Bob Henley

Henley rejoined the Montreal system in {{baseball year|2003}} as manager of the rookie-level [[Gulf Coast League Expos]], and remained in the organization after the Expos relocated to Washington, D.C., in {{baseball year|2005}}, managing at the Rookie and Single-A levels through 2009, and serving as the Nationals’ field coordinator of minor league instruction from 2010 to 2013, leading to his promotion to Williams’ staff.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/was/nationals-tab-bobby-henley-as-next-third-base-coach?ymd=20131119&content_id=64055190&vkey=news_was |title=Nationals tab Henley as next third-base coach |last=Ladson |first=Bill |website=MLB.com |date=November 19, 2013 |access-date=March 6, 2014}}</ref> He was fired with Williams and the rest of the coaching staff after the 2015 season,<ref>{{cite web|title=Washington Nationals fire manager Matt Williams|date=5 October 2015|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/13814518/washington-nationals-fire-manager-matt-williams|publisher=[[ESPN]]|access-date=19 January 2016}}</ref> but was rehired to serve under new manager [[Dusty Baker]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.masnsports.com/nationals-pastime/2015/11/dusty-baker-keeps-bob-henley-as-nationals-third-base-coach.html|title=Dusty Baker keeps Bob Henley as Nationals’ third base coach (with Logan Schafer note)|date=November 24, 2015|access-date=November 25, 2015|first=Chris|last=Johnson|agency=MASN Sports}}</ref> His contract expired after the 2017 season,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2017/10/dusty-baker-will-not-return-as-nationals-manager-in-2018.html|title=Dusty Baker Will Not Return As Nationals’ Manager In 2018|work=MLB Trade Rumors|date=October 20, 2017|access-date=October 20, 2017|first=Steve|last=Adams}}</ref> but Henley was again rehired as third base coach, becoming the only holdover from Baker’s coaching staff to join the new staff headed by manager [[Dave Martinez]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.masnsports.com/nationals-pastime/2017/11/nats-add-three-more-to-staff-including-pitching-coach-lilliquist.html|agency=MASN Sports|title=Nats add three more to staff, including pitching coach Lilliquist|first=Mark|last=Zuckerman|date=November 9, 2017|access-date=November 9, 2017}}</ref> On October 10, 2021, Henley was removed from his major league role but remained in the organization in a player development role.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/10/10/nationals-major-league-coaching-staff-shakeup/ |title=Nationals begin a shake-up of their major league coaching staff |date=2021-10-10 |author1=Jesse Dougherty |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |place=Washington, D.C. |issn=0190-8286 |oclc=1330888409}}</ref>

Henley rejoined the Montreal system in {{baseball year|2003}} as manager of the rookie-level [[Gulf Coast League Expos]], and remained in the organization after the Expos relocated to Washington, D.C., in {{baseball year|2005}}, managing at the Rookie and Single-A levels through 2009, and serving as the Nationals’ field coordinator of minor league instruction from 2010 to 2013, leading to his promotion to Williams’ staff.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/was/nationals-tab-bobby-henley-as-next-third-base-coach?ymd=20131119&content_id=64055190&vkey=news_was |title=Nationals tab Henley as next third-base coach |last=Ladson |first=Bill |website=MLB.com |date=November 19, 2013 |access-date=March 6, 2014}}</ref> He was fired with Williams and the rest of the coaching staff after the 2015 season,<ref>{{cite web|title=Washington Nationals fire manager Matt Williams|date=5 October 2015|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/13814518/washington-nationals-fire-manager-matt-williams|publisher=[[ESPN]]|access-date=19 January 2016}}</ref> but was rehired to serve under new manager [[Dusty Baker]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.masnsports.com/nationals-pastime/2015/11/dusty-baker-keeps-bob-henley-as-nationals-third-base-coach.html|title=Dusty Baker keeps Bob Henley as Nationals’ third base coach (with Logan Schafer note)|date=November 24, 2015|access-date=November 25, 2015|first=Chris|last=Johnson|agency=MASN Sports}}</ref> His contract expired after the 2017 season,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2017/10/dusty-baker-will-not-return-as-nationals-manager-in-2018.html|title=Dusty Baker Will Not Return As Nationals’ Manager In 2018|work=MLB Trade Rumors|date=October 20, 2017|access-date=October 20, 2017|first=Steve|last=Adams}}</ref> but Henley was again rehired as third base coach, becoming the only holdover from Baker’s coaching staff to join the new staff headed by manager [[Dave Martinez]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.masnsports.com/nationals-pastime/2017/11/nats-add-three-more-to-staff-including-pitching-coach-lilliquist.html|agency=MASN Sports|title=Nats add three more to staff, including pitching coach Lilliquist|first=Mark|last=Zuckerman|date=November 9, 2017|access-date=November 9, 2017}}</ref> On October 10, 2021, Henley was removed from his major league role but remained in the organization in a player development role.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/10/10/nationals-major-league-coaching-staff-shakeup/ |title=Nationals begin a shake-up of their major league coaching staff |date=2021-10-10 |author1=Jesse Dougherty |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |place=Washington, D.C. |issn=0190-8286 |oclc=1330888409}}</ref>

On July 8, 2025, following the firing of Martinez, Henley was re-hired to the Nationals’ coaching staff as the team’s major league field coordinator.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nationals Name Henry Blanco Bench Coach|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/07/nationals-name-henry-blanco-bench-coach.html|access-date=July 8, 2025|website=mlbtraderumors.com|language=en}}</ref>

On July 8, 2025, following the firing of Martinez, Henley was re-hired to the Nationals’ coaching staff as the team’s major league field coordinator.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nationals Name Henry Blanco Bench Coach|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/07/nationals-name-henry-blanco-bench-coach.html|access-date= |website=|language=en}}</ref>

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