The following is a list of coaches, including role(s) and year(s) of service, for the Boston Red Sox American League franchise (1901–present), known during its early history as the Boston Americans (1901–1907).
Bench coach
Bing Miller: 1937 Don Zimmer: July 25, 1992 – end of season Tim Johnson: 1995–1996 Grady Little: 1997–1999 Buddy Bailey: 2000 Dave Jauss: 2001 Mike Stanley: 2002 Jerry Narron: 2003 Brad Mills: 2004–2009 DeMarlo Hale: 2010–2011 Tim Bogar: 2012 Torey Lovullo: 2013–2016 (leave of absence from mid-August 2015 through end of season) Dana LeVangie: August 16, 2015–end of season (interim) Gary DiSarcina: 2017 Ron Roenicke: 2018–2019 Jerry Narron: 2020 Will Venable: 2021–2022 Ramón Vázquez: 2023 – April 25, 2026 José David Flores: April 27, 2026 – present (interim)
Third base coach
Al Schacht: 1935–1936 Tom Daly: 1937–1943 Bill Burwell: 1944 Del Baker: 1945–1948 Kiki Cuyler: 1949 Steve O'Neill: 1950 Eddie Mayo: 1951 Ski Melillo: 1952–1953 Buster Mills: 1954 Jack Burns: 1955–1959 Billy Herman: 1960–1964 Billy Gardner: 1965–1966 Eddie Popowski: 1967–1973 Don Zimmer: 1974 – July 18, 1976 Eddie Popowski: July 19, 1976–end of season Eddie Yost: 1977–1984 Rene Lachemann: 1985–1986 Joe Morgan: 1987–July 10, 1988 Rac Slider: July 15, 1988–1990 Dick Berardino: 1991 Don Zimmer: 1992–July 24, 1992 Rick Burleson: July 25, 1992–1993 Gary Allenson: 1994 Dave Oliver: 1995–1996 Wendell Kim: 1997–2000 Gene Lamont: 2001 Mike Cubbage: 2002–2003 Dale Sveum: 2004–2005 DeMarlo Hale: 2006–2009 Tim Bogar: 2010–2011 Jerry Royster: 2012 Brian Butterfield: 2013–2017 Carlos Febles: 2018–2023 Kyle Hudson: 2024 – April 25, 2026 Chad Epperson: April 26, 2026 – present (interim)
First base coach
Herb Pennock: 1936–April 28, 1939 Hugh Duffy: 1939 Moe Berg: 1940–1941 Larry Woodall: 1942–1947 Earle Combs: 1948–1952 Del Baker: 1953–1958 Rudy York: 1959–1962 Harry Malmberg: 1963–1964 Pete Runnels: 1965–1966 Bobby Doerr: 1967–1969 Don Lenhardt: 1970–1973 Eddie Popowski: 1974 Johnny Pesky: 1975–1979 Tommy Harper: 1980–1984 Joe Morgan: 1985 Walt Hriniak: 1986–1987 Al Bumbry: 1988–1993 Frank White: 1994–1996 Dave Jauss: 1997–1999 Tommy Harper: 2000–2002 Dallas Williams: 2003 Lynn Jones: 2004–2005 (leave of absence during May–July 2004) Bill Haselman: May 6, 2004 – July 22, 2004 (interim) Bill Haselman: 2006 Luis Alicea: 2007–2008 Tim Bogar: 2009 Ron Johnson: 2010–2011 (leave of absence final during two months of 2010) Rob Leary: August 1, 2010 – end of season (interim) Alex Ochoa: 2012 Arnie Beyeler: 2013–2015 Rubén Amaro Jr.: 2016–2017 Tom Goodwin: 2018–2021 Ramón Vázquez: 2022 Kyle Hudson: 2023 Andy Fox: 2024 José David Flores: 2025 – April 26, 2026 Pablo Cabrera: April 27, 2026 – present (interim)
Hitting coach
Rudy York: 1959–1962 Bobby Doerr: 1967–1969 Johnny Pesky: 1980–1984 Walt Hriniak: 1985–1988 Richie Hebner: 1989–1991 Rick Burleson: 1992 Mike Easler: 1993–1994 Jim Rice: 1995–2000 Rick Down: 2001 Dwight Evans: 2002 Ron Jackson: 2003–2006 Dave Magadan: 2007–2012 Greg Colbrunn: 2013–2014 (leave of absence during June 2014) Tim Hyers: June 5, 2014 – June 29, 2014 (interim) Chili Davis: 2015–2017 Tim Hyers: 2018–2021 Peter Fatse: 2022 – April 25, 2026 John Soteropoulos: April 27, 2026 – present
Assistant hitting coach Vic Rodriguez: 2013–2017 Andy Barkett: 2018–2019 Peter Fatse: 2020–2021 Luis Ortiz: 2022–2024 Ben Rosenthal: 2022–2025 Dillon Lawson: 2025 – April 25, 2026 John Soteropulos: 2026 – April 26, 2026
Pitching coach
