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Freddie Benavides - Field Coordinator
Freddie Benavides enters his 11th season in the Reds’ minor league system, his second as
field coordinator. Prior to 2008, he spent 7 seasons as infield coordinator and also filled in
as manager for the rookie league Billings club in 2007. In 2000, before he was named infield
coordinator, Benavides managed Class A Dayton in its inaugural season and led the Dragons
to a Midwest League playoff spot with a 70-67 mark. Benavides began his managerial career
in 1999 at Class A Clinton, where he went 68-69 overall but won the Midwest League’s
Western Division the first half of the season with a 41-27 record. In 2004 Freddie managed
the Reds’ Gulf Coast League affiliate in Sarasota. In 2003 he served as a coach with the
Major League club from August 5 through the remainder of the season. Originally selected
by Cincinnati in the second round of the June 1987 draft, the former infielder went on play
4 Major League seasons with the Reds, Rockies and Expos. Benavides, 42, resides in Laredo, Texas.
Bill Doran - Assistant Field Coordinator of Instruction
Bill Doran returns in 2009 as the assistant field coordinator of Instruction. Last season he
served as the infield/baserunning coordinator. During the 2006 and 2007 seasons he was
manager Buddy Bell’s bench coach with the Kansas City Royals. After a brief stint as the
hitting coach at Class A Tampa (Yankees), Doran joined the Royals’ Major League staff
in June 2005 as first base coach/infielders coach. From 1995-2001, the former second
baseman spent time in the Reds organization working as a minor league instructor (1995-
99), minor league field coordinator (1999), director of player development (1999-2000)
and special assistant to the general manager (2000). He served as the Reds’ first base
coach during the 2001 season. Doran hit .266 during his 12-year big league career with the
Astros (1982-1990), Reds (1990-92) and Brewers (1993) and was a member of the Reds’
1990 World Series championship team. In 1991 he was selected as the first recipient of the Good Guy Award by the
local chapter of the BBWAA. Bill is a graduate of Cincinnati’s Mt. Healthy High School and played baseball at Miami
Univeristy in Oxford. He resides in Cincinnati.
Mack Jenkins - Pitching Coordinator
Mack Jenkins enters his 20th season in the Reds organization and his fourth season as
pitching coordinator. Before he was named to his current position, Jenkins spent 16 seasons
as a pitching coach at Rookie Billings (1990-91), Class A Cedar Rapids (1992), Class A
Charleston (1993-95), Class AA Chattanooga (1996-2001) and Class AAA Louisville (2002-
05). Jenkins, who was signed by Cincinnati as a non-drafted free agent in 1986, pitched in
the Reds’ system until 1988. Mack, 43, resides in Sarasota, Florida.
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Ronnie Ortegon - Hitting Coordinator
Ronnie Ortegon begins his third season with the Reds organization. He came to the Reds
following a 2-year stint as a coach for the Rangers’ Double-A affiliate in Frisco (2005-06).
Prior to his role with the Texas, Ortegon served 3 seasons with the Philadelphia organization.
He made his professional coaching debut in 2002 as manager of Batavia of the New York-
Penn League. Ortegon was a coach for Double-A Reading in 2003 and for the Rookie GCL
Phillies in 2004. He was the head baseball coach at Forney (TX) High School for 8 years.
In 1989 and 1990 Ronnie played professionally as an infielder in the Angels organization.
Ortegon, 43, resides in Dallas, Texas.
Darren Bragg - Outfield/Baserunning Coordinator
Darren Bragg begins his first season as outfield/baserunning coordinator. He served the
previous 2 seasons as the hitting coach at Class A Dayton. A Connecticut native, Bragg
enjoyed a 14-year playing career that included parts of 11 seasons in the Major Leagues
with Seattle (1994-96), Boston (1996-98), St. Louis (1999), Colorado (2000), New York
Mets (2001), New York Yankees (2001), Atlanta (2003), San Diego (2004) and Cincinnati
(2004). He attended Georgia Tech and in 2002 was inducted into that university’s hall of
fame. In 1989 he set an NCAA record with 73 walks and in both 1990 and 1991 earned
All-ACC honors. He also played for Team USA in the 1990 Goodwill Games. Darren, 39,
resides in Southbury, Connecticut.