Houston Astros

Hinch adds retired first base coach Dauer to All-Star staff

Published Jun. 12, 2018 10:05 p.m. ET

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Astros manager A.J. Hinch is making a special addition to his All-Star coaching staff next month for baseball's summer classic in Washington: Retired Astros first base coach Rich Dauer will be in uniform and assisting Hinch.

''Just like old times,'' Hinch said in Oakland as the World Series champions opened a three-game series with the Athletics.

Last November, Dauer was rushed to a hospital immediately after Houston's victory parade to celebrate its first World Series title and he survived a difficult surgery on a blood clot in his brain.

Dauer played for the Baltimore Orioles from 1976-85, winning a World Series with them in 1983. Dauer was hired by the Astros after the 2014 season.

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