Bret Boone is returning to the American League West, this time as the brand new hitting coach for the Texas Rangers, the staff introduced on Monday.
Boone, who performed almost half his 14 years with the Seattle Mariners, will be a part of the Rangers’ bench in time for Tuesday’s collection opener on the Boston Pink Sox.
In his first stint as a Main League teaching workers member, the 56-year-old former second baseman will look to infuse some much-needed offense to a Texas staff that holds the league’s sixth-worst batting common (.228), third-lowest on-base proportion (.285) and second-fewest runs (113). Only a season faraway from the franchise’s solely World Collection title, the Rangers have dropped 4 of their final 5, shedding by a mixed rating of 25-3 in these 4 losses.
Boone batted .266 in his profession whereas belting 252 house runs, rating tenth amongst second basemen in MLB historical past. He’ll reunite with Texas supervisor Bruce Bochy, whom Boone performed for throughout his lone season with the San Diego Padres in 2000.
A 3-time All-Star, Boone additionally gained 4 Gold Glove Awards and two Silver Slugger Awards and drove in 1,021 runs earlier than retiring in 2006.
His brother, Aaron, has managed the New York Yankees for the previous eight seasons whereas his father, Bob, managed the Kansas Metropolis Royals and Cincinnati Reds for a mixed six years.
–Subject Stage Media