Ron Washington is back in the dugout where he got his big league start as a coach, promoted to third-base coach for the A's on Monday after the club dismissed Mike Gallego.

The 63-year-old Washington spent 11 seasons as an A's coach before becoming manager of the Rangers in 2007 and leading Texas to a pair of AL pennants in 2010 and 2011. Washington rejoined Oakland as a coach in May to work with infielders.