{"id":82777,"date":"2024-08-14T22:12:34","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T02:12:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=82777"},"modified":"2024-08-14T22:13:00","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T02:13:00","slug":"nationals-coaching-staff-return-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/08\/14\/nationals-coaching-staff-return-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Entire Nationals Coaching Staff to Return in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>On Wednesday, Washington Nationals manager <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/managers\/martida01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dave Martinez<\/a> announced that the entire coaching staff will return in 2025. Martinez has been the Nationals&#8217; skipper since 2018 and will be returning for his eighth season with the ballclub.<\/p>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Dave Martinez just announced that the whole major league staff will return next season.<\/p>\r\n\u2014 Andrew Golden (@andrewcgolden) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/andrewcgolden\/status\/1823814254572847368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 14, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\r\n<h2>Nationals Manager Dave Martinez and Entire Coaching Staff to Return in 2025<\/h2>\r\n<p>Martinez will remain with Washington in 2025 along with the rest of the coaching staff, which includes pitching coach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/h\/hickeji01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-08-14_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jim Hickey<\/a>, hitting coach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/colesda01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-08-14_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Darnell Coles<\/a>, bench coach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/cairomi01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-08-14_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Miguel Cairo<\/a>, first base coach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/p\/parrage01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-08-14_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gerardo Parra<\/a>, third base coach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/g\/gutieri01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-08-14_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ricky Gutierrez<\/a>, catching and strategy coach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/blanche01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-08-14_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Henry Blanco<\/a>, bullpen coach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/bonesri01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-08-14_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ricky Bones<\/a>, pitching strategist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/d\/doolise01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-08-14_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sean Doolittle<\/a>, and assistant coach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=johnsch05,johnso025chr&amp;search=Chris+Johnson&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-08-14_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chris Johnson<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<p>According to <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.masnsports.com\/blog\/entire-nationals-coaching-staff-will-return-in-2025\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MASN&#8217;s Mark Zuckerman<\/a>, the coaching staff all signed their contracts prior to Tuesday&#8217;s game against the Baltimore Orioles, while Martinez made it public on Wednesday afternoon, ensuring that his full staff will not only return for another season but was made aware long before this current season ends.<\/p>\r\n<p>Martinez will be returning for a club-leading eighth season with the Nationals and has been through a lot during his tenure, as he led the team to a World Series championship in 2019, but has had a losing record in four straight years since. This season, Washington somewhat exceeded expectations with a pretty solid first half, but has since sputtered to another losing record so far.<\/p>\r\n<h3>What This Could Mean for the 2025 Season<\/h3>\r\n<p>With Martinez and the entire coaching staff returning, along with the team&#8217;s farm system developing well, the Nationals should be on the right track considering outfielder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=crews-000dyl&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-08-14_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dylan Crews<\/a> will have likely made his major league debut late in the 2024 season, joining <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/06\/28\/washington-nationals-promote-james-wood\/\" target=\"_self\">current rookie<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/w\/woodja03.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-08-14_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">James Wood<\/a> and either <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=youngja03,young-009jac,young-013jac,young-003jac,young-008jac&amp;search=Jacob+Young&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-08-14_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jacob Young<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=callal02,call--001ale&amp;search=Alex+Call&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-08-14_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alex Call<\/a> in the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/08\/08\/nationals-alex-call-raking-callup\/\" target=\"_self\">outfield<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<p>Washington&#8217;s batting lineup will most likely also include Wood, Crews, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/a\/abramcj01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-08-14_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CJ Abrams<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/g\/garcilu04.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-08-14_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Luis Garcia Jr.<\/a>, and current prospect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=house-000bra&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-08-14_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brady House<\/a>, as well as a rotation that would include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/g\/gorema01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-08-14_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MacKenzie Gore<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/i\/irvinja01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-08-14_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jake Irvin<\/a>, and current rookies <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=parkemi01,parker001mit&amp;search=Mitchell+Parker&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-08-14_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mitchell Parker<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/h\/herzdj01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-08-14_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DJ Herz<\/a>. It is also possible that the Nationals could make a move on current New York Yankee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=sotoju01,soto--004jua&amp;search=Juan+Soto&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-08-14_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Juan Soto<\/a>, who played for Washington from 2018-2022 and will be a free agent after this season, so the coaching staff would have a lot to work with for next season.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>Photo Credit: \u00a9 Rafael Suanes-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Wednesday, Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez announced that the entire coaching staff will return in 2025. Martinez has been the Nationals&#8217; skipper since 2018 and will be returning for his eighth season with the ballclub. 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