MILWAUKEE -- The Giants announced Tuesday that former Astros coach Gary Pettis has been hired to serve as their new third-base coach.
Pettis, 68, will take over for Hector Borg, who was reassigned to a player development role on Friday following a series of questionable baserunning calls this year.
Special assistant to baseball operations Ron Wotus had been coaching third base on an interim basis, but the Giants wanted to find a permanent replacement at the position. That ultimately led them to Pettis, who is expected to join the club on Wednesday.
A former five-time Gold Glove center fielder, Pettis most recently served as the Astros’ third-base coach for 10 seasons from 2015-24, winning a pair of World Series rings in 2017 and ‘22.
Pettis brings 27 years of coaching experience, including 22 in the Majors, and likely received strong endorsements from two former MLB managers who are now part of the Giants organization.
Pettis coached third base under Giants infield coach Ron Washington in Texas (2013-14) and held the same role on former Giants manager Dusty Baker’s coaching staff in Houston (2020-23), which may have helped him land on first-year manager Tony Vitello’s radar.
Joining the Giants will be a bit of a homecoming for Pettis, who was born in Oakland, Calif., and attended Castlemont High School and Laney College. He is also the father of former San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Dante Pettis, a second-round NFL Draft pick in 2018.