WASHINGTON – Brad Holman, 52, was the bullpen coach for the Rangers in 2017 when one of the top starting pitchers for Texas was Yu Darvish.
The next year, 2018, Darvish was with the Chicago Cubs under pitching coach Jim Hickey.
Now Holman and Hickey, 59, will be connected even closer with the Nationals.
Hickey was recently named the Davey Martinez’s pitching coach in D.C., taking over for Paul Menhart.
Holman is the pitching coordinator in player development for Washington after working as the Triple-A pitching coach in 2018 and 2019.