Anthony Iaopoce has been hired by the Cincinnati Reds as the club’s assistant hitting coach.
The 53-year-old Iapoce replaces Will Remilliard, who was informed last month that he would not be retained.
He will work under hitting coach Chris Valaika and with fellow assistant Alex Pelaez.
The announcement came one week after Joe Torres was named the team’s new pitching coach.
Iaopoce enters his 10th season on a Major League coaching staff, having most recently served as the Astros’ assistant hitting coach during the 2026 campaign. Under his guidance, Houston led Major League Baseball with 226 home runs, its fifth-most in a single season in franchise history.
Before that, he spent the previous two seasons as the first base coach for the Detroit Tigers, helping the club reach the Postseason in both years.
Iapoce managed the Tigers’ Triple-A Toledo affiliate in 2023, marking his first professional managerial role.
Before spending the 2022 season as the Boston Red Sox’ senior hitting coordinator, he served as the Major League hitting coach for both the Texas Rangers (2016-18) and Chicago Cubs (2019-21).
Iapoce oversaw the Cubs’ minor league hitting program as a Special Assistant to the General Manager from 2013-15, following a three-year stint as the Toronto Blue Jays’ hitting coordinator (2010-12).
Originally selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 33rd round of the 1994 MLB Draft, Iapoce played in parts of nine minor-league seasons as an outfielder in the Brewers (1994-2000) and Marlins (2002-03) organizations.
He currently resides in Williston Park, NY.