Justin Mashore out as Rangers assistant hitting coach

Texas Rangers assistant hitting coach Justin Mashore will not return for 2019, per the beat guys on Twitter. Decisions on the rest of the coaching staff will wait until a new manager is hired, though reports have indicated they will be given the opportunity to talk to other clubs in the meantime if they wish.

It is interesting that Mashore, who has been on the major league coaching staff for the Rangers since 2016, and was a hitting coach at Round Rock prior to that, is the one coach who the Rangers are cutting loose before the managerial search has advanced to the interview stage. While some fans have called for the Rangers to clean house, the front office appears open to keeping at least…