The Texas Rangers on Wednesday announced Tommy Joseph as Major League hitting coach on Manager Skip Schumaker’s staff for 2027.
Joseph brings two years of experience as an MLB assistant hitting coach with the Seattle Mariners (2024) and Baltimore Orioles (2025). The former Major League first baseman began his coaching career as the lead hitting instructor for Single-A St. Lucie (New York-NL) in 2021, also serving as hitting coach for Double-A Binghamton (New York-NL) in 2022 and High-A Eugene (San Francisco) in 2023. Both the 2024 Mariners (1st, 4.00) and 2025 Orioles (5th, 3.92) ranked highly in pitches per plate appearance among American League teams during Joseph's tenure with those…