In baseball, a number of coaches assist in the smooth functioning of a team. They are assistants to the manager, who determines the starting lineup and batting order, decides how to substitute players during the game, and makes strategy decisions. Beyond the manager, more than a half dozen coaches may assist the manager in running the team. Essentially, baseball coaches are analogous to assistant coaches in other sports, as the baseball manager is to the head coach.
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Al Pedrique (middle) coaches third base during a Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders game in 2016.
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Bench coach Bob Geren posts the Mets' #WorldSeries Game 1 lineup.
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Connie Mack & Ira Thomas (coach), Philadelphia AL (baseball)
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Some counsel from Matt Williams
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Joe Torre (at right) with coaches (from left) Kevin Long, Ron Guidry, and Don Mattingly