Keep track of the latest MLB coaching staff and front office personnel moves here — from news on managerial hirings to executive-level changes to other comings and goings, including scoops from The Athletic’s team of MLB reporters. Bookmark this tracker to stay up to date on the MLB coaching staff and front office changes throughout the offseason.
Latest News
• Coming off a postseason berth, the Miami Marlins will be looking for a new general manager. The team announced that Kim Ng had declined her half of a mutual option for 2024 and is leaving the organization. Ng became the first woman general manager to lead an MLB team to the postseason earlier this month. (Oct. 16)
• The San Francisco Giants have interviewed major-league assistant coach Alyssa Nakken for their open managerial position, reports The Athletic’s Andrew Baggarly. Nakken is believed to be the first woman to interview for an MLB manager role. The Giants intend to fill their open managerial position as quickly as possible, aiming for no later than five days after the World Series concludes. Internal candidates interviewed include Nakken, bench coach Kai Correa and third base coach Mark Hallberg. Potential external candidates include Stephen Vogt, Mark DeRosa, and perhaps even San Diego Padres manager Bob Melvin. (Oct. 15)
• The Washington Nationals have hired away Brad Ciolek from the Baltimore Orioles to be their new director of amateur scouting, reports The Athletic’s Keith Law. Ciolek previously served as the Orioles’ director of draft strategy. He joins a beefed up Nationals’ scouting department that recently welcomed a new vice president of amateur scouting, Danny Haas, who came over from the Arizona Diamondbacks organization. (Oct. 14)
• The Chicago White Sox announced that four members of their 2023 major-league coaching staff will not be returning to that staff in 2024. First base coach Darryl Boston and hitting coach José Castro will not be part of the organization next season, while bullpen coach Curt Hasler and assistant hitting coach Chris Johnson were offered positions in their player development system. (Oct. 13)
• The Chicago Cubs will have at least two openings on manager David Ross’ coaching staff, as bullpen coach Chris Young and game strategy coach Craig Driver were let go. (Oct. 11)
• The Boston Red Sox will not be retaining pitching coach Dave Bush and third base/infielder coach Carlos Febles. They are also not bringing back Triple-A pitching coach Paul Abbott and Triple-A assistant hitting coach Mike Montville. (Oct. 11)
After a rough second half of the season, Gabe Kapler was fired as Giants manager with a year remaining on his contract. (Andy Kuno / San Francisco Giants / Getty Images)
Current managerial openings
• Cleveland Guardians — Longtime manager Terry Francona retired at the end of the season. He took over as Cleveland’s manager in October 2012.
• Los Angeles Angels — Phil Nevin took over as the Angels’ manager on an interim basis midway through the 2022 season when the team fired Joe Maddon, and he was brought back without the interim title for 2023. But after a season in which the Angels missed the postseason, Nevin was let go.
• New York Mets — Buck Showalter won the National League’s Manager of the Year award in 2022, when the Mets won 101 games in his first season as the team’s manager. The Mets lost in the NLDS, however, and then won only 75 games this season in one of the most expensive flops in MLB history. He was fired with a year left on his contract.
• San Francisco Giants — The Giants were in postseason position coming out of the All-Star break, but a lackluster finish left them out of the playoffs and left Gabe Kapler out of a job just two years after he won the NL’s Manager of the Year award.
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Team-by-team personnel changes
American League East
Baltimore Orioles
Open positions: Director of draft strategy
Latest news: The Washington Nationals have hired away Brad Ciolek from the Baltimore Orioles to be their new director of amateur scouting, reports The Athletic’s Keith Law. Ciolek previously served as the Orioles’ director of draft strategy. (Oct. 14)
Positions filled: N/A
Boston Red Sox
Open positions: Chief baseball officer/general manager, pitching coach, third base/infield coach
Latest news: The Boston Red Sox fired chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom and reassigned general manager Brian O’Halloran. (Sept. 14)
They will also not be retaining pitching coach Dave Bush and third base/infielder coach Carlos Febles. (Oct. 11)
Positions filled: None
New York Yankees
Open positions: None
Latest news: The Yankees have hired an outside company to do an internal audit of the entire organization. (Oct. 3)
Positions filled: N/A
Tampa Bay Rays
Open positions: None
Positions filled:N/A
Toronto Blue Jays
Open positions: None
Positions filled: N/A
American League Central
Chicago White Sox
Open positions: First base coach, hitting coach, assistant hitting coach, bullpen coach
Latest news: The Chicago White Sox announced that four members of their 2023 major-league coaching staff will not be returning to that staff in 2024. First base coach Darryl Boston and hitting coach José Castro will not be part of the organization next season, while bullpen coach Curt Hasler and assistant hitting coach Chris Johnson were offered positions in their player development system. (Oct. 13)
Positions filled: Assistant general manager, director of player personnel, senior advisor to pitching
Moves: New general manager Chris Getz filled several big spots in his front office, adding Josh Barfield as assistant GM, Gene Watson as director of player personnel and Brian Bannister as senior advisor to pitching. All three have experience in high-level roles with other organizations. (Sept. 22)
