The Toronto Blue Jays have hired David Popkins as the team's new hitting coach.
He succeeds Guillermo Martinez in the position. Martinez was let go in the wake of Toronto’s last-place finish in the American League East this past season.
Popkins, a 34-year-old native of San Diego, Calif., spent the last three years as a hitting coach with the Minnesota Twins.Holdfast ball diamond gets much needed upgradeHow Shohei Ohtani’s conflicting buzz catches baseball world by storm before Dodgers deal announced“David’s ability to game plan and connect with players in different ways is a really exciting addition to our coaching staff,” Blue Jays manager John Schneider said Monday in a release.
The 74-88 Blue Jays were 19th in the major leagues with a team batting average of .241 this past season. Toronto was also 20th in slugging percentage and 26th in home runs .Barrett day-to-day ahead of Raptors home opener
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