San Francisco Giants Reassign Héctor Borg
The San Francisco Giants announced this Friday the reassignment of Dominican Héctor Borg, who leaves his position as third base coach to join the organization’s player development department. The decision was communicated before the game against the Colorado Rockies and comes at a delicate moment for the Giants, marked by errors in base running. In the interim, Ron Wotus, with vast experience, will take the reins as third base coach while a permanent replacement is sought. A recent incident that accelerated the change was during the series against the Arizona Diamondbacks, where Willy Adames was out at the plate after the signal to advance from third base. San Francisco lost that game 3-2. Before Wednesday’s defeat, the Giants had 18 outs on the bases, one of the highest figures in the league this season. In addition, they had been retired seven times at the plate.Héctor Borg has been in the Giants organization for more than two decades. He arrived as an international free agent in 2004 and, after his time as a player in 2008, began his career in development and training in the club’s minor leagues. The Dominican joined the Major League coaching staff this season, with the support of general manager Zack Minasian and manager Vitello.I think some of those things need to be reviewed more, both mentally and physically, with repetitions.
Tony Vitello, Giants Manager
During spring training, Borg described himself as an aggressive third-base coach, which ultimately led to questions.Can we hire that guy?
Zack Minasian, General Manager
The Giants are now looking to reorganize their technical structure to correct the problems that have affected their performance this season.I have always been an aggressive coach.
Héctor Borg
