The Padres introduced their 2025 teaching workers on Friday night. Probably the most notable improvement is that Brian Esposito has been named bench coach. San Diego operated with no bench coach throughout Mike Shildt’s first yr on the helm.
Esposito, 45, had already taken among the conventional bench coach tasks. His prior title had been recreation technique assistant. He’ll proceed to work as one in all Shildt’s prime lieutenants. A former catcher who appeared in three MLB video games amidst a 13-year skilled enjoying profession, Esposito has labored within the San Diego group for the previous three years.
The remainder of the workers is as follows: pitching coach Ruben Niebla, hitting coach Victor Rodriguez, third base coach/infield teacher Tim Leiper, first base coach/outfield teacher David Macias, assistant hitting coaches Pat O’Sullivan and Mike McCoy, recreation planning assistant Peter Summerville, bullpen catcher Heberto Andrade, and training assistant Morgan Burkhart. Niebla, one of many recreation’s most revered pitching voices, inked a multi-year extension final month.
Other than Esposito’s title change, there’s just one adjustment. Former area coordinator Ryan Barba is not on the teaching workers. AJ Cassavell of MLB.com writes that Barba is predicted to stay with the group within the participant improvement division.
