Overview
- The club announced the hire on Monday, filling the lone Major League staff vacancy created when Brady North did not return to the big-league group after being offered another role.
- Timmons previously worked on Tampa Bay’s staff from 2018 to 2021 as first-base coach while assisting with hitting and baserunning under hitting coach Chad Mottola.
- He spent 2022 through 2024 as the Milwaukee Brewers’ hitting coach before rejoining the Rays in 2025 as a special assistant focused on coaching development.
- His coaching roots trace to the Rays’ system, including a stint as Triple-A Durham’s hitting coach in 2016 and 2017, following a 16-year playing career that included parts of five MLB seasons.
- The Rays expect the remainder of their coaching staff to return next season unless individuals depart for promotions elsewhere.