San Francisco Giants Reassign Héctor Borg
SAN FRANCISCO – The San Francisco Giants announced this Friday the reassignment of Dominican Héctor Borg within their player development department, ending his time as the third base coach of the Major League team. The decision was communicated before the game against the Colorado Rockies, amid a complicated start to the season for the Giants, marked by errors in base running. In the interim, Ron Wotus, with extensive experience, will assume the duties of third base coach while the organization defines a permanent replacement. One of the episodes that accelerated the change occurred during the series against the Arizona Diamondbacks, when Willy Adames was called out at the plate after receiving the signal to advance from third base. San Francisco lost that game 3-2. Before Wednesday’s loss to Arizona, the Giants had accumulated 18 outs on the bases, one of the highest figures in Major League Baseball this season. In addition, they had been retired seven times at the plate.Borg was part of the Giants organization for more than two decades. He signed as an international free agent in the Dominican Republic in 2004 and, after his playing career in 2008, began an extensive career in development and training within the club’s minor league system. The Dominican had been integrated into the Major League coaching staff this season, after receiving the support of general manager Zack Minasian and manager Vitello. During spring training, Borg described himself as an aggressive third-base coach, a characteristic that generated questions amid the team’s problems. Now, the Giants will seek to reorganize their technical structure as they try to correct the flaws that have affected their performance this season.I think some of those things need to be gone over more, both mentally and physically, with repetitions.
Tony Vitello
