The Arizona Diamondbacks have given a two-year
contract extension to bench coach Kirk Gibson.
Gibson will enter his fourth season as bench coach of the team.
The Diamondbacks also retained two other coaches. Hitting coach Jack Howell
and pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre, Jr. will start their first full seasons
after assuming their roles on May 8. Bullpen and catching coach Glenn
Sherlock, who completed his 12th season with the team and 10th in his current
capacity, was offered a contract for the 2010 season.
Meanwhile, first base coach Lorenzo Bundy and third base coach Chip Hale did
not have their contracts renewed.
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