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MILWAUKEE \u2014 Less than a week after removing Hector Borg as the team\u2019s third base coach, the Giants announced on Tuesday afternoon that longtime coach, former player and Oakland native Gary Pettis will take over the position.<\/p>\n

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Pettis will join the team in Milwaukee on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Ron Wotus, who coached 24 seasons with San Francisco before becoming a special assistant to baseball operations, has served as the team\u2019s interim third base coach since last Friday.<\/p>\n

Pettis, 68, was born in Oakland and attended both Castlemont High School and Laney College. The former outfielder played 11 seasons in the majors from 1982-1992, winning five Gold Glove Awards and accumulating 354 stolen bases.<\/p>\n

In total, Pettis has 27 years of coaching experience, 22 of which have been in the majors.<\/p>\n

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Pettis\u2019 most recent position was with the Houston Astros as the team\u2019s third base coach from 2015-24, working under Dusty Baker for four of those seasons (2020-2023).<\/p>\n

Before joining Houston, Pettis worked as a base coach for the Texas Rangers for all of Ron Washington\u2019s managerial tenure from 2007-2014, spending six seasons as first base coach (2007-2012) and two seasons as third base coach (2013-2014).<\/p>\n

Along with his time with the Astros and Rangers, Pettis was the first base coach for the Chicago White Sox (2001-2002) and New York Mets (2003-2004).<\/p>\n

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