The Oakland A’s have hired Al Pedrique as their new 1st base coach, the team announced Monday. To make room at the position, the incumbent 1st base coach Mike Aldrete will shift to the role of assistant hitting coach. The previous assistant hitting coach, Marcus Jensen, will fill the final vacancy on the staff by becoming the bullpen coach.
Oakland’s 2018 coaching staff now looks like this:
Manager: Bob Melvin
Bench: Ryan Christenson
1st base: Al Pedrique
3rd base: Matt Williams
Pitching: Scott Emerson
Bullpen: Marcus Jensen
Hitting: Darren Bush
Asst Hitting: Mike Aldrete
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