Add bench coach to the record of holes the A’s might want to fill this offseason following the second 100-loss season in Oakland historical past.
Brad Ausmus received’t return as supervisor Mark Kotsay’s proper hand man subsequent season, the New York Put up’s Jon Heyman reported Monday night time. In declining to come back again for a second season on the A’s bench, the 53-year-old Ausmus is alleged to be pursuing an MLB entrance workplace place someplace.
Brad Ausmus turned down a suggestion to return as A’s bench coach. The previous Tigers and Angels supervisor, a Dartmouth man, will look to get again into baseball ops now.
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) November 8, 2022
Ausmus, who was the one A’s coach on Kotsay’s workers who managed within the huge leagues, has beforehand labored in baseball operations for the Angels and Padres. The previous Tigers and Angels skipper sat alongside the rookie supervisor Kotsay whereas the A’s went an American League-worst 60-102 final season.
Former A’s and Giants participant Mike Aldrete, who was Oakland’s high quality management coach final yr, is the one remaining coach on workers who has been a bench coach (2015 for Bob Melvin’s Oakland workers).