The teaching continues this spring as Marcus Thames begins his second season as the club’s hitting coach. He provided a progress report on several players Wednesday.

‘Keep your eye on the ball” has to be one of baseball’s most fundamental cliches in teaching batting skills, but it apparently doesn’t apply to the Texas Rangers, the ball club I’ve followed ...

“He wants to bring his greatness to teach the young guys,” his agent, Hector Zepeda, said. Ramirez played for the Cleveland Indians from 1993 to 2000, appearing in 967 games. During his time there, he ...