Coaching career
After retiring from playing baseball,Hudgens managed four years in Oakland's minor league system from 1985-1988 for the Medford A's and Pocatello A's. He was hired by Oakland A's General Manager Billy Beane. He also managed winter ball for the Leones del Caracas club of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League,posting a record of 35-28 during the winter of 2009. He then returned to manage the Leones in 2014,but was dismissed in the middle of the season. [1]
In between,Hudgens served as hitting coach for the New York Mets from 2011 to 2014. He was released in May 2014 following a Mets' loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates. [2]
Before the 2015 season,Hudgens was hired by the Houston Astros to be their hitting coach under new manager A. J. Hinch. [3] In 2017,the Astros won the World Series. [4] Three years later,it was revealed in the Houston Astros sign stealing scandal that the team had cheated during its championship season. Hudgens subsequently apologized for his role in the scandal. [5]
On November 7,2018,Hudgens was hired by the Toronto Blue Jays to become their bench coach under new manager Charlie Montoyo. [6] [7] On March 13,2022,the Blue Jays announced that Hudgens would serve in a new role as the club's hitting strategist. [8]
Hudgens was reassigned within the Blue Jays organization in November 2023. [9]
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