Jesse Chavez on how playing experiences translate to coaching

About this episode

Jesse Chavez discusses his transition from an 18-year relief pitcher to coaching in the Giants bullpen.

Giants bullpen coach joins Extra Innings with Bill Laskey to talk about his 18-year experience as a relief pitcher in big league baseball, and how it translates into his coaching tactics as he works with Giants' relievers.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Bill Laskey

Guest: Jesse Chavez

Topics covered

• coaching
• baseball
• relief pitching
• Giants
• sports experience

Keywords

• Jesse Chavez
• Giants
• bullpen coach
• relief pitcher
• coaching tactics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Giants, KNBR, Cumulus Media San Francisco

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