"The Nationals announced their full 2026 coaching staff this afternoon. The only new development is the hiring of Shawn O'Malley as one of two assistant hitting coaches. Andrew Aydt's hiring in that role was reported in November, while the Nats hired lead hitting coach Matt Borgschulte shortly before the Winter Meetings. O'Malley joins a major league staff for the first time."
"The 37-year-old had a three-year playing career in the big leagues, appearing in 124 games from 2014-16. A switch-hitting utility player, O'Malley spent parts of 13 seasons in the minors. He was playing professionally through 2019 before moving into the coaching ranks. A Washington native and former Mariner player, O'Malley joined the Seattle organization as a minor league hitting instructor. He worked his way up from High-A to the Triple-A level by 2024."
The Nationals finalized their 2026 coaching staff, hiring Shawn O'Malley as an assistant hitting coach. Andrew Aydt is the other assistant and Matt Borgschulte serves as lead hitting coach. O'Malley, 37, joins a major league staff after a three-year big-league career in which he appeared in 124 games from 2014–16. A switch-hitting utility player, he spent parts of 13 minor-league seasons and played professionally through 2019 before moving into coaching. A Washington native and former Mariner, he became a minor-league hitting instructor in Seattle and advanced from High-A to Triple-A by 2024. Blake Butera will begin his first season as manager with a full complement of bench, pitching, bullpen, base, field, catching, and development coaches.
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