• Marcel Lachemann, Pitching Coach
• Reggie Smith, Hitting Coach
• Bob Watson, General Manager of Professional Baseball Operations
Davey Johnson - Manager
Davey Johnson played 13 seasons in the Major Leagues with Baltimore, Atlanta, Philadelphia and the Chicago Cubs. Johnson made his Major League debut on April 13, 1965, and went on to become a four time MLB All-Star (1968-70, 1973) while playing in four World Series with Baltimore, winning two (1966, 1970).
The three-time gold glove winner also has a career managerial record of 1,148-888 (.564) in 14 Major League seasons as a manager with the New York Mets (1984-90), Cincinnati Reds (1993-95), Baltimore Orioles (1996-97) and Los Angeles Dodgers (1999-2000), taking three of those teams to the post season. In 1986, Johnson's Mets won 108 regular season games and beat the Boston Red Sox to become World Series Champions for the first time since Gil Hodges guided the Mets past the Orioles in the 1969 series, a Baltimore team on which Johnson was the second baseman.
Later, Johnson was named the 1997 American League Manager of the Year after leading the Orioles to the A.L. East Division title.
Inducted into the Orioles Hall of Fame in 1997, Johnson's was one of 10 managers to be placed on the new Veterans Committee ballot for possible induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.
Johnson has been with USA Baseball since 2005, serving as a manager or coach on the following teams:
• Manager - 2005 Professional Team at the IBAF Baseball World Cup in The Netherlands (7th)
• Manager - 2005 Professional Team at the CONCEBE Regional Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Phoenix, Ariz. (gold)
• Bench coach - 2006 Professional Team at the World Baseball Classic (6th)
• Manager - 2006 Professional Team at the Americas Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Cuba (gold)
• Manager - 2007 Professional Team at the IBAF Baseball World Cup in Taiwan (gold)
• Manager - 2008 Professional Team at the Beijing Olympic Games (bronze)
Marcel Lachemann - Pitching Coach
Marcel Lachemann has been in the Colorado Rockies organization for eight years, five as a special assistant to General Manager Dan O'Dowd. He was the Rockies pitching coach in 2000 and 2001.
This year will mark Lachemann's 40th in professional baseball. Marcel has been a pitching coach for all or parts of 24 seasons, 15 at the Major League level. He was pitching coach for Team USA in the inaugural World Baseball Classic in 2006.
"Lache" came to Colorado from the Angels, where he served for 17 years, including three seasons (1994-96) as the full-time or interim manager of the big-league club. In 1992, he left the Angels to become the first pitching coach in Marlins history, joining his brother Rene who managed the club. The next season, Marcel returned to the Angels and was named manager on May 17, 1994. He went 160-170 in parts of three seasons guiding the then-California Angels, including a second place finish in the A.L. West in 1995. He resigned on Aug. 6, 1996. The Los Angeles native began his coaching career with Montreal, 1973-75, and then worked as an assistant coach at his alma mater, Southern Cal, before joining the Angels in 1982.
Lachemann lettered at USC from 1960-62, helping the Trojans to the 1961 College World Series title. He pitched in parts of three seasons with Oakland (1969-71), going 7-4 with a 3.44 ERA in 70 appearances.
Lachemann has been with USA Baseball since 1999, serving as a coach on the following teams:
• Pitching coach - 1999 Professional Team at the Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada (silver, Olympic qualifier)
• Pitching coach - 2005 Professional Team at the CONCEBE Regional Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Phoenix, Ariz. (gold)
• Pitching coach - 2006 Professional Team at the World Baseball Classic (6th)
• Pitching coach - 2007 Professional Team at the IBAF Baseball World Cup in Taiwan (gold)
• Pitching Coach - 2008 Professional Team at the Beijing Olympic Games (bronze)
Reggie Smith - Hitting Coach
An ambidextrous, all-state high school football and baseball player from California, Reggie Smith had a tryout with Houston at Dodger Stadium during his senior year but signed with Minnesota as a shortstop in 1963. Left unprotected by the Twins after his first pro season, the strong-armed switch-hitter was drafted by the Red Sox, who made him an outfielder. As a rookie, he helped Boston to the 1967 pennant and homered twice in the World Series. From 1967 through 1973 he batted .300 three times and won a Gold Glove in 1968 when he led American League outfielders in putouts. In 1968 and 1971, he led the AL in doubles.
