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Giants Hire James Rowson as Offensive Coordinator
The San Francisco Giants have hired James Rowson as their offensive coordinator.
Rowson joins after three seasons as a hitting coach with the New York Yankees, who ranked among MLB’s top 10 teams in runs scored each year he was there.
The Giants scored the fifth-fewest runs last season, and ranked 24th in wOBA and 23rd in OPS and wRC+.
Their offense has some promising players, but several veterans struggled and Casey Schmitt’s season was interrupted by a knee injury.
The hiring gives the Giants a coach with experience working with major-league hitters as they look to improve their offense.
The Giants are also expected to name Taira Uematsu their first base coach, while keeping infield coach Ron Washington and third base coach Gary Pettis.
The San Francisco Giants officially announced James Rowson’s hiring as offensive coordinator.
Rowson joins the Giants after three seasons on the New York Yankees’ staff.
The Giants scored the fifth-fewest runs in the league last year.
The Yankees ranked among the top 10 in scoring in each of Rowson’s three seasons with the team.
The Giants also expect Taira Uematsu to become their new first base coach.
- Who
- The San Francisco Giants hired James Rowson, a former Yankees hitting coach.
- What
- Rowson will be the Giants’ offensive coordinator.
- When
- The Giants announced the hiring on November 12, 2026.
- Where
- San Francisco.
- Why
- Not stated
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Rowson began coaching as a minor league hitting coach in the Angels organization.
Rowson joined the Chicago Cubs’ major-league staff.
Rowson joined manager Aaron Boone’s Yankees staff.
The Yankees scored a league-leading 849 runs.
The Giants officially announced Rowson’s hiring as offensive coordinator.
- New role
- Offensive coordinator, San Francisco Giants
- Previous team
- New York Yankees
- Time with Yankees
- Three seasons
- Giants’ runs last year
- Fifth-fewest in the league
- Yankees’ runs in 2025
- 849
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