 He has also served as the infield coordinator of the Cincinnati Reds Minor League Teams and is also head coach of the Freddie Benavides Baseball Academy, which takes place in Laredo from late November to mid January yearly.In 2016, following Billy Hatcher's move to third-base coach, Benavides became the first-base coach of the Cincinnati Reds.Following the 2018 season, Benavides was named the bench coach for the 2019 Reds under their new manager David Bell.