Double-A Manager-of-the-Year in 2004 after guiding Altoona to the Eastern League championship series (his team lost to New Hampshire). Beasley also served the United States National Team as a coach at the MLB Futures Game in Houston during All-Star week in 2004. In , Beasley returned to the Nationals as manager of the Double-A Harrisburg Senators; then, in –, he skippered Washington's top affiliate, the Syracuse Chiefs of the Triple-A International League. The following year, in 2014, Beasley was the co-field-coordinator of instruction in the Washington Nationals' minor-league system. In addition to his regular season managerial duties, Beasley also managed the Mesa Desert Dogs during the Arizona Fall League in 2004, guiding the club to an 18-13 record and a first-place finish in the National Division (his club lost out to the Mesa Solar Sox in the Championship Series). After serving as a player/coach for the AA Carolina Mudcats and the Class A Lynchburg Hillcats in 1998, Beasley began his full-time coaching career as the Hitting Coach with the GCL Pirates in 1999. He worked in the same capacity with Lynchburg in 2000. Personal life On February 19, 2016, Beasley was diagnosed with rectal cancer, forcing him to miss the start of the 2016 season. He was declared cancer-free in December 2016 and returned to his position as third base coach in 2017. Teams As third base coach''' Washington Nationals (2006) Wore #29 Pittsburgh Pirates (2008 – 2010) Wore #29 in 2008–2009 & wore #10 in 2010 Texas Rangers (2015 – August 15, 2022) Wears #27 As interim manager Texas Rangers (2022 – August 15, 2022) Wears #27 On Wednesday, July 30, 2008 before the game against the Colorado Rockies, Tony Beasley performed the national anthem at the Pirates' home stadium, PNC Park. Managerial record References External links 1966 births Living people African-American baseball coaches African-American baseball players American expatriate baseball players in Canada Baseball coaches from Virginia Baseball players from Virginia Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players Calgary Cannons players Carolina Mudcats players Erie Orioles players Frederick Keys players Liberty Flames baseball players Major League Baseball third base coaches Pittsburgh Pirates coaches Salem Buccaneers players Sportspeople from Fredericksburg, Virginia Syracuse Chiefs managers Texas Rangers coaches Texas Rangers managers Washington Nationals coaches