Former MLB All-Star Brady Anderson has agreed to join the Los Angeles Angels as their new hitting coach, the team confirmed on Friday.

Anderson, a long-time member of the Baltimore Orioles who last played in 2002 and followed it with a prominent front-office role, will be embarking on his first official coaching job. He will work alongside a more seasoned hitting coach in John Mabry, who has been hired as his assistant.

Anderson, 61, and Mabry, 55, are the latest additions to the staff of rookie manager Kurt Suzuki , who was given only a one-year contract this offseason. The Angels have also hired John Gibbons as bench coach, Mike Maddux as pitching coach, Adam Eaton as first-base coach, Keith Johnson as third-base coach, Max Stassi as catching coach and Andy Schatzley as infield c

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