"The 45-year-old has held that role with the Reds for the past seven seasons. House had a brief big league playing career as a part-time catcher. He coached and managed in the D-Backs' farm system for most of the 2010s and still lives in Arizona. House tells Piecoro that the proximity to home was a big reason for him to leave the Reds for what amounts to a lateral move."
"The Diamondbacks had hired a first-year third base coach, Shaun Larkin, last offseason. Larkin struggled in that role and had a few bad sends that led manager Torey Lovullo to remove him from the job in the middle of August. Larkin remains on staff as an infield instructor. Piecoro writes that Tim Bogar, who worked as third base coach for the final five weeks of the season, will return to a minor league player development role."
J.R. House, 45, will join the Arizona Diamondbacks as the third-base and catching coach after seven seasons in that role with Cincinnati. House had a brief big-league playing career as a part-time catcher and spent much of the 2010s coaching and managing in Arizona's farm system. He lives in Arizona and cited proximity to home as a major factor in accepting the lateral move. Shaun Larkin, a first-year third-base coach who struggled and was removed from that role in August, will remain as an infield instructor. Tim Bogar, who served as interim third-base coach late in the season, will return to minor-league player development. The Reds will need at least one coaching change entering Terry Francona's second season.
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