In a top MLB organization like the Houston Astros, the coaches and player development staff are just as important as the players themselves.
They understand that these workers have the knowledge and expertise to change a player’s career for the good.
Part of the Astros’ recent success can be attributed to the coaching staff, and they just got some good news to share to fans.
“Astros announce their entire coaching staff will return for 2023, plus the addition of a coach: Tommy Kawamura will transition from baseball operations staff to Major League game planning coach. He served as the Astros’ manager of advanced scouting for the past several seasons,” insider Brian McTaggart tweeted.
Astros announce their entire coaching staff will return for 2023, plus the addition of a coach: Tommy Kawamura will transition from baseball operations staff to Major League game planning coach. He served as the Astros' manager of advanced scouting for the past several seasons.
— Brian McTaggart (@brianmctaggart) December 15, 2022
Kawamura is one of those people who work behind the scenes to help put the franchise in the best possible position to succeed.
A Top Baseball Operations Staffer Now Working Closer To Players
He has a BA degree on Mathematics and Economics at the Willamette University, where he helped organize athletic events from 2010 to 2014.
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He was a baseball operations intern in 2015 for the New York Mets and joined the Astros that same year as a development coach.
With the Astros, he filled a variety of roles through the years, mainly as a manager of advance scouting and a coordinator of Major League advance information.
He is more than prepared for his new role, where he will be, at least theoretically, more in contact with the coaching staff, the manager, and the players.
The Astros are trying to make sure to organize their human resources in the best possible way to make another run at the World Series in 2023.
