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Orioles announce 2020 coaching staff

A year ago, Brandon Hyde was hired as Orioles manager just before the holidays, and his coaching staff wasn’t fully assembled until late January.

As he heads into his second year, Hyde’s staff has been changed somewhat with three new coaches and one who has a new role.

The Orioles have hired Anthony Sanders as first base coach, Darren Holmes as bullpen coach, Fredi Gonzalez as major league coach and Jose Hernandez, who was in Gonzalez’s role a year ago, shifts to assistant hitting coach.

These moves, which were previously reported, were announced on Monday.

Sanders, who replaces Arnie Beyeler at first, was the Colorado Rockies’ outfield and baserunning coordinator for the past two seasons. He had been in Colorado’s organization since 2007.

Holmes was the Rockies’ bullpen coach for the past five seasons, and spent 13 seasons in the majors as a pitcher. He pitched five games for the Orioles in 2000. He replaces John Wasdin.

Gonzalez managed the Miami Marlins from 2007-2010 and the Atlanta Braves from 2011-2016. He’d been the Marlins’ third base coach for the past three seasons.

Hernandez,  a longtime coach for Triple-A Norfolk, had been elevated to the major league staff a year ago, and replaces Howie Clark.

Returning to the staff are pitching coach Doug Brocail, major league field coordinator and catching coach Tim Cossins, third base coach Jose Flores and hitting coach Don Long.

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Rich Dubroff

Rich Dubroff grew up in Brooklyn as a fan of New York teams, but after he moved to Baltimore, quickly adopted the Orioles and Colts. After nearly two decades as a freelancer assisting on Orioles coverage for several outlets, principally The Capital in Annapolis and The Carroll County Times, Dubroff began covering the team fulltime in 2011. He spent five years at Comcast SportsNet’s website and for the last two seasons, wrote for PressBoxonline.com, Dubroff lives in Baltimore with his wife of more than 30 years, Susan.

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