Athletics name Aldrete bench coach
Oct 27, 2014 - 7:13 PM Oakland, CA (SportsNetwork.com) - The Oakland Athletics have named Mike Aldrete as the bench coach for manager Bob Melvin.Aldrete worked as the bench coach for the St. Louis Cardinals the past three seasons and will rejoin Melvin's staff. He previously worked under Melvin as first base coach for the Seattle Mariners in 2004 and has hitting coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks from 2005-06.
The Athletics needed a replacement for Chip Hale, who was recently hired as manager of the Diamondbacks.
Aldrete, a native of Carmel, California, and graduate of Stanford University, played as a first baseman and outfielder for seven different teams during a 10-year big league career, ending as part of the 1996 World Series champion New York Yankees. He was a .263 hitter for San Francisco (1986-88), Montreal (1989-90), San Diego (1991), Cleveland (1991), Oakland (1993-95), the Angels (1995-96) and the Yankees (1996).
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