Veteran pitching coach Mike Maddux has already left the Rangers to become the Angels’ new pitching coach, and now some other members of the Texas staff are on the way out. Third base coach Tony Beasley and co-hitting coach Bret Boone aren’t expected back with the team in 2026, according to Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News.
Replacements may come from within, as Grant writes that first base coach Corey Ragsdale will change roles and take over from Beasley as the third base coach. Justin Viele was splitting the hitting coach duties with Boone, but Viele will now become the Rangers’ lead hitting coach. In a separate item, Grant said that the Rangers view former Astros hitting coach Alex Cintron “as a very strong candidate” for the job of assistant hitting coach, and it isn’t clear whether or not current assistant hitting coach Seth Conner will head elsewhere or remain in his position.
Beasley was the longest-tenured member of the Texas staff, having been hired as a coach back in 2015 and working in a few different roles under multiple managers. One of those roles was as an interim skipper himself, as Beasley stepped in as manager for the last 48 games of the Rangers’ 2022 season after Chris Woodward was fired. Beasley then returned to third-base coaching duties under Bruce Bochy and won a World Series ring with the club in 2023.
According to Grant, Beasley is expected to look for a job with another team. It isn’t clear if Boone will continue to pursue his coaching career or if he might return to retirement and his podcasting job. When hired in May, Boone made it clear that he was eager to work with his former manager and longtime friend Bochy, so it could be that Boone is now moving on since Bochy won’t be back as the Rangers’ skipper.
Even though new manager Skip Schumaker has been working as an advisor to the Rangers front office for the last year, it isn’t surprising that he’ll want to shake things up a bit and put his own stamp on the coaching staff. Beyond Beasley, Boone, and Maddux, catching coach Bobby Wilson announced last month that he is also departing after six years in the organization.