New third base coach

That's right, the Sox have hired Hale as their new third base coach. We can finally go back to forgettin what the third base coach's name is.

Hale has been in Boston before. He started out in 1992 and ended his Sox tenure in 199 coaching AA Trenton for the Sox in 1999. He left Boston when he was passed over for a promotion to coach AAA. Francona and Hale worked together in 2002 in Texas, when Francona served as manager Jerry Narron's bench coach and Hale coached first.

With Hale at third base and former bullpen coach Bill Haselman expected to be moved to first, the Sox will have two new base coaches next season.

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