CINCINNATI -- The Reds appear to have completed filling the openings on manager Terry Francona's coaching staff by hiring Anthony Iapoce as their new assistant hitting coach.
An announcement was made on Wednesday, and it came exactly one week after Joe Torres was named the club's new pitching coach.
Iapoce, 53, replaces Will Remillard, who was informed last month that he would not be retained. He will work under hitting coach Chris Valaika and with fellow assistant Alex Pelaez.
The Reds ranked at the bottom of Major League Baseball in batting average (.229) and on-base percentage (.305) and were 27th in runs scored (666). They also were second in MLB in strikeouts (1,544).
Iapoce spent the previous nine seasons on Major League coaching staffs -- including as the Astros' assistant hitting coach in 2026. From 2024-25, he was the Tigers' first-base coach. He served as manager of the Tigers' Triple-A affiliate at Toledo in 2023.
Other past roles for Iapoce included Red Sox senior hitting coordinator (2022) and Major League hitting coach for the Rangers (2016-18) and Cubs (2019-21). Iapoce also oversaw the Cubs' Minor League hitting program as a special assistant to the general manager from 2013-15, following a three-year stint as the Blue Jays' hitting coordinator (2010-12).
Iapoce was a 33rd-round selection by the Brewers in the 1994 Draft and played parts of nine Minor League seasons with the Brewers and Marlins organizations.