Former Texas farmhand Kevin Torres will be the clubs fourth coach. Steve Mintz will manage. Jacobswill serve as one of the development coaches for the Wood Ducks. January 18, 2023 Carolina League (CarL) Down East Wood Ducks News Release. His appointment to the Padres staff followed two seasons as Manager for the Gulf Coast League Nationals in the Washington farm system. The Low-A East will play a 132-game schedule and the Wood Ducks will host 66. Kinston, NC The Texas Rangers on Wednesday announced its 2021 minor league coaching staffs. HOME. It's going to be a fun year of Texas Rangers baseball for the organization. Hes made videos that will play throughout the night to share the stadiums history. To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. Down East Wood Ducks | WNCT SHOPPING. Down East will be Managed by, who moves up a level from Single-A Hickory, where he was the fourth coach with the Crawdads, who made it to the South Atlantic League Championship last fall. Rodriguez brings five years of experience as a coach on the ACL Rangers staff and Jacobs will be making his full-season coaching debut after spending 2021 as an assistant coach at George Washington University and with the Rangers in the Arizona Complex League and Fall Instructional League Down East's support staff will consist of athletic trainer Rachel Purcell and strength and conditioning coach Kevin Varitek. With spring training just right around the corner, teams are starting to finalize their staff. He pitched professionally for 12 seasons after he was originally drafted as a catcher by the Dodgers in the 1990 June Draft. All Rights Reserved, The Official Site of the Down East Wood Ducks. The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff. He joined the coaching ranks following a playing career that spanned nine seasons in the Cleveland (2006-12), Pittsburgh (2013), and Toronto (2014) organizations.