Red Sox Hire Andrew Bailey As Pitching Coac

Nov. 21: The Red Sox have now formally announced the hiring of Bailey as their new pitching coach. Nov. 14: The Red Sox are close to an agreement with Andrew Bailey to become the teams new pitching coach, reports Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic ( ). A suming the deal is completed, Sergei Zubov Jersey the 39-year-old will head back to a place where he pitched from 2012-13. Baileys stint in the Soxs bullpen overlapped with that of Bostons first-year chief baseball officer Craig Breslow. The two-time All-Star pitched parts of eight seasons from 2009-17 before moving into the coaching ranks. He spent two years with the Angels before taking over as Giants pitching coach going into 2020. Bailey held that role in San Francisco for four seasons. Along the way, he quickly built a reputation as one of the games better pitching minds. The Mets attempted to interview Bailey for a bench coach vacancy in 2022, but the Giants refused permi sion. His contract expired at the end of the 23 campaign, however. Bailey has looked for opportunities closer to his home in the Northeast. He attracted interest from the Marlins and interviewed for the bench coach vacancy with the Yankees yesterday. The Giants subsequently tabbed Bryan Price when it became clear Bailey wasnt returning to the Bay Area. Bailey will replace Dave Bush, who was dismi sed as Soxs pitching coach at the beginning of the offseason. He takes over a staff that isnt too di similar from the ones he managed in San Francisco. The Giants had a very flexible approach to pitcher usage, frequently deploying openers and bullpen games around top starter (who developed into a high-end arm during Baileys tenure). Boston has a number of talented multi-inning arms but is lacking in certainty on the starting staff. tailed off in the second half. and have flashed but generally found more succe s in relief. has been inconsistent, although hes coming off the most dominant few months of his career to close the 2023 campaign. has battled myriad injury i sues. Breslow and his front office will surely bring in more stability with a veteran addition or two. Theyll hope Bailey can help coax another level out of their in-house options. Carl Hagelin Jersey