Red Sox set 2022 coaching staff for Triple-A Worcester
BOSTON, MA—The Boston Red Sox today announced the following changes to the Triple-A Worcester coaching staff:
- Chad Tracy has been hired as manager.
- José David Flores has been hired as bench coach.
- Mike Montville has been named assistant hitting coach, after serving as a coach for Worcester in 2021.
- Paul Abbott (pitching coach) and Rich Gedman (hitting coach) will resume their roles on the Worcester coaching staff.
Director of Player Development Brian Abraham made the announcement.
Tracy, 36, spent the last seven seasons (2015-21) in the Los Angeles Angels organization, including three as a minor league manager with Low-A Burlington (2015) and High-A Inland Empire (2016-17). For the next four seasons (2018-21), he served as the organization’s minor league field coordinator.
Selected by the Texas Rangers in the third round of the 2006 First-Year Player Draft out of Pepperdine University, Tracy played nine professional seasons in the minor leagues (2006-13) and independent Atlantic League (2013-14). In 857 games in the minors, the former first baseman and outfielder hit .265 with 127 home runs.
Tracy’s father, Jim, served as a major league manager for 11 seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers (2001-05), Pittsburgh Pirates (2006-07), and Colorado Rockies (2009-12), earning National League Manager of the Year honors in 2009.
Flores, 50, has more than 20 years of experience as a coach and manager. Most recently, he spent one season as a first base coach for the Philadelphia Phillies (2018) and two as a third base coach for the Baltimore Orioles (2019-20), also serving as the infield coach for both major league clubs. For five seasons prior to joining the major league ranks (2013-17), Flores was the Chicago Cubs’ minor league infield coordinator.
A native of Puerto Rico, Flores managed the Puerto Rico National Team from 2011-12 during the PanAm Games and Baseball World Cup, then served on the coaching staff for Team Puerto Rico in the 2013 World Baseball Classic. From 2004-11, he managed the Cidra Bravos of the Puerto Rico Baseball Federation, where he won four national titles and was named 2005 Manager of the Year. Flores also managed Cleveland’s 2008 Dominican Summer League team, and since 2000 he has been a third base/infield coach in the Puerto Rico Professional Winter League.
Selected by the Houston Astros in the 1990 First-Year Player Draft, Flores spent his entire professional playing career as an infielder in Houston’s minor league system (1990-94).