Posted at 10:18 a.m., Thursday, November 1, 2007
Baseball: Texas hitting coach gets two-year extension
Advertiser Staff
Texas Rangers hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo has agreed to terms on a two-year contract extension.Jaramillo, widely considered one of the best hitting coaches in the majors, has spent the last 13 seasons with the Rangers.
Jaramillo is the only coach in team history to serve more than eight years on the major league staff. He's also the longest-tenured hitting coach in the majors.
Texas scored 816 runs last season, fifth best in the American League. The Rangers hit .263, ranked 10th among the 14 AL teams.
