Dodgers announce 2016 coaching staff. Update.

Dave Roberts‘ coaching staff was formally announced on Thursday:

Bob Geren — bench coach
Rick Honeycutt — pitching coach
Turner Ward — hitting coach
Tim Hyers — assistant hitting coach
George Lombard — first base coach
Chris Woodward — third base coach
Josh Bard — bullpen coach
Juan Castro — quality assurance coach
Steve Yeager — coach

Gabe Kapler, the runner-up for the manager’s job and a rumored coach for weeks, will remain director of player development.

Update: Kapler talked about his decision to stay in the front office, and Roberts explained the challenge of putting together a staff in mid-December.

Here’s a bit more on each of the coaches from a team release:

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Dodgers coaching staff announcement expected Thursday or Friday.

The Dodgers are expected to announce their full coaching staff sometime Thursday or Friday. The team hasn’t announced anything yet because one position still isn’t finalized — but which one?

Good question. Here’s the latest on the expected 2016 coaches, titles and reliability of information:

Bench: Bob Geren (believed done, confirmed)
1B: Gabe Kapler (believed done, unconfirmed)
3B: Chris Woodward (reported, unconfirmed)
BullpenJosh Bard (only name I’ve heard so far, unconfirmed)
HittingTurner Ward (reported, unconfirmed)
Assistant hitting: Tim Hyers (reported, unconfirmed)
PitchingRick Honeycutt (done, unconfirmed)

Mets manager Terry Collins dishes on new Dodgers bench coach Bob Geren.

Bob Geren

New Dodgers bench coach Bob Geren was the Mets’ bench coach from 2012-2015. (Getty Images)


New York Mets Terry Collins said talked today about his working relationship with bench coach Bob Geren, who will hold the same position with the Dodgers in 2016:

“Bob was a very good help for me,” Collins said. “Bob, one of the things about him, was that he offered information and I appreciated it. Didn’t always go with what he had to say, but sometimes I did. He’s well thought out. He’s a bright guy, brought a nice counter to the bench.

“But we had running conversations throughout the game about what we think we should do, and I think sometimes it just helped to have another opinion.”

Bob Geren confirms he will be Dodgers’ next bench coach.

Bob Geren

Bob Geren was the Mets’ bench coach from 2012-2015. (Getty Images)

New York Mets bench coach Bob Geren told ESPN.com that he’ll take the same job in Los Angeles, confirming multiple reports over the past few days.

“It was a very tough decision, but I am headed to L.A.,” Geren told Adam Rubin. “Both my wife and I have aging parents and extended family in Southern California. It’s not often you get a chance in baseball to work that close to home and to your family. I’m going to miss everything about New York and the Mets. It was a wonderful four years.”

Geren, 54, interviewed for the manager’s job that ultimately went to Dave Roberts.

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Dodgers will name Bob Geren bench coach: Reports.

Bob Geren

Bob Geren was the Mets’ bench coach from 2012-2015. (Getty Images)


New York Mets bench coach Bob Geren will take the same job with the Dodgers, according to multiple reports Wednesday. Geren interviewed for the manager’s job that ultimately went to Dave Roberts. He managed the Oakland A’s from 2007-11.

Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said Tuesday that he and Roberts preferred a bench coach with extensive experience — “ideally” as a manager, too.
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