Traded to St. Louis with Ken Tatum for Rick Wise and Bernie Carbo in October 1973, Smith had two All-Star seasons for the Cardinals in 1974 and 1975. He hit three home runs in a May 22, 1976 game before moving on to the Dodgers in June. On the way to the 1977 NL pennant, Smith, Steve Garvey, Dusty Baker, and Ron Cey became the first four teammates in baseball history to each hit 30 or more home runs in a season; Smith hit a career-high 32. He was a major factor in the Dodgers' 1978 NL pennant, hitting a club-high 29 home runs, and adding three homers in the World Series loss to New York. Smith batted .284 as a Giants first baseman in 1982 before signing to play in Japan.
Smith owns and operates the Reggie Smith Baseball Centers in Los Angeles and the Lakeland Baseball Academy in Florida. Smith has been with USA Baseball since 1999, serving as a coach on the following teams:
• Hitting coach - 1999 Professional Team at the Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada (silver, Olympic qualifier)
• Hitting coach - 2000 Professional Team at the Sydney Olympic Games (gold)
• Hitting coach - 2005 Professional Team at the CONCEBE Regional Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Phoenix, Ariz. (gold)
• Hitting coach - 2006 Professional Team at the World Baseball Classic (6th)
• Hitting coach - 2006 Professional Team at the Americas Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Cuba (gold)
• Hitting coach - 2007 Professional Team at the IBAF Baseball World Cup in Taiwan (gold)
• Hitting Coach - 2008 Professional Team at the Beijing Olympic Games (bronze)
Bob Watson - General Manager of Professional Baseball Operations
Bob Watson was named Major League Baseball's Vice President of On-Field Operations on February 21, 2002. In his capacity he oversees player discipline, pace of game, uniform policy, stadium configuration and other on-field matters.
As a player, Watson was a two-time All-Star (1973 and 1975) in his 19 Major League seasons with the Houston Astros (1966-79), the Boston Red Sox (1979), the New York Yankees (1980-82) and the Atlanta Braves (1982-84). He was a career .295 hitter with 184 home runs and 989 runs batted in. Playing for the Yankees in the 1981 World Series, Watson batted .318 (7-22) with a pair of home runs and seven RBI in the six-game Fall Classic. On May 4, 1975, Watson scored the 1,000,000th run in Major League Baseball history.
After retiring in 1984, Watson worked for the Oakland Athletics as a roving hitting instructor (1985), hitting coach (1986-87) and bench coach (1988) before returning to the Astros as assistant general manager in November 1988. In 1993, Watson became the first African-American with the title of general manager in Major League history when the Astros promoted him. Following the 1995 season, he was named the general manager of the New York Yankees, and in 1996, his first full season, Watson became the first African-American general manager of a World Series Championship club. He served as general manager of the Yankees until February 1998.
In 2005, USA Baseball, the national governing body of amateur baseball in the United States, named Watson as its general manager of professional baseball operations for the 2005-08 quadrennium. Watson will oversee the selection of the USA Baseball professional coaching staffs and players through 2008 as well as the team's competitive preparations, including training and exhibition games.
In 2005, USA Baseball, the national governing body of amateur baseball in the United States, named Watson as its general manager of professional baseball operations. Watson will oversee the selection of the USA Baseball professional coaching staffs and players as well as the team's competitive preparations, including training and exhibition games.
Born April 10, 1946, in Los Angeles, Watson currently splits his time between New York and Houston.
