Chili Davis Officially Named Red Sox Hitting Coach
BOSTON (CBS) -- It's official: Chili Davis is the new hitting coach of the Boston Red Sox.
A three-time All-Star during his 19-year career, Davis spent the last three seasons as hitting coach for the Oakland Athletics. The A's led all big league teams in walks (1,709) during Davis' tenure as the team's hitting coach, while ranking fourth in home runs (527) and fifth in runs scored (2,209). Under Davis, the Athletics finished third among American League teams in runs in both 2014 (729) and 2013 (767).
"Chili's experience and success as both a player and a coach make him a valuable addition to our staff, and we are excited to have him working with our hitters," said Boston manager John Farrell, who was teammates with Davis while with the California Angels during the 1993 and 1994 seasons.
The 54-year-old Davis returns to the Red Sox organization, where he served as hitting coach for the Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox in 2011. He was a career .274 hitter with 250 home runs over his career, and was a three-time World Series champion with the Twins (1991) and Yankees (1998, 1999).
Additionally, the Red Sox announced that Victor Rodriguez will return for his third season as the team's assistant hitting coach.
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