CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Guardians have filled a significant vacancy on their coaching staff by hiring Andy McKay, who makes the rare transition from front office executive back to the dugout.

McKay, who most recently served as an assistant general manager for the Seattle Mariners, joins Stephen Vogt’s staff as the team’s new field coordinator, replacing Kai Correa, who departed to become the New York Mets’ bench coach.

What makes this hiring particularly interesting is McKay’s unusual career path. Unlike most baseball executives who climb the ladder toward the front office and stay there, McKay is reversing course, trading in his suit for a uniform again.

“This is a guy that was hired in 2015 by Seattle as their director of player development. Really turned over that farm system, made the

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