The Tribune

By RENALDO DORSETT

Tribune Sports Reporter

rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

ANTOAN Richardson achieved another career milestone for the San Francisco Giants and another landmark moment in Bahamian baseball history.

Richardson is set to have a new permanent position on the Giants’ coaching staff under manager Gabe Kapler and will serve as a first base coach for the upcoming season. His duties will also include lead outfield and base running coach respectively.

Richardson served as first base coach for the Giants for a single game last June in their 5-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers.

Regular first-base coach Jose Alguacil was away from the team attending his son’s graduation, and the Giants rewarded Richardson with the call-up.

In February 2019, Richardson re-joined the club where he began his professional career when he was hired as an outfield coordinator for the Giants, tasked at overseeing on-field development throughout the organisation.

In December 2018, Richardson was initially hired as an outfield coordinator in player development.

Since his retirement, Richardson has spent most of his time travelling locally and internationally speaking to and encouraging young people on their life journeys. His heart has been entrenched at home, where he volunteers his time, mentoring youth in the Bahamas through Project Limestone - a non-profit organisation he established.

He spent his entire 12-year professional baseball career as an outfielder throughout several organisations before he retired in March 2017.

He followed Andre Rodgers, Wenty Ford, Tony Curry, Wilfred Culmer and Ed Armbrister to become the sixth Bahamian player to advance to the major leagues.