williams earned National League Manager of the Year in 2014 after leading the Washington Nationals to an NL East title with a record of 96-66 in his first year as manager of the club.