The Top 100 coaches most likely to become MLB managers

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Bob Henley, Washington Nationals, MLB coaching staffs, MLB managers

May 14, 2021; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Washington Nationals shortstop Trea Turner (7) celebrates with third base coach Bob Henley (15) after hitting a solo home run against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the first inning at Chase Field. Mandatory Credit: Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports /

66) Bob Henley

In 2022, Bob Henley will be the minor league field coordinator for the Washington Nationals, a role he filled from 2010 through 2013 before joining the Nats MLB coaching staff.

Henley, 49, was the third base coach for the Nats from 2014 through 2019 and again in 2021 after being their first base coach in 2020. Prior to being their field coordinator for the first time, he was their minor league catching coordinator as well as their manager at their Rookie-level team at their Florida complex from 2006 through 2009.

He managed at the Rookie-level and at Single-A for the Expos in 2003 and 2004 before the MLB relocated to Washington, D.C. in 2005. Henley stayed on as their Single-A manager, though.

Prior to being their manager, Henley played in the minors from 1993 through 2002 but he missed the entire 2000 and 2001 seasons due to injury. He played one game in the minors for Pittsburgh in 2002 but with the exception of that, he has been in the Expos/Nationals organization since 1993. He topped out in the majors with the Expos in 1998, playing in 41 games but that was his only season in the majors.

The Padres interviewed Henley for their managerial opening in the 2019-2020 offseason before they hired Jayce Tingler.

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