 It will be Long's ninth year as a Major League Baseball (MLB) hitting coach, after previous service in the role for the Pittsburgh Pirates (2008–2010) and Cincinnati Reds (2014–2018).A former switch-hitting infielder, Long was originally selected by the San Francisco Giants in the third round of the 1983 MLB draft.He played three years in the Giants farm system (1983–85) where he compiled a .251 batting average, 12 home runs and 76 RBI in 198 games.