The Diamondbacks are hiring J.R. House as their new third-base coach, plucking him from the Cincinnati Reds, where he spent the previous seven seasons in the same role.

House replaces Tim Bogar, who finished the season as the third-base coach for manager Torey Lovullo after taking over for Shaun Larkin in August.

House will also take on the role of the catching coach on the big-league staff. Those duties had belonged to bench coach Jeff Banister.

House said being able to remain in Arizona year-round was appealing after past years of taking red-eyes on off days to sneak in an extra night at home.

“Being in Cincinnati was awesome,” House said. “Just a tremendous experience overall. Learned a lot and made a lot of lifelong friends. But at the same time, we live in Arizona. This is home.

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Cincinnati Reds’ TJ Friedl, right, celebrates with third base coach J.R. House after hitting a home run during the first inning against the San Diego Padres Sept. 8, 2025, in San Diego.

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“It’s awesome to be able to be here with my family and just enjoy those moments and not miss nearly as many things in my kids’ lives.”

The move is a homecoming in another way: House spent the first seven years of his coaching career with the Diamondbacks organization, working as a minor league manager, hitting coach and field coordinator.

House, who played parts of five seasons (2003-04, 2006-08) with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Houston Astros and Baltimore Orioles as a catcher/first baseman, said he likes to coach third in an aggressive manner, though he acknowledged the various factors that need to be weighed in the role.

“I try to be as prepared as possible,” he said. “Knowing the league, knowing the ballparks, the situations in the game, the style of play that the manager wishes to convey, how risky we want to be or how conservative.

“But I’ve always liked to push the envelope. I like to get the most out of every play offensively.”

Bogar will return to the same minor league coaching role he held before joining the major league staff in August.

Larkin, who had not coached third before at the major-league level, never seemed to be comfortable in the role. He remains on staff as the club’s infield coach.

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