Veteran pitching coach Mike Maddux has already left the Rangers to become the Angels’ new pitching coach, and now some other members of the Texas staff are on their way out. Third base coach Tony Beasley and co-hitting coach Bret Boone are not expected back with the team in 2026, according to reports Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News.
Replacements could come from within, as Grant writes that first base coach Corey Ragsdale will change the role and take over Beasley as third base coach. Justin Viele shared hitting coach duties with Boone, but Viele will now be the Rangers’ lead hitting coach. In a separate articleGrant said the Rangers view former Astros hitting coach Alex Cintron “as a very strong candidate” for the assistant hitting coach position, and it is not clear whether or not current assistant hitting coach Seth Conner will move elsewhere or remain in his position.
Beasley was the longest-tenured member of Texas’ staff. He was hired as a coach in 2015 and worked in a number of different roles under multiple managers. One of those roles was interim skipper himself, as Beasley took over as manager for the final 48 games of Rangers’ 2022 season after Chris Woodward was sacked. Beasley then returned to coaching duties at third base under Bruce Bochy and won a World Series ring with the club in 2023.
According to Grant, Beasley is expected to look for a job with another team. It’s not clear if Boone will continue his coaching career or if he might return to retirement and his podcast job. When he was hired in May, Boone made it clear he was keen to work with his former manager and old friend Bochy, so Boone may now move on as Bochy won’t be returning to skipper the Rangers.
Even though new manager Skip Schumaker has spent the past year as a consultant to the Rangers’ front office, it’s not surprising that he wants to shake things up a bit and put his own stamp on the coaching staff. In addition to Beasley, Boone and Maddux, incoming coach Bobby Wilson announced last month that he is also leaving after six years in the organization.
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