NEW YORK – Jerry Hairston Jr. has been mentioned in connection with the Yankees’ current managing vacancy, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic and Fox Sports.

A part-time player on the 2009 world champion Yankees, Hairston Jr. has served as baseball TV analyst in Los Angeles since his retirement as a player after the 2013 season.

Rosenthal further reported that the Yankees have granted permission to all interested clubs to contact their MLB coaches for any available position.

That would fly against any chance of bench coach Rob Thomson or third base coach Joe Espada rising to replace Joe Girardi, making them free agents along with pitching coach Larry Rothschild, first base coach Tony Pena, bullpen coach Mike Harkey and hitting coaches Alan Cockrell and Marcus Thames.

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A big-league infielder-outfielder for 16 seasons on nine different clubs, Hairston Jr., 41, has no previous managerial experience.

As Rosenthal wrote via Twitter, Hairston Jr. is viewed “in similar mold’’ to current World Series managers A.J. Hinch, 43, Dave Roberts, 45, and to Alex Cora, 42, who was recently named as the new Red Sox manager.

A versatile big-leaguer, Hairston Jr. is part of an extensive baseball family. His brother Scott, father Jerry, uncle John and grandfather Sam Hairston all played in the majors.

Girardi, 53, was let go by the Yankees on Thursday, after 10 seasons at the helm, with six postseason appearances and one world championship.