ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Texas Rangers named Tim Hyers as their hitting coach Wednesday after he spent the past four seasons in the same role for the Boston Red Sox.
Hyers and Rangers manager Chris Woodward worked together as assistants on manager Dave Roberts' staff with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2016 and 2017.
The Dodgers were National League champions in 2017, and again in 2018, when Hyers was in his first season with the Red Sox when they beat Los Angeles for their World Series title.
The Rangers are coming off a 102-loss season and ranked 29th in the majors with a .