"The Giants' coaching staff continues to be overhauled, as Shayna Rubin and Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle report that assistant hitting coach Damon Minor and bullpen coach Garvin Alston won't be part of the 2026 staff. Hitting coach Pat Burrell is also "unlikely to be part of the major league staff" but he'll remain in the organization in another capacity. Alston has been the bullpen coach for the last two seasons, and was pitching coach for the Giants' Triple-A affiliate from 2021-23. Prior to arriving in San Francisco, Alston was the Twins' pitching coach in 2018, a bullpen coach for the Diamondbacks in 2016 and the Athletics in 2017, and worked with the A's in a variety of different minor league coaching and coordinator roles from 2005-15."
"Minor will leave his role after just one season, but his time in the Giants' organization stretches back a full decade due to nine years as the hitting coach at Triple-A Sacramento. It isn't known if Minor could also be retained in a different capacity, or if the Giants are moving on entirely. Assistant hitting coach Oscar Bernard will be the only member of the hitting coach trio remaining if Burrell also departs. "Pat The Bat" was the first overall pick of the 1998 draft, and his 12-year playing career concluded with two seasons with the Giants (and a championship ring as part of their 2010 World Series squad). Post-retirement, he remained with the Giants as a special assignment scout and then as a hitting coach with A-level San Jose beginning in the 2020 season."
The Giants are making significant changes to their major-league coaching staff, with assistant hitting coach Damon Minor and bullpen coach Garvin Alston set to depart and hitting coach Pat Burrell unlikely to remain on the major-league staff. Alston served as the bullpen coach the last two seasons and previously held MLB and minor-league pitching roles dating back to 2005. Minor spent one season on the major-league staff after nine years as Triple-A Sacramento's hitting coach. If Burrell departs, Oscar Bernard would be the only remaining member of the hitting-coach group. The Giants' offense underperformed in 2025 despite offseason and midseason additions.
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