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Craig Counsell to Cubs hitting coaches: Don’t mess with Moisés Ballesteros

The Athletic 19 Mar 2026
Cubs are trying to temper expectations around the prospect Ballesteros, who simply does not stop hitting ....
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Why Guardians’ hitting coach believes offense will improve in 2026 despite minimal changes

Cleveland 11 Mar 2026
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Grant Fink, in his second year as the Guardians’ hitting coach, believes the offense will be better in 2026 than it was last year ....
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Grant Fink’s bold prediction: Here’s why the Guardians’ hitting coach Is confident the offense takes ...

Cleveland 11 Mar 2026
CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Guardians’ offense was a problem last season. Everyone knows it. The numbers don’t lie, and neither did the frustration of watching a talented roster fail to sustain any real offensive momentum for long stretches of 2025 ....
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How Marcus Thames can unlock KC Royals’ offense as club’s newest hitting coach

Kansas City Star 07 Mar 2026
Marcus Thames teaches hitting with core principle. Dominate the strike zone ... .
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New hitting coach Rachel Folden’s passion for baseball is already leaving a Mets impression

New York Post 03 Mar 2026
Mets hitting coach Troy Snitker (l.) looks on with minor league hitting coach Rachel Folden (r.) before a game against the Washington Nationals during Spring Training Clover Field, Saturday, Feb.
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New Mets hitting coach Troy Snitker brings lifetime of lessons from World Series-winning father

New York Post 02 Mar 2026
LUCIE — Troy Snitker spent the past seven years as the Astros hitting coach, but that came after nearly a lifetime with the Braves ... The new Mets hitting coach spent much of his childhood watching his ...
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Can Rockies fix swing-and-whiff offense from disastrous 2025? New hitting coach keeps it simple

The Daily Sentinel 01 Mar 2026
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Rockies manager Warren Schaeffer knows what his dream offense looks like ... .
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Angels hitting coach Brady Anderson faces challenge of reducing strikeouts

Orange County Register 24 Feb 2026
When the Angels offered him a job to dive back in full time, as their hitting coach, he accepted with the belief that he was “ready to devote everything in my life to this.” ... “To the highest degree, hitting is visual.
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Twins third baseman Royce Lewis hires private hitting coach after disappointing season

Star Tribune 21 Feb 2026
Lewis started working with a hitting coach in Houston after seeking advice from Bobby Witt Jr. and Jorge Polanco ... .
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New White Sox hitting coach looks to put team's offensive struggles in past

Chicago Sun-Times 21 Feb 2026
White Sox hitting coach Derek Shomon ... Sox starting pitcher Jonathan Cannon finished his spring debut with 1⅔ innings pitched, allowing one run — a Seiya Suzuki home run — and two hits, while walking one batter and striking out three.
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Davenport's Jake Hirst helps Yankees stars as assistant hitting coach

Des Moines Register 17 Feb 2026
The Yankees, wanting to make sure they kept Hirst, offered him a job on manager Aaron Boone's staff working alongside Casey Dykes as an assistant hitting coach under main hitting coach James Rowson.
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Recognizing change was needed, Royce Lewis hired a private hitting coach

The Athletic 15 Feb 2026
Lewis described the work with his coach as all-encompassing, a mix of mechanical changes as well as approach ....
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Newark Catholic grad Helfer hits coaching milestone

Newark Advocate 14 Feb 2026
VIDEO. Newark Catholic boys race past Rosecrans ... Mike Helfer recently hit another milestone during his championship run as the head coach of the Valdosta State men's basketball team.
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Missouri softball's new hitting coach brings analytics to transform offense

Columbia Daily Tribune 05 Feb 2026
Jake Epstein, Mizzou’s new hitting coach ... He has a history in Columbia, too, as Missouri baseball’s former hitting coach in 2019 and a player for the Tigers in 1998-99 ... Those hits are traveling fast but still likely to be fielded.
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Keith Law's top 2026 prospects. Plus: Catch up with the Angels' new hitting coach

The Athletic 26 Jan 2026
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