BOSTON -- The Red Sox added a second hitting instructor to their coaching staff Friday, naming Victor Rodriguez as assistant hitting coach.
The announcement comes one day after the Red Sox named Greg Colbrunn hitting coach.
Rodriguez, 51, has spent the last six seasons -- from 2007-12 -- as Bostons minor-league hitting coordinator, a position he also held in 2002. For three seasons, from 2004-06, he was the clubs Latin field coordinator after serving as a minor league-hitting instructor in 2003.
Rodriguez previously served six seasons as a hitting coach in the Red Sox system at High-A Sarasota (1996-98), at Rookie-level Gulf Coast League Red Sox (1999, 2001) and Single-A Augusta (2000). He began his coaching career in the Boston organization in 1995 after playing in 31 games with Triple-A Pawtucket.
Rodriguez played in 17 major-league games, with the Orioles (1984) and Twins (1989), and batted .429 (12-for-28).