The Boston Red Sox have former players who are now coaching all over the league, but one of them recently lost their job, as the Chicago Cubs relieved Mike Napoli of his first base coach duties, according to ESPN's Jesse Rogers.
Napoli spent three seasons with Boston from 2013-15, winning a World Series with the club and hitting .242 with a .785 OPS, 53 home runs and 187 RBIs. After finishing his playing career with Cleveland and the Texas Rangers, Napoli joined Chicago's coaching staff in 2020.
It's unclear if the Red Sox will make any coaching changes this offseason after finishing with an 81-81 record and third place in the American League East, but if they did Napoli could be a fit.
Not only did the 42-year-old play in Boston, he was also teammates with Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow from 2013-15 and Red Sox pitching coach Andrew Bailey in 2013.
Napoli and Breslow also worked together in Chicago when Breslow served as director of pitching and assistant general manager from 2020-23.
Again, there are no signs of coaching changes, but there are enough connections, that fans should keep Napoli's name in mind.
