Giants close to hiring Gary Pettis to shore up third-base coaching job: Source

MILWAUKEE — The San Francisco Giants are deep in discussions with Gary Pettis to fill their third-base coach vacancy, a team source told The Athletic on Monday.Pettis, 68, would replace Hector Borg, who was...

Giants close to hiring Gary Pettis to shore up third-base coaching job: Source. MILWAUKEE — The San Francisco Giants are deep in discussions with Gary Pettis to fill their third-base coach vacancy, a team source told The Athletic on Monday. Pettis, 68, would replace Hector Borg, who was reassigned Friday after a series of questionable decisions to send or hold runners. Longtime Giants emeritus coach Ron Wotus coached third on an interim basis over the weekend at Coors Field and is expected to continue in that capacity for most, if not all, of the remaining trip. Wotus did not wish to return to a full-time position on the coaching staff. Pettis, an Oakland, Calif., native, would bring major-league experience the Giants had lacked with their on-field coaching personnel. Both Borg and first-base coach Shane Anderson were on a major-league co...