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Mark Grace out as Diamondbacks hitting coach

Mark Grace, a longtime fixture in the Diamondbacks organization, was told he would not be returning to his position as assistant hitting coach, a source said Monday.

Grace helped the club win the World Series in 2001 as a player, served as a broadcaster for 8 1/2 years after retiring and spent the past four years with the organization as a coach.

He was given an opportunity to coach after a pair of DUI arrests in a 15-man span beginning in 2011 cost him his position in the broadcast booth.

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Grace is the first coach from previous manager Chip Hale’s staff to be told he would not be returning under new manager Torey Lovullo.