Cleveland Guardians appoint Rigo Beltrán of Mexico as new bullpen coach
The Cleveland Guardians have appointed Rigo Beltrán of Mexico as their new bullpen coach. He has been with the Cleveland organization since 2014.
The Cleveland Guardians have been firming up their coaching staff and team manager Terry Francona has hired Mexican Rigo Beltrán as their new bullpen coach. Beltrán is set to replace Brian Sweeney, who was named pitching coach at the Kansas City Royals.
Beltrán has been with the Cleveland organization since 2014. He spent the last four seasons as pitching coach with the Columbus Clippers (Triple-A).
.@CleGuardians announced the completion of the Major League Coaching Staff today with three internal promotions
— GuardsInsider (@GuardsInsider) December 20, 2022
+Named Rigo Beltrán Bullpen Coach
+Named Jason Esposito Run Production Coordinator
+Hasani Torres Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach.
Rigo Beltrán: MLB pitcher for 5 seasons
The 53-year-old from Tijuana remained active for 5 seasons in the MLB in his playing days, with the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Mets, Colorado Rockies and the defunct Montreal Expos.
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In the No. 9 game of 2022, Josh Naylor hit a game-tying grand slam in the 9th and a go-ahead homer in extras in a thrilling win for the @CleGuardians on May 9th. pic.twitter.com/ZQdQMxeAix
— MLB (@MLB) December 15, 2022
The reigning champions of the American League Central Division also named Jason Esposito as run production coordinator and Puerto Rican Hasani Torres as assistant strength and conditioning coach.