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Showing posts with label Lamar Johnson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lamar Johnson. Show all posts

Mets in the Market for New Hitting Coach

Lamar Johnson out as Mets hitting coach. Photo credit: USA Today Sports

After mounting speculation for days, the New York Mets today finally made the expected move of canning their hitting coaches in favor of new ones. 

By: Michael Hanley

New Mets’ Hitting Coach With A Big Challenge Ahead

               Lamar Johnson. Photo Credit: Michelle V. Agins/The New York Times       
When the Mets decided to fire hitting coach Dave Hudgens this past Monday, it did not come as much of a surprise with the struggles that the offense for New York has been dealing with. In comes new hitting coach Lamar Johnson, who walks into one of the biggest challenges in all of baseball right now: turning around the Mets offense.
 
By: Michael Hanley