The emptiness on Aaron Boone’s large league employees has been crammed.
The Yankees have promoted Dan Fiorito to the function of first base coach, in keeping with a number of studies. Fiorito, most not too long ago the group’s minor league outfield and infield coordinator, will exchange Travis Chapman, whose contract was not renewed.
Chapman additionally served because the Yankees’ infield coach. Fiorito is predicted to do the identical.
The New York Put up first reported Fiorito’s promotion.
A Yonkers native who attended Fordham Prep within the Bronx and Manhattanville School in Buy, Fiorito performed within the Yankees’ minor league system from 2013-2016. The 35-year-old manned each infield place and made it as much as Triple-A earlier than changing into a coach.
Fiorito managed the Yankees’ Excessive-A affiliate in 2021 and their Double-A affiliate in 2022. Anthony Volpe, who continuously labored on his protection with Chapman earlier than video games, was on each of these groups.
Fiorito additionally managed Austin Wells and Jasson Domínguez within the minors.
Fiorito shouldn’t be the primary infusion of participant improvement personnel the Yankees’ large league teaching employees has acquired this offseason, because the group additionally promoted Jake Hirst from minor league hitting coordinator to assistant hitting coach.
Hirst, who changed Pat Roessler, beforehand labored with Volpe, Wells, Domínguez and Ben Rice within the minors.
The Yankees additionally determined towards renewing the contract of longtime bullpen coach Mike Harkey this offseason and introduced again Desi Druschel, who beforehand labored because the Bombers’ assistant pitching coach earlier than filling the identical job for the Mets this previous season. Both Druschel or Preston Claiborne, who took over as assistant pitching coach in 2025, is predicted to be the brand new bullpen coach.
Down-Poll ROY Votes
With A’s first baseman Nick Kurtz successful the American League’s Rookie of the Yr Award on Monday, two Yankees acquired some down-ballot votes.
Will Warren, who recorded a 4.44 ERA whereas tying the main league lead with 33 begins, completed eighth with a third-place vote and a fourth-place vote. Domínguez positioned fifteenth after getting a fifth-place vote.
