The Giants are finalizing a deal to bring former Rangers and Angels manager Ron Washington on board as an infield coach, general manager Zack Minasian said during a radio appearance on KNBR 680 on Thursday.

Washington, 73, developed a reputation as an infield guru while serving as the first- and third-base coach for the A’s from 1996-2006. He managed the Rangers from 2007-14 and guided Texas to back-to-back World Series appearances in 2010 and ‘11, though his club came up short both times, the first of which came at the hands of the Giants.

Washington returned to Oakland at the end of his eight-year run in Texas, serving as a special instructor and third-base coach for the A’s from 2015-16. He then spent seven seasons as the third-base coach for the Braves before being hired by Minasian’

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