Jimmy Burke: 1921–1923 Jack Ryan: 1923–1927 Jack Onslow: 1934 Herb Pennock: 1936–April 28, 1939 Frank Shellenback: 1940–1944 Bill McKechnie: 1952–1953 Joe Dobson: May 11, 1954 – July 2, 1954 Dave Ferriss: 1955–1959 Sal Maglie: 1960–1962, 1966–1967 Harry Dorish: 1963 Bob Turley: 1964 Mace Brown: 1965 Darrell Johnson: 1968–1969 Charlie Wagner: 1970 Harvey Haddix: 1971 Lee Stange: 1972–1974, 1981–1984 Stan Williams: 1975–1976 Al Jackson: 1977–1979 Johnny Podres: 1980 Bill Fischer: 1985–1991 Rich Gale: 1992–1993 Mike Roarke: 1994 John Cumberland: 1995 – July 19, 1995 Al Nipper: July 19, 1995 – May 1, 1996 Sammy Ellis: May 1, 1996 – end of season Joe Kerrigan: 1997 – August 16, 2001 John Cumberland: August 16, 2001 – September 4, 2001 Ralph Treuel: September 4, 2001 – end of season Tony Cloninger: 2002 – May 29, 2003 (on leave during April 2003) Goose Gregson: April 5, 2003 – April 22, 2003 (interim); May 30, 2003 – June 8, 2003 (interim) Dave Wallace: June 9, 2003 – 2006 (on leave for first four months of 2006 season) Al Nipper: 2006 – August 8, 2006 (interim) John Farrell: 2007–2010 Curt Young: 2011 Bob McClure: 2012 – August 20, 2012 Randy Niemann: August 20, 2012 – end of season Juan Nieves: 2013 – May 7, 2015 Carl Willis: May 9, 2015 – 2017 Dana LeVangie: 2018–2020 Dave Bush: 2020–2023 Andrew Bailey: 2024–present
Assistant pitching coach Randy Niemann: 2012 – August 20, 2012 Brian Bannister: July 6, 2016 – 2019
Bullpen coach
Johnny Schulte: 1949 George Susce: 1950–1954 Mickey Owen: 1955–1956"Red Sox Coaches", Boston Red Sox 1956 Press-Radio-Tv Guide, page 4 Len Okrie: 1961–1962 Al Lakeman: 1963–1964 Len Okrie: 1965–1966 Al Lakeman: 1967 – June 9, 1969 George Thomas: June 10, 1969 – end of season Doug Camilli: 1970–1973 Don Bryant: 1974–1976 Walt Hriniak: 1977–1984 Tony Torchia: 1985 Joe Morgan: 1986 Rac Slider: 1987 – July 10, 1988 Jerry McNertney: July 15, 1988–end of season Dick Berardino: 1989–1990 John McLaren: 1991 Gary Allenson: 1992–1993 John Wathan: 1994 Herm Starrette: 1995 Dave Carlucci: 1996–May 1, 1996 Herm Starrette: May 1, 1996–1997 Dick Pole: 1998 John Cumberland: 1999 – August 15, 2001 Dana LeVangie: August 16, 2001 – end of season Bob Kipper: 2002 Euclides Rojas: 2003–2004 Bill Haselman: 2005 Al Nipper: 2006 (served as interim pitching coach for first four months of the season) Ralph Treuel: 2006–August 8, 2006 (interim) Gary Tuck: 2007–2012 Dana LeVangie: 2013–2017 (on leave for final two months of 2015 season) Bob Kipper: August 16, 2015 – end of 2015 season (interim) Craig Bjornson: 2018–2020 Kevin Walker: 2021–2024 Chris Holt: 2025–present
Others
Active Parker Guinn: 2024–present (Catching) Devin Rose: 2026–present (Pitching Strategist) Collin Hetzler: April 26, 2026 – present (Interim Hitting Coach) Jack Simonetty: April 27, 2026 – present (Interim Hitting Assistant)
Former Lefty Leifield: 1924–1926 Heinie Wagner: 1927–1929 Bob Coleman: 1928 Jack McCallister: 1930 Hugh Duffy: 1931 Rudy Hulswitt: 1931–1933 Bibb Falk: 1934 Tom Daly: 1933–1936, 1944–1946 Moe Berg: 1939 Paul Schreiber: 1946–1958 (batting practice pitcher) Tom Carey: 1946–1947 Larry Woodall: 1948 Johnny Schulte: 1950 Del Baker: 1959–1960 Eddie Popowski: 1975 (Special Assignment) Nelson Norman: 2001 (Infield Coach) Ramón Vázquez: 2018–2020 (Coach) Vázquez's responsibilities were described as "coordinated statistical analysis and advanced scouting data" Ramón Vázquez: 2021 (Quality Control Coach/Interpreter) Andy Fox: 2022–2023 (Field Coordinator) Jason Varitek: 2021 – April 25, 2026 Varitek was Game Planning Coordinator during 2021–2022 Varitek was also Catching coach during 2022 Varitek was Player Information coach during 2023–2026 Joe Cronin: start of season – April 25, 2026 (Hitting Strategist)
