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New Orioles manager Craig Albernaz is dipping into his past again with the hiring of Donnie Ecker as bench coach, which a source confirmed this afternoon.
Ecker, 39, served as Rangers' bench coach and offensive coordinator from 2022-24. They removed his bench coach duties prior to the 2025 season and fired him on May 4.
The shakeup included the hiring of former All-Star second baseman Bret Boone as hitting coach.
Ecker was on the Rangers’ staff when they swept the Orioles in the 2023 Division Series and won the World Series.
The Giants hired Ecker as one of their two major league hitting coaches prior to the 2020 season, which is where his career intersected with Albernaz, the team’s bullpen and catching coach from 2020-23.
