Harrisburg Senators
Harrisburg Senators' manager Delino DeShields returns to lead the Nationals Double-A affiliate next season. Pitching coach Rigo Beltrán, hitting coach Jeff Livesey, and defensive coach Oscar Salazar are expected to return also rehired. Trainer Don Neidig, strength and conditioning coach Ryan Grose, and performance analyst Jordan Myers round out the staff.
DeShields joined the Nationals organization, having been in the Cincinnati Reds organization as a minor league manager and big league first base coach over 14 seasons. DeShields was Montreal's first-round pick in the 1987 Draft and went on to spend 13 seasons in the Major Leagues with Montreal, Los Angeles (NL), St. Louis, Baltimore and Chicago (NL).
Beltrán entered his second year as the Senators' pitching coach after spending the 2023 season as the Cleveland Guardians' bullpen coach. He moved to that role after four seasons (2019-22) with Triple-A Columbus. He spent the 2018 season in the Eastern League as the pitching coach for Akron. Beltrán appeared in 78 Major League games across five seasons with Montreal (2004), Colorado (1999-00), New York Mets (1998-99) and St. Louis (1997).
Livesey comes back for his second year as the Senators' hitting coach. Prior to joining the Nationals, Livesey spent the last four seasons (2020-23) as Miami's minor league hitting coordinator. He spent 16 seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization, including five seasons on their major league staff from 2014-18. Livesey also worked in Japan as the bench coach for the Hiroshima Carp and the Rakuten Eagles. Livesey played eight professional seasons in the Yankees minor league system before joining the coaching ranks in 1996.
Salazar is in his fourth season with the Senators and Washington Nationals organization after spending 2021 in El Paso as the fielding coach for the Padres triple-A affiliate. He played professionally for 19 seasons, including parts of four years in the Major Leagues with the Detroit Tigers, Baltimore Orioles, and the Padres. He played in Bowie with the Orioles organization in 2007.
Neidig is in his 12th season with the Nationals organization and third with the Senators. He was with the Wilmington Blue Rocks in 2022 and spent the previous three seasons with Potomac. He began his professional career in the Pirates organization.
Grose is in his sixth season with the Nationals and third in Harrisburg. Prior to joining the Senators' staff, he spent two seasons in Fredericksburg and one year with the short-season Single-A Auburn Doubledays in the Nationals organization in 2019. He spent three years in the Minnesota Twins system.
Myers jumps to the Senators staff after having spent the last year in the same role with the high-A Wilmington Blue Rocks. This is his third season in the Nationals organization, with his first in 2023 as the video intern with the Fredericksburg Nationals.
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