Héctor Borg

Héctor Borg
San Francisco Giants – No. 80
Coach
Born: (1985-05-26) May 26, 1985
San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic
Stats at Baseball Reference 
Teams
As coach
Medals
Men's baseball
Manager for  Dominican Republic
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoTeam

Héctor Borg Polanco (born May 26, 1985) is a Dominican baseball coach and former player who is currently a player development coach for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously served as the third base coach of the Giants.

Coaching career

Borg signed with the San Francisco Giants as an international free agent in 2004 and played four seasons of minor league baseball before transitioning to coaching in 2008, remaining with the Giants as a coach in the Dominican Summer League.[1] He also served as a manager for the Giants' Arizona Complex League team in 2017 and the Giants' Low-A affiliate, the Salem–Keizer Volcanoes, in 2018.[2] Prior to his hiring to the Giants' major league staff in 2026, Borg had also served as the Giants' coordinator for Latin American development and the complex coordinator for minor league players in Arizona.[3][4]

Borg also served as the third base coach for Toros del Este in the Dominican Professional Baseball League (LIDOM), as well as the bench coach for Tigres del Licey.[1] He was named manager for the Estrellas Orientales for their 2026–27 season in LIDOM.[5]

Borg was named the third base coach for the Giants under manager Tony Vitello prior to the start of the 2026 season.[1][4][6] On May 29, 2026, Borg was reassigned to player development after a series of questionable call sending runners home resulting in outs. He was replaced on an interim basis by former 3rd base coach/bench coach Ron Wotus.[7]

International career

Borg managed the Dominican Republic national baseball team in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, where the team won the bronze medal.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Guardado, Maria. "How Borg rose to become Giants' new 3B coach". MLB.com. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
  2. ↑ "Volcanoes name Hector Borg new manager". Statesman Journal. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
  3. ↑ "Front Office Roster". MLB.com. San Francisco Giants. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
  4. 1 2 Pavlovic, Alex. "After two decades with Giants, Hector Borg gets huge role on Tony Vitello staff". NBC Sports Bay Area. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
  5. ↑ "LIDOM: Estrellas Orientales contratan a Héctor Borg como mánager". ESPN Deportes. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
  6. ↑ San Francisco Giants [@SFGiants] (February 6, 2026). "Presenting the full 2026 Major League coaching staff, led by Manager Tony Vitello ⬇️" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  7. ↑ "Giants reassign 3B coach Borg; Wotus named interim replacement". MLB.com. October 13, 2020. Retrieved May 30, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Olympic qualifier: Hector Borg to replace Fernando Tatis as Dominican Republic National Team Baseball manager". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
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