The Top 100 coaches most likely to become MLB managers

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 29: Manager Bruce Bochy #15 of the San Francisco Giants looks on from the dugout before his last game as Giants manager, the game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Oracle Park on September 29, 2019 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images) /

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Mike Gallego, Los Angeles Angels, MLB coaching staffs, MLB managers

Aug 19, 2019; Arlington, TX, USA; Los Angeles Angels first baseman Albert Pujols (5) is congratulated by third base coach Mike Gallego (86) on his three-run home run against the Texas Rangers during the first inning of a baseball game at Globe Life Park in Arlington. Mandatory Credit: Jim Cowsert-USA TODAY Sports /

32) Mike Gallego

Currently, Mike Gallego is the bench and infield coach for the Los Angeles Angels but he soon could be just their infield coach.

Gallego, 61, played in the majors for parts of 13 seasons before retiring after the 1998 season. He immediately became a minor league coach for the Red Sox in 1999 before he joined the Colorado Rockies as a minor league coach. He joined their major league coaching staff in the interim in 2002 before returning to the minors in 2003 and 2004.

He permanently became a member of their MLB coaching staff in 2005 as a third base coach and he was there through 2008. He joined Oakland (the team he primarily played with) as their third base coach in 2009 and he was there through 2015.

In 2016, he joined the Angels as their director of baseball development but he went back on to the field in 2019 as third base coach before becoming Joe Maddon’s bench coach for the 2020 season.

Gallego has been a candidate for some MLB managerial jobs in the past, like with Colorado when they hired Gallego’s former Oakland teammate Walt Weiss, so he still could be a candidate for a team, especially given his experience.

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