Fran Riordan Returns as Aviators Manager for 2025
Las Vegas Aviators® professional baseball team of the Pacific Coast League, Triple-A affiliate of the Athletics, announced today, in conjunction with the A’s Communications Department, that Fran Riordan will return for his eighth season as manager for the A’s Triple-A affiliate for the 2025 campaign and his seventh season (including 2020) with the Aviators. Riordan is the 25th manager in the history of the Las Vegas franchise (1983 – 2019, 2021-24; 41 seasons). Riordan served as manager for the A’s Triple-A affiliate in Nashville during the 2018 campaign. He is a two-time Pacific Coast League Manager of the Year (2019 & 2023). The Aviators coaching staff was also announced as Paul Abbott and Don Schulze were each named pitching coach; Brian McArn returns as hitting coach and Kevin Kouzmanoff was named assistant hitting coach. Dave Comeau returns as athletic trainer; […]