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Todd Benzinger - Manager, A Dayton
Todd Benzinger enters his first season as the manager at Class-A Dayton. A former 9-year
big league veteran, he played for the Red Sox, Reds, Royals, Dodgers and Giants. This
season will mark his first as a skipper at the professional level. The former first baseman/
outfielder was selected by Boston in the fourth round of the 1981 draft and made his Major
League debut with the Red Sox in 1987. Benzinger was later traded to the Reds where
as a member of the 1990 World Championship team he caught the final out in Game 4
of the World Series to clinch the title. For the past several years he has enjoyed a highly
successful career coaching high school girls basketball in the Cincinnati area. Benzinger,
45, is a graduate of nearby New Richmond High School and resides in Loveland.
Rigo Beltran - Pitching Coach, A Dayton
Rigo Beltran begins his third season in the Reds organization, his first as Class A Dayton’s
pitching coach. He spent the previous 2 seasons as the pitching coach for the Rookie GCL
Reds. A former Major League pitcher, Beltran has appeared in parts of 5 seasons with St.
Louis (1997), New York Mets (1998-99), Colorado (1999-2000) and Montreal (2004). He
began his 16-year professional career with the St. Louis organization after he was selected
by the Cardinals in the 1991 free agent draft. In 1995 he won 8 games for the American
Association champion Louisville Cardinals. He finished his playing career in 2004 with a
94-74 record. Rigo, 39, resides in Delray Beach, Florida.
Tony Jaramillo - Hitting Coach, A Dayton
Tony Jaramillo enters his second season in the Reds organization, his first as the hitting
coach at Class-A Dayton. Last season Jaramillo served as Billings’ hitting coach and his
Mustangs led the Pioneer League with the fewest strikeouts (567). He previously coached
in the Tigers’ system, serving as the hitting instructor for Class A West Michigan from 2004-
06. Jaramillo played professionally from 1998-2003, including 3 years in the Texas Rangers
organization. Tony, 30, resides in Dallas, Texas.
Julio Garcia - Manager, Rookie Billings/Special Assistant to Player Development
Julio Garcia enters his second season in the Reds organization as special assistant to player
development and the manager at Billings. Last season his Mustangs won both half division
titles and finished with a 42-32 overall record, earning him Pioneer League Manager of the
Year honors. Before coming to the Reds organization, he spent 7 seasons in the Cubs’
system, where he served as Latin American field coordinator (2006-07) and as a manager
at Class A Peoria (2005) and Class A Lansing (2001-04). In 14 years as a minor league
manager, Garcia owns a career record of 663-697. He began his professional career in 1988
as a bullpen catcher for the Texas Rangers, but left that post in the middle of the season to
take over as manager at Class A Bradenton in the Pittsburgh organization. He worked for
the Pirates through the 1994 season, including stints as skipper at Rookie Princeton (1989)
and again at Bradenton (1990). Garcia spent 1995-96 in the Orioles’ system as manager at Class A Sarasota and
Class A Frederick, where he earned Carolina League Manager of the Year honors in ‘96. Julio became a member of
the Tampa Bay organization in 1997 and worked for the Rays through 2000, including stops as manager at Class A
Hudson Valley (1997) and Class A St. Petersburg (2000). He served as Tampa Bay’s hitting coach from 1998-1999.
Garcia, 48, resides in Industry, Texas.
Bob Forsch - Pitching Coach, Rookie Billings
Bob Forsch begins his first season in the Reds organization as the pitching coach at Rookie
Billings. This season will mark his first as a coach at the professional level. For the past
4 seasons, he served as the pitching coach at John Burroughs High School in St. Louis.
Forsch spent most of his 16-year Major League career with the St. Louis Cardinals, where
he pitched a pair of no-hitters in 1978 and 1983. He and his brother Ken Forsch are the only
set of brothers to both pitch official no-hitters. Overall, Forsch pitched in the big leagues
from 1974 to 1989 and finished with a record of 168-136 and a career 3.76 ERA. His best
year came in 1977 when he went 20-7. He was a member of the Cardinals 1982 World
Championship team and also pitched in the 1985 and 1987 World Series with St. Louis.
Bob, 58, resides in Weeki Wachi, Florida.
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