The Rangers plan to rent Giants co-hitting coach Justin Viele as their new hitting coach, stories Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning Information. Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic first reported that Viele “appeared headed” to the Rangers though he had a yr remaining on his contract and had been invited again for the 2025 season.
Viele, 34 later this month, will step in for veteran hitting coach Tim Hyers, who was just lately employed away by the Braves. He’s been on the Giants’ teaching employees because the 2020 season and spent a number of years as a school coach and a minor league coach with the Orioles and Dodgers organizations previous to his time in San Francisco. Viele and Rangers bench coach/offensive coordinator Donnie Eckers have been each on the Giants’ teaching employees in 2020-21. A former infielder at Santa Clara College, Viele had a short two-year minor league profession after being drafted by the Orioles again in 2013.
There shall be different adjustments coming to the teaching staffs each in Texas and San Francisco. The Rangers just lately bid farewell to affiliate supervisor Will Venable, who was employed by the White Sox as their new skipper simply yesterday. They’ll want to exchange him.
In the meantime, Baggarly added that Giants assistant hitting coach Pedro Guerrero has interviewed for a place with the Marlins, who just lately gutted their complete employees. There’s no indication but that he’ll be employed, however he’s not but been eradicated from consideration, both. The Giants enlisted three hitting coaches this previous season: Viele, Guerrero and former massive league slugger Pat Burrell. With Viele departing and Guerrero doubtlessly following, it stands to motive that San Francisco will look to herald at the least one new hitting coach to assist shoulder the workload.
