The Pittsburgh Pirates announced on Friday afternoon that they have hired Tarrik Brock to be their new first base coach. He will also be the outfield and base running coach for the Pirates.
Tarrik Brock will join Derek Shelton's staff as First Base Coach for the 2020 season.
Brock spent the past 3 seasons as the minor league Outfield/Baserunning Coordinator for the Dodgers and served the Padres as their First Base Coach in 2016. pic.twitter.com/UWDEmpUhyf
— Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) December 20, 2019
Brock has spent the past three seasons as the minor league outfield and base running coordinator for the Los Angeles Dodgers. That was after one season as a first base coach for the San Diego Padres in 2016.
He began his coaching career in 2006 as a minor league hitting coach for the Dodgers. After one season there, he moved to the Marlins, where he served seven seasons as the base running and outfield coach. Brock spent part of the 2010 season as the first base coach for the Marlins. In 2014, he was the first base coach for the Houston Astros. That was followed by one year as their base running and outfield coach. Basically, he has a history at all of the job descriptions he is filling for the Pirates.
Brock was a second round draft pick out of high school in 1991 by the Detroit Tigers. His Major League career consisted of 13 games for the 2000 Chicago Cubs. He was an outfielder who spent 13 seasons in the minors, last playing in 2003.
