ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -The Texas Rangers hired former Oakland A’s manager Jackie Moore as bench coach and Dave Anderson as third base coach Wednesday.
Moore, who managed the A’s from 1984-86, was the bench coach for the Houston Astros this year after spending the previous eight seasons as manager of their minor league affiliate in Round Rock.
This will be Moore’s fourth stint with the Rangers. He was a coach from 1973-76 and returned to coach third base again in 1980. He served as bench coach in 1993-94.
Anderson was manager of Double-A Frisco in 2007 and was the club’s field coordinator this season. From 2001-04, he was the head coach at Memphis, his alma mater.
Moore and Anderson replaced Art Howe and Matt Walbeck, who were fired shortly after the season ended.
The pitching and bullpen coaching jobs remain vacant. Andy Hawkins took over as interim pitching coach Aug. 1 and remains a candidate for both jobs, general manager Jon Daniels said. Jim Colborn, who took over as bullpen coach for Hawkins, has returned to his scouting job.
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