Diamondbacks hire A’s coach Hale as manager

Chip Hale will be named the new manager of the D-Backs on Monday. (USATSI)

The Diamondbacks will announce the hiring of new manager Chip Hale on Monday, Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com has confirmed. Hale received a two-year contract. Bob Nightengale of USA Today first reported the news.

Hale, 49, has no MLB managerial experience, but he did manage Arizona’s Triple-A affiliate for three seasons, so he is familiar with the organization. Most recently Hale had served as Bob Melvin’s bench coach with the Athletics (2012-14) and Terry Collins’ third base coach with the Mets (2010-11).

Prior to getting into coaching, Hale played seven years in the big leagues as a light-hitting utility player. He played for the Twins (1989-96) and Dodgers (1997). Hale went to the University of Arizona and still makes his home in Tucson.

The D-Backs fired GM Kevin Towers and manager Kirk Gibson last month following the team’s disappointing season — they finished with the worst record in MLB (64-98) despite a franchise record $112 million payroll.

Arizona hired Dave Stewart to be GM a few weeks ago and now Hale takes over as the new manager. Heyman reported Sunday that Hale was among five finalists for the job.

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