{"id":81027,"date":"2025-12-09T00:11:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T00:11:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/81027\/"},"modified":"2025-12-09T00:11:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T00:11:07","slug":"texas-rangers-land-on-latest-hitting-coach-rounding-out-skip-schumakers-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/81027\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Rangers land on latest hitting coach, rounding out Skip Schumaker\u2019s staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">ORLANDO, Fla. \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/rangers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/rangers\/\">The Texas Rangers<\/a> have rounded out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/topic\/skip-schumaker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/topic\/skip-schumaker\/\">first-year<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/topic\/skip-schumaker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/topic\/skip-schumaker\/\"> <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/topic\/skip-schumaker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/topic\/skip-schumaker\/\">manager <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/topic\/skip-schumaker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/topic\/skip-schumaker\/\">Skip Schumaker<\/a>\u2019s staff. <\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">The Rangers promoted minor league hitting coordinator Eric Dorton to the major league staff, club officials said Monday afternoon, where he\u2019ll serve as the team\u2019s third hitting coach behind Justin Viele and Cintr\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Dorton, 36, spent three years as the system\u2019s full-season hitting coordinator and seven total in various organizational roles. He joined the Rangers in 2019 after collegiate stints at Lamar Community College, Cloud County Community College, Tarleton State and West Texas A&amp;M. <\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">He is the sixth newcomer on Schumaker\u2019s staff but the eighth who\u2019d previously worked for the Rangers in some prior capacity. <\/p>\n<p>Rangers<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__3beff secondaryRoman secondaryRoman-20 text-center text-gray-dark\">Be the smartest Rangers fan. Get the latest news.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__8MgJa flex flex-wrap text-gray-dark secondaryRoman secondaryRoman-10 text-center justify-center\">By signing up, you agree to our\u00a0<a class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__lU9-l border-b border-gray-dark hover_border-0 focus_border-0 active_border-0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/help\/terms-of-service\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Terms of Service<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__lU9-l border-b border-gray-dark hover_border-0 focus_border-0 active_border-0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/help\/privacy-policy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Privacy Policy.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">The Rangers have posted the fourth-worst on base plus slugging percentage (.685) since the start of the 2024 season and have regressed offensively each year since their World Series run. They did not retain hitting coache Bret Boone \u2014 who was hired mid season after the club dismissed offensive coordinator Donnie Ecker \u2014 or assistant hitting coach Seth Conner from last year\u2019s staff. <\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Viele was promoted to the lead hitting coach role after one season with the Rangers and Cintr\u00f3n, who won a championship on staff with the Houston Astros, was hired last month.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"dmnc_features-article-body-embeds-subject-tag-list-only-list-only-module__BZO7y link-blue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/rangers\/2025\/12\/08\/tyler-wade-texas-rangers-sign-minor-league-deal\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Texas Rangers sign veteran utility infielder Tyler Wade to minor league deal<\/a><a class=\"dmnc_features-article-body-embeds-subject-tag-list-only-list-only-module__BZO7y link-blue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/business\/entrepreneurs\/2025\/12\/08\/tom-hicks-from-teen-dj-to-dallas-titan-who-remade-the-soft-drink-industry-in-his-image\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tom Hicks: From teen DJ to Dallas titan who remade the soft-drink industry in his image<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/rangers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Find more Rangers coverage from The Dallas Morning News here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/newsletters\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click or tap here to sign up for our Rangers newsletter.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ORLANDO, Fla. \u2014 The Texas Rangers have rounded out first-year manager Skip Schumaker\u2019s staff. 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