"The Tigers announced a trio of new coaches on Wednesday. Cody Asche and Anthony Sanders are heading over from the Orioles to serve as assistant hitting coach and first base coach, respectively. Billy Boyer, Detroit's minor league field coordinator last season, was promoted to major league quality coach. Cody Stavenhagen and Brittany Ghiroli of The Athletic reported on Tuesday that the club was close to hiring Asche and Sanders."
"Sanders had coached first base for the Orioles since 2020. He previously coached at multiple minor league levels with Colorado. Sanders was the Pioneer League Manager of the Year in 2014 after leading Grand Junction to a first-place finish. He will take over for Anthony Iapoce, who had been Detroit's first base coach for the past two seasons. Asche was playing in professional ball as recently as 2019, but has quickly ascended the coaching ranks."
"His first gig was as a minor league hitting coach in the Philadelphia organization in 2021. It was a homecoming of sorts, as the Phillies selected Asche as a fourth-rounder back in 2011. Asche moved on to Baltimore in 2022, again as a minor league hitting coach. He was bumped up to the major league staff in 2023 as an offensive strategy coach. In 2025, he was promoted to hitting coach."
The Tigers added three coaches and made front-office promotions. Cody Asche joined as assistant hitting coach after progressing from minor-league hitting roles to the Orioles’ major league staff and a 2025 promotion to hitting coach. Anthony Sanders was hired as first base coach after coaching first base for Baltimore since 2020 and managing in Colorado, including a 2014 Pioneer League Manager of the Year award. Billy Boyer was promoted to major league quality coach following prior roles as Detroit’s infield coordinator and a college assistant at Washington. Dr. Georgia Giblin moved to Vice President, Health & Performance, and Alex Smith became Vice President, Baseball Strategy.
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