Indians hire franchise stalwart Charles Nagy as pitching instrcutor

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The Indians have formally reunited with franchise stalwart Charles Nagy, according to Paul Hoynes of the Cleveland Plain-Dealer, who notes that the retired right-hander will serve as an instructor for the upcoming season, though his role has not yet been finalized.

"I just recently signed on with the Tribe,” said Nagy. "I'll be in spring training and the role will be defined at some point as to what I’m going to do during the season."

Nagy, who was fired by the Diamondbacks after three seasons as Arizona's pitching coach, spent the vast majority of his playing career with the Indians, earning three All-Star appearances over 13 seasons with the club.

"It’s just a comforting feeling being back here," said Nagy. "I was coming down the steps from the players' parking lot and I was thinking I spent a lot of years coming down these steps going to the family room."