Padres Hire Matt Stairs As Hitting Coach
- Updated: October 29, 2017
According to Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports, the San Diego Padres have hired former big leaguer Matt Stairs as their new hitting coach.
padres are hiring matt stairs as hitting coach @RobertMurrayFRS 1st said #strong” candidate. good hire.
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) October 27, 2017
Dennis Lin of the San Diego Union-Tribune also reported the news.
Can confirm Matt Stairs will be the Padres’ next hitting coach. A young Phillies offense saw improvement under Stairs in 2017.
— Dennis Lin (@sdutdennislin) October 27, 2017
Todd Zolecki of MLB.com confirmed the news.
Matt Stairs connected with the Phillies’ young hitters, but he will not return. He took a job with San Diego. https://t.co/JQUjSpvuBfpic.twitter.com/3G1rP0OCsA
— Todd Zolecki (@ToddZolecki) October 27, 2017
Stairs spent 19 years in the league spending time with the Montreal Expos, Boston Red Sox, Oakland Athletics, Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Kansas City Royals, Texas Rangers, Detroit Tigers, Toronto Blue Jays, Philadelphia Phillies, San Diego Padres, and Washington Nationals throughout his career.
Stairs was elected to the Candian Baseball Hall of Fame in 2015. Stairs was hired as the Phillies hitting the coach in 2016 and did a go job with the young Phillies team.
As more information surfaces on the Padres and their offseason, we will keep you up to date.
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