Coaches Mottola and Murphy not returning to Blue Jays in 2014

Posted October 7, 2013 8:25 pm.

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Toronto Blue Jays hitting coach Chad Mottola and first base coach Dwayne Murphy are parting ways with the team in 2014 season.

Bench coach Demarlo Hale, pitching coach Pete Walker, third base coach Luis Rivera and bullpen coach Pat Hentgen will remain in their current roles next season.

Murphy is retiring as a major league coach. The 58-year-old has been a coach in the organization since 2005.

Mottola is coming off his first season at the major league level. The 41-year-old began his coaching career in the Blue Jays system in 2007 after a 16-year playing career.

The Jays had a team batting average of .252 last season, 15th in the majors. The Jays were fourth in home runs with 185 and 11th in RBIs with 669, and the team had the sixth fewest strikeouts.

– With files from thw Canadian Press

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