Kevin Long was hired to work with all the Phillies’ hitters as he has one of the better reputations in the game for helping hitters he works with get to the next level. There wasn’t much doubt though who he is star pupil was going to be when he arrived in Philadelphia. During his first meeting with the press, it was more than implied that Alec Bohm was at the forefront of players he needed to turn around.
In his introductory Zoom conference Wednesday, Long, who had been Girardi’s hitting coach with the Yankees before moving on to the Mets and Nationals, revealed that he will be in Clearwater next week to begin work with Bohm.