The D-Backs introduced their 2025 teaching employees this night. The beforehand unreported additions are the hirings of Travis Denker as assistant hitting coach and Owen Dew as assistant pitching coach. Former assistant hitting coach Rick Brief is shifting to minor league subject coordinator, the workforce introduced. Arizona dismissed prior assistant pitching coach Dan Carlson on the finish of the season.
It’s the primary MLB teaching jobs for each Denker and Dew. The previous reached the majors as a participant, suiting up in 24 video games for the Giants in 2008. Denker spent 12 seasons within the minor leagues. He completed his taking part in profession within the Arizona system in 2017 earlier than shifting into teaching. He has spent the previous six years teaching within the minors, together with two years as a hitting coach with Triple-A Reno.
Dew, 36, is a former Cleveland draftee who pitched of their system for 4 years. He moved into teaching with Cleveland in 2017. Dew labored his approach from brief season ball up the minor league ladder, attending to their high affiliate in Columbus in 2023. He spent two years with the Guardians’ Triple-A workforce earlier than getting the bump to Arizona’s massive league employees.
This will probably be Torey Lovullo’s ninth season on the helm in Phoenix. Along with Denker and Dew, new hirings embrace pitching coach Brian Kaplan, bullpen coach Wellington Cepeda, and third base coach Shaun Larkin. Bench coach Jeff Banister, hitting coach Joe Mather, assistant hitting coach Damion Easley, and first base coach Dave McKay are returnees.
