 The Milwaukee Brewers have unveiled their coaching staff for the 2025 season, featuring a notable new addition. Former MLB outfielder Julio Borbón has been hired as the team's first base coach. Borbón replaces Quintin Berry, who recently left to take the third base coaching job with the Chicago Cubs.
Borbón, 38, was known for his speed during his playing days, stealing 47 bases over 294 games in the Major Leagues. Most of his career was spent with the Texas Rangers between 2009 and 2011, with brief stints at the Cubs and Orioles in later years. After retiring as a player in 2019, Borbón transitioned into coaching, starting in the Yankees' system. He managed New York's rookie ball affiliate briefly before moving to a player development role with the Twins in 2022. This marks Borbón's first MLB coaching position. The remainder of Pat Murphy’s second staff in Milwaukee includes: - **Associate Manager**: Rickie Weeks - **Lead Hitting Coach**: Al LeBoeuf - **Hitting Coaches**: Eric Theisen and Connor Dawson - **Pitching Coach**: Chris Hook - **Assistant Pitching/Strategy Coach**: Jim Henderson - **Bullpen Coach**: Charlie Greene - **Third Base Coach**: Jason Lane - **Field Coordinator**: Néstor Corredor - **Assistant Coach**: Daniel De Mondesert - **Infield Coach**: Matt Erickson Adam McCalvy of MLB.com highlighted that the “strategy coach” component of Jim Henderson’s title is a new development. Henderson, a former closer, has been on staff as an assistant pitching coach for three seasons. With Walker McKiven leaving to become Will Venable’s bench coach at the White Sox, Henderson will now take on additional responsibilities in game planning.
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