Loretta, Tewksbury join Cubs coaching staff

[January 03, 2019]  The Chicago Cubs made two additions to manager Joe Maddon's coaching staff on Wednesday. Former All-Star infielder Mark Loretta will be their bench coach and one-time All-Star pitcher Bob Tewksbury will be their mental skills coordinator.

Loretta, who spent nine years as special assistant to baseball operations with the San Diego Padres, takes the place of Brandon Hyde, who recently was named manager of the Baltimore Orioles. Tewksbury has previous experience in his new role with the Cubs, having served in that capacity with the San Francisco Giants and Boston Red Sox.

Loretta hit .295 during a 15-year major league career that included All-Star Game appearances in 2004 with the Padres and 2006 with the Red Sox, and playoff stops with the 2005 Padres and 2009 Los Angeles Dodgers, along with stints with the Milwaukee Brewers and Houston Astros.

In a 13-year career from 1986-98 that included parts of two seasons with the Cubs, Tewksbury played for five other teams -- primarily the St. Louis Cardinals -- and compiled a 110-102 record with a 3.92 ERA and 812 strikeouts over 302 appearances (277 starts). He was an All-Star with the Cardinals in 1992.

In 2004, Tewksbury earned a master's degree in sports psychology and counseling from Boston University.

--Field Level Media

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