Notes For the 1923 season, both Jimmy Burke and Jack Ryan were listed as pitching coaches. Herb Pennock resigned as pitching/1st base coach on April 28, 1939, to become Assistant Supervisor of Boston farm system. He was succeeded by Hugh Duffy. For the 1947 to 1958 seasons, Paul Schreiber is listed as hitting coach, however other sources note his role as batting practice pitcher, which is consistent with his major league playing experience. For the 1959 to 1962 seasons, Rudy York was both the first base coach and hitting coach. For the 1967 to 1969 seasons, Bobby Doerr was both the first base coach and hitting coach. For 1970, George Thomas is listed as bullpen coach for the full season, however other sources note his coaching role was for a limited time, which is consistent with game logs showing he was an active player for several months. On July 19, 1976, Don Zimmer moved from third base coach to manager, and Eddie Popowski replaced him as third base coach. At the start of the 1986 season, hitting coach Walt Hriniak also assumed the duties of first base coach when Joe Morgan moved to bullpen coach. On July 15, 1988, Joe Morgan moved from third base coach to manager, bullpen coach Rac Slider replaced him as third base coach, and Jerry McNertney became the new bullpen coach. On July 25, 1992, Don Zimmer moved from third base coach to bench coach, and Rick Burleson assumed the duties of third base coach while still serving as hitting coach. On July 19, 1995, Al Nipper replaced John Cumberland as pitching coach. On May 1, 1996, pitching coach Al Nipper was reassigned to minor league pitching coordinator and replaced by Sammy Ellis, and bullpen coach Dave Carlucci was reassigned to bullpen catcher and replaced by Herm Starrette. On August 16, 2001, bullpen coach John Cumberland replaced Joe Kerrigan as pitching coach when Kerrigan was promoted to manager, and bullpen catcher Dana LeVangie replaced Cumberland as bullpen coach. On September 4, 2001, pitching coach John Cumberland was fired and replaced by Ralph Treuel. On June 9, 2003, Dave Wallace replaced Tony Cloninger as pitching coach when Cloninger left the team to receive treatment for cancer; Goose Gregson had filled in for Cloninger during April 5–23 and again May 30–June 8. During 2004, from May 6 to July 22, Bill Haselman filled in for first base coach Lynn Jones who required eye surgery after accidentally poking himself with a screwdriver. During 2006, Dave Wallace missed much of the season due to illness; bullpen coach Al Nipper served as interim pitching coach and Ralph Treuel serving as interim bullpen coach until Wallace's return on August 8. In August 2015, due to manager John Farrell's leave of absence for cancer treatment, bench coach Torey Lovullo was elevated to interim manager, bullpen coach Dana LeVangie was elevated to interim bench coach, and Triple-A pitching coach Bob Kipper was promoted to Boston's bullpen coach. During the 2021 season, Ramón Vázquez served as interim first base coach for several games during August, and multiple games in late September through the postseason, as Tom Goodwin was unavailable due to COVID-19 protocols.
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