Cleveland Guardians
Open positions: Manager
Latest news: Manager Terry Francona retired after 11 years as Cleveland’s manager. (Oct. 3)
Positions filled: None
Detroit Tigers
Open positions: None
Positions filled: General manager
Moves: The Tigers hired Jeff Greenberg away from the Chicago Blackhawks to be their GM. (Sept. 21)
Kansas City Royals
Open positions: None
Positions filled: N/A
Minnesota Twins
Open positions: None
Positions filled: N/A
American League West
Houston Astros
Open positions: Assistant general manager, farm director
Latest news: The Astros parted ways with assistant general manager Bill Firkus and farm director Sara Goodrum. (Oct. 9)
Positions filled: None
Los Angeles Angels
Open positions: Manager
Latest news: After another losing season, the Angels did not pick up the option on manager Phil Nevin’s contract. (Oct. 2)
Positions filled: None
Oakland A’s
Open positions: None
Positions filled: N/A
Seattle Mariners
Open positions: None
Latest news: Bullpen/quality control coach Stephen Vogt is a candidate for the Giants’ open managerial position. (Oct. 13)
Positions filled: N/A
Texas Rangers
Open positions: None
Latest news: Associate manager Will Venable was expected to be a strong candidate for several of the open managerial positions, but he told MLB Network’s Jon Morosi that he plans to stay with Texas. (Oct. 11)
Positions filled: N/A
National League East
Atlanta Braves
Open positions: None
Positions filled: N/A
Miami Marlins
Open positions: General manager
Latest news: The team announced that Kim Ng had declined her half of a mutual option for 2024 and is leaving the organization. Ng became the first woman general manager to lead an MLB team to the postseason earlier this month. (Oct. 16)
Positions filled: N/A
New York Mets
Open positions: Manager, general manager
Latest news: In a surprise move, general manager Billy Eppler resigned from the position on Oct. 5. After his resignation, it was revealed he was being investigated by MLB for potential violations involving injured list placements. (Oct. 7)
The Mets fired manager Buck Showalter on the final day of the regular season with one year remaining on his contract. (Oct. 2)
Positions filled: Director of baseball operations
Move: In a long-rumored move, the Mets hired former Brewers director of baseball operations David Stearns to fill that same role in New York. (Oct. 2)
Philadelphia Phillies
Open positions: None
Positions filled: N/A
Washington Nationals
Open positions: Bench coach, third base coach, first base coach, assistant hitting coach, farm director
Latest news: The Athletic’s Britt Ghiroli reports that the Nationals are making significant changes to their major-league coaching staff, letting go bench coach Tim Bogar, third base coach Gary Disarcina, first base coach Eric Young Jr. and assistant hitting coach Pat Roessler. (Oct. 9)
The Nationals also parted ways with several members of their player development department, including farm director De Jon Watson. (Oct. 2)
Positions filled: VP of amateur scouting, scouting director
Moves: The Nationals have hired away Brad Ciolek from the Baltimore Orioles to be their new director of amateur scouting, reports The Athletic’s Keith Law. Ciolek previously served as the Orioles’ director of draft strategy. Ciolek joins a beefed up Nationals’ scouting department that recently welcomed a new vice president of amateur scouting, Danny Haas, who came over from the Diamondbacks organization. (Oct. 14)
National League Central
Chicago Cubs
Open positions: Bullpen coach, game strategy coach
Latest news: Bullpen coach Chris Young and game strategy coach Craig Driver were let go. (Oct. 11)
Positions filled: None
Cincinnati Reds
Open positions: None
Positions filled: N/A
Milwaukee Brewers
Open positions: None
Latest news: Manager Craig Counsell’s contract expires at the end of October and he has yet to decide whether to return to Milwaukee, pursue another manager opening or take time away from the game to spend with his family. (Oct. 5)
Positions filled: N/A
Pittsburgh Pirates
Open positions: None
Positions filled: N/A
St. Louis Cardinals
Open positions: None
Positions filled: N/A
National League West
Arizona Diamondbacks
Open positions: None
Positions filled: N/A
Colorado Rockies
Open positions: None
Positions filled: N/A
Los Angeles Dodgers
Open positions: None
Positions filled: N/A
San Diego Padres
Open positions: None
Latest news: Although the Padres released a statement saying manager Bob Melvin will return in 2024, the situation isn’t as settled as it seems, reports The Athletic’s Andrew Baggarly. San Diego may not want to fire Melvin with $4 million owed to him for next season but could be amenable to having another team take on Melvin’s contract. (Oct. 13)
Positions filled: N/A
San Francisco Giants
Open positions: Manager
Latest news: The Giants have interviewed major-league assistant coach Alyssa Nakken for their open managerial position, reports The Athletic’s Andrew Baggarly. Nakken is believed to be the first woman to interview for an MLB manager role. She joins bench coach Kai Correa and third base coach Mark Hallberg as internal candidates who have received interviews. (Oct. 15)
The Giants intend to fill their open managerial position as quickly as possible, aiming for no later than five days after the World Series concludes, reports Baggarly. Potential external candidates include Stephen Vogt, Mark DeRosa, and perhaps even San Diego manager Bob Melvin. (Oct. 13)
Positions filled: None
(Top photo of former Marlins GM Kim Ng: Rob Tringali / MLB Photos via Getty Images)