After emerging as a leading candidate this week, the Rangers announced on Wednesday that Mike Maddux would be returning to the organization as its pitching coach. The Rangers today announced that the club has hired Dayton Moore as Senior Advisor, Baseball Operations and Mike Maddux as pitching coach on manager Bruce Bochy’s Major League staff. — Texas Rangers PR (@TXRangersPR) November 23, 2022In Maddux’s first turn with the Rangers, then-manager Ron Washington delegated the management of the pitching staff to Maddux, giving him more autonomy and authority than many coaches. On his way to three World Series titles with San Francisco, though, Bochy had one veteran pitching coach: since-retired Dave Righetti. “Mike has a unique ability to connect with a pitching staff and motivate pitchers to perform at their highest level.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 24, 2022 02:12 UTC