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Guardians add former SF Giants coach to Stephen Vogt's coaching staff

The Cleveland Guardians have hired former SF Giants bench coach Kai Correa to join Stephen Vogt's coaching staff.
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Guardians add former SF Giants coach to Stephen Vogt's coaching staff
Guardians add former SF Giants coach to Stephen Vogt's coaching staff

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The Cleveland Guardians have hired former SF Giants bench coach and interim manager Kai Correa to manager Stephen Vogt's staff, according to a report by Robert Murray and Jeff Young of FanSided. Correa had announced he was not returning to the organization earlier this month. Correa was the Giants bench coach from 2020-2023 under previous manager Gabe Kapler and went 1-2 as the team's interim manager following Kapler's firing.

Correa has quickly risen through the coaching ranks, in large part because of Kapler's decision to hire him as his top assistant coach. Correa played college baseball at the University of Puget Sound, where he was one of the team's top infielders. Upon graduating, he immediately joined the team's coaching staff for three seasons before he joined Northern Colorado's staff.

After four years at Northern Colorado, Correa joined the Cleveland Guardians organization in 2018. He worked as a Rookie League infield coach and short-season defensive coordinator prior to joining the Giants' staff. Still only 35, Correa would be the youngest manager in the league. He would also become the first person born in Hawaii or of Native Hawaiian descent to be a full-time manager.

Correa has interviewed several managerial positions during his tenure with the Giants, and he was one of three internal candidates the Giants interviewed to replace Kapler. However, the Giants ultimately hired Bob Melvin away from the Padres. Melvin brought his longtime bench coach Ryan Christenson with him to join San Francisco's staff, taking Correa's previous position.

Correa will be a young, but relatively experienced voice for Vogt in his rookie season as manager. Vogt, 38, played in parts of ten MLB seasons before retiring last year. Long viewed as a future manager, Vogt was immediately hired by the Mariners as a bullpen and quality control coach. Nevertheless, it will still be a big adjustment.

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Marc Delucchi (he/they/she) serves as the Managing Editor at Giants Baseball Insider, leading their SF Giants coverage. As a freelance journalist, he has previously covered the San Francisco Giants at Around the Foghorn and McCovey Chronicles. He also currently contributes to Niners Nation, Golden State of Mind, and Baseball Prospectus. He has previously been featured in several other publications, including SFGate, ProFootballRumors, Niners Wire, GrandStand Central, Call to the Pen, and Just Baseball. Over his journalistic career, Marc has conducted investigations into how one prep baseball player lost a college opportunity during the pandemic (Baseball Prospectus) and the rampant mistreatment of players at the University of Hawaii football program under former head coach Todd Graham (SFGate). He has also broken dozens of news stories around professional baseball, primarily around the SF Giants organization, including the draft signing of Kyle Harrison, injuries and promotions to top prospects like Heliot Ramos, and trade details in the Kris Bryant deal. Marc received a Bachelor's degree from Kenyon College with a major in economics and a minor in Spanish. During his time in college, he conducted a summer research project attempting to predict the future minor-league performance of NCAA hitters, worked as a data analyst for the school's Women's basketball team, and worked as a play-by-play announcer/color commentator for the basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams. He also worked as an amateur baseball scout with the Collegiate Baseball Scouting Network (later renamed Evolution Metrix), scouting high school and college players for three draft cycles. For tips and inquiries, feel free to reach out to Marc directly on Twitter or via email (delucchimarc@gmail.com).

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