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While with the Angels, he spent time as a third base coach, bench coach, as well as outfield coach. Prior to his time with the Angels http://www.giantsfanproshop.com/authentic-evan-longoria-jersey , he spent 17 years in the Dodgers organization as a minor league player, coach, and manager. Van Scoyoc spent last season with the D’Backs as a hitting strategist. Prior to being in Arizona, Van Scoyoc spent time in LA as a hitting consultant. A native of Los Angeles, the 32-year-old has worked with J.D. Martinez and Chris Taylor recently to change their swings.Bates has been in the organization for five years. The 34-year-old will see his first time in the big leagues as an assistant hitting coach after spending the last four years as a coach in the minors.In addition to his MLB assistant hitting coach duties, Bates will work with Dodgers minor league hitters. A role similar to that of Luis Ortiz and Brant Brown in 2018.Gimenez will spend his first year as a coach after a 10-year big league career. The soon to be 36-year-old was a catcher, and occasionally played the corners as a player. He also pitched in 11 games, including 10 appearances from 2016-18, four more than any other non-Ohtani position player. OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — At spring training, Khris Davis expressed his desire to stay with the Oakland Athletics on a long-term contract for the next several seasons. He wants to build something special in the East Bay, while keeping up his remarkable home run pace.Davis now has the new deal he so wanted, after patiently waiting for it to get done.Davis’ contract Willie McCovey Jersey , announced by the team Thursday, takes him through the 2021 season. The deal adds $33.75 million for 2020 and ’21, which increased Davis’ guarantee to $50.25 million over three years, a person familiar with the agreement told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because contract terms had not been announced.“Oakland has been a special place for me since I arrived,” Davis said. “I love playing here in front of our fans, and my teammates make this feel, like a family. I never hid the fact that I wanted to stay in Oakland because that is how I feel and I’m glad that I can continue to call the city of Oakland my baseball home. This team has a bright future, and I’m thrilled to be a part of it.”Davis hit a majors-best 48 home runs last season while setting a career high with 123 RBIs, helping send the 97-win A’s back to the playoffs for the first time in four years. He is leading the majors again with 10 home runs so far this season and is batting .260 with 20 RBIs.“I never think he’s cold, I don’t care if he’s striking out, I don’t care if he’s getting out,” Astros manager AJ Hinch said Tuesday. “We had some success last series against him but I never take that for granted. 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He would get paid a $2 million salary while in the majors, if he if is added to the 40-man roster. He could earn $500,000 in performance bonuses based on starts: $150,000 each for 15 and 18, and $200,000 for 20.