Yankees part ways with 3B coach, pitching instructor
Sports Network | October 14, 2008
Bronx, NY (Sports Network) - The New York Yankees announced Tuesday that they will not renew the contract of third-base coach Bobby Meacham, and that they have dismissed pitching instructor Rich Monteleone.
Meacham was one of the two original coaches tabbed by Yankees manager Joe Girardi when he was hired in November 2007. Meacham, who was Girardi's third base coach with the Florida Marlins, replaced Larry Bowa, who took the same job with the Los Angeles Dodgers. A former infielder, Meacham played for the Yankees from 1983 to 1988.
Monteleone, a former first-round pick by the Detroit Tigers who pitched 10 seasons in the big leagues with the Seattle Mariners, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Yankees and San Francisco Giants, had been a Yankees instructor for the past four seasons after serving as a bullpen coach from 2002-04.
The other members Girardi's staff -- bullpen coach Mike Harkey, hitting coach Kevin Long, bench coach Rob Thomson, first-base coach Tony Pena and pitching coach Dave Eiland -- are all expected to return. The Yankees finished in third place in the AL East at 89-73 this season, Girardi's first with the club.
