Blue Jays hire Febles as third base coach

The Toronto Blue Jays have hired Carlos Febles to be their new third base coach. Photo: Toronto Blue Jays/Twitter

November 7, 2023

Official Toronto Blue Jays News Release

The Toronto Blue Jays have announced the hiring of Carlos Febles as the club’s third base coach under manager John Schneider.

Febles, 47, joins the Blue Jays after spending 17 seasons coaching in the Red Sox organization. The El Seibo, D.R., native managed more than 900 games in Boston’s system and also spent three years as a minor league hitting coach.

He joined the Red Sox major league staff as infield instructor in November of 2017 and served as Boston’s third base coach from 2018 to 2023, winning a World Series title with the Red Sox in 2018.

Febles played six major league seasons at second base for Kansas City from 1998 to 2003.

Additionally, Don Mattingly will undertake an expanded role as bench coach & offensive coordinator.