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The Toronto Blue Jays have hired another coach this time coming from the New York Yankees
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The Toronto Blue Jays announced this evening that they have hired a new bullpen coach as they have agreed to terms with Graham Johnson.
The Blue Jays have made quite a few staff changes since the season ended, just yesterday they hired a new assistant hitting coach in Lou Iannotti who is coming over from the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Blue Jays hire Graham Johnson as their new bullpen coach
News broke this evening that the Blue Jays decided to hire their new hitting coach in Graham Johnson who is coming over from the New York Yankees organization in which he was a minor league pitching coach.
Early evening Blue Jays news dump after Ross Atkins met with members of BBWAA's Toronto chapter:
-- Graham Johnson is the club's new bullpen coach, after serving as pitching coach for triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in Yankees system the past three years
-- Graham Johnson is the club's new bullpen coach, after serving as pitching coach for triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in Yankees system the past three years
Johnson is coming in to replace former Blue Jays bullpen coach Jeff Ware who was fired at the end of the season.
The Blue Jays new bullpen coach has been with the Yankees organization for the last few season and was in Double-A prior to that with the Houston Astros organization between 2019 and 2021.
Johnson replaces Jeff Ware as bullpen coach and comes over after spending the past three seasons as pitching coach for triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in the New York Yankees system. Before that, he served as pitching coach with double-A Corpus Christi in the Houston Astros organization during the 2019 and 2021 seasons. -Davidi
While the Blue jays have a couple new hires in the last month between Johnson, Iannotti and David Popkins, they are still looking for an assistant pitching coach to help out as well.
Blue Jays coaching adds:
• Graham Johnson, former minor lg pitching coach w/ HOU & NYY, becomes Jays' new bullpen coach
• Lou Iannotti, former LAD minor lg hitting coord, becomes Jays' asst hitting coach (as
@ScottyMitchTSN
said)
• Jays still aiming to add asst pitching coach
• Graham Johnson, former minor lg pitching coach w/ HOU & NYY, becomes Jays' new bullpen coach
• Lou Iannotti, former LAD minor lg hitting coord, becomes Jays' asst hitting coach (as
@ScottyMitchTSN
said)
• Jays still aiming to add asst pitching coach
Source: Sportsnet
Blue Jays make changes to coaching staff
Blue Jays make changes to coaching staff
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