BOSTON, MA—The Boston Red Sox today announced personnel moves in the Player Development department, as well as 2023 field staffs for their minor league affiliates.

Red Sox Director of Player Development Brian Abraham made the announcement.

Shawn Haviland has been promoted to Director, Pitching Development, his fifth season working with the organization’s minor league pitchers. Jason Ochart joins the Red Sox as Director, Hitting Development & Program Design, after working with the Philadelphia Phillies as Hitting Coordinator. Andrew Wright joins the organization as Field Coordinator, after serving as the New York Yankees’ Director of Dominican Republic Baseball Operations. David Besky has been hired as Coordinator, Player Development, and will be based out of Fort Myers, Florida. Prior to joining the Red Sox, he worked at Driveline Baseball Enterprises. Ryan Jackson transitions into a new role as Special Assistant, Player Development, following four years as the Red Sox’ Minor League Field Coordinator.

Joining the organization is Catching Coordinator Tyson Blaser, who last season managed High-A Hudson Valley in the New York Yankees organization. Pitching Coordinator Chris Mears transitions to the organization’s upper levels, while the Red Sox have hired Nick Otte as Pitching Coordinator to focus on the lower levels. Otte most recently spent time as a pitching coach at the University of Central Florida. After serving as the Red Sox’ Coordinator, Player Development, Harry Roberson transitions to the role of Hitting Coordinator, with a focus on the organization’s lower levels. Joining the Red Sox organization is John Soteropulos, who will be based out of Fort Myers as Roving Complex Hitting Coach. Prior to joining the Red Sox, he worked as a hitting trainer at Driveline.

Oscar Gutierrez joins the organization as Mental Skills Coordinator, previously working in similar roles with the Cleveland Guardians and Cincinnati Reds. Shaun Owen has been promoted to Sport Science Coordinator, after spending the last two seasons in the organization as a sport scientist.

Minor League Field Staffs:

Triple-A Worcester

*New to staff ^New to organization

Manager

Chad Tracy

Bench Coach

Jose Flores

Pitching Coach

Paul Abbott

Bullpen Coach

Matt Wheeler*

Hitting Coach

Rich Gedman

Assistant Hitting Coach

Michael Montville

Development Coach

Brendan Connolly

Athletic Trainers

Scott Gallon, Nick Kuchwara*

Strength & Conditioning Coach

Ben Chadwick

Massage Therapist

Edwin Rodriguez

Matt Wheeler returns to the Worcester staff as a bullpen coach, after spending 2021 with the WooSox as a video intern and then serving as a coach on the Greenville staff in 2022. Nick Kuchwara joins Worcester as an Athletic Trainer following time in the same role with Double-A Portland (2022), High-A Greenville (2021), and High-A Salem (2016-20).

Double-A Portland

*New to staff ^New to organization

Manager

Chad Epperson

Pitching Coach

Sean Isaac^

Hitting Coach

Doug Clark

Coaches

Mickey Jiang, Pablo Cabrera^

Development Coach

TBD

Athletic Trainer

Bobby Stachura*

Strength & Conditioning Coach

Joe Hudson

Sean Isaac joins the Red Sox organization as Portland’s pitching coach. Most recently, he served as the assistant pitching coach for Triple-A Nashville in the Milwaukee Brewers organization. Also new to the Red Sox is Pablo Cabrera, who will serve as one of Portland’s coaches along with Mickey Jiang. Prior to joining the Red Sox, Cabrera worked as a coach for the University of Charleston in West Virginia. Bobby Stachura, who began in the organization as an intern in 2017, joins the Sea Dogs as an athletic trainer after serving in that role for Greenville (2019-20, ’22) and Salem (2021).

High-A Greenville

*New to staff ^New to organization

Manager

Iggy Suarez

Pitching Coach

Bob Kipper

Hitting Coach

Chris Hess*

Coach

Taylor Jackson*

Development Coach

Alex Reynolds^

Athletic Trainer

Charysse Berkowski*

Strength & Conditioning Coach

Donny Gress

Chris Hess joins Greenville’s staff as hitting coach, after serving as a coach in the organization in Fort Myers (2021) and Portland (2022). Taylor Jackson transitions to the Drive staff as a coach following a stint as the club’s video intern in 2022. New to the organization is Alex Reynolds, who will serve as Greenville’s development coach. Prior to joining the Red Sox, Reynolds worked as a pitching intern at Cressey Sports Performance. Charysse Berkowski joins the Greenville staff as the club’s athletic trainer, after serving as an assistant athletic trainer with Portland in 2022.

Single-A Salem

*New to staff ^New to organization

Manager

Liam Carroll^

Bench Coach

Ozzie Chavez*

Pitching Coach

Jason Blanton*

Hitting Coach

Nelson Paulino

Coach

Chase Illig^

Development Coach

Juan Rivera

Athletic Trainer

Jacob Loughman

Strength & Conditioning Coach

Spencer Ducheny*

Liam Carroll begins his first season in the Red Sox organization as Salem’s manager. He previously worked with Great Britain’s national baseball teams, most recently as infield coordinator. Carroll will serve on Great Britain’s coaching staff for the 2023 World Baseball Classic. Also joining the organization is Chase Illig, who will serve as an additional coach for Salem. Illig most recently worked as a coach for the Appalachian Aces, following a playing career in the New York Yankees’ minor league system from 2019-21.

Ozzie Chavez joins the Salem staff as bench coach after managing at the Red Sox’ Dominican Republic Academy from 2019-22. Jason Blanton transitions to the Salem staff as pitching coach, after serving in that same capacity at the Red Sox’ Fort Myers complex from 2021-22. Spencer Ducheny will lead Salem’s strength and conditioning efforts, after a stint as an assistant strength and conditioning coach with Portland in 2022.

Fort Myers Complex

*New to staff ^New to organization

Managers

Jimmy Gonzalez, Tom Kotchman

Pitching Coaches

Brett Merritt, Andres Rodriguez^

Hitting Coaches

Josh Prince, Junior Zamora

Coach

TBD

Athletic Trainer

Marissa Sciabarra*

Strength & Conditioning Coach

Ricky De Luna

Joining the organization on the Fort Myers staff is pitching coach Andres Rodriguez. Last season, he served as a strength and conditioning coach with Double-A Erie in the Detroit Tigers organization. Marissa Sciabarra returns to the Red Sox organization after spending the 2022 season with the Houston Astros’ Major League staff. In 2021, she worked as an assistant athletic trainer with Salem.