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CHICAGO -- Marcus Thames was hired Tuesday as the hitting coach of the Chicago White Sox, who lured him from the Los Angeles Angels.
Thames joined manager Pedro Grifol's staff after spending last season in that role with Los Angeles.
Powered by Shohei Ohtani's American League-leading 44 homers, the Angels finished third in the AL with 231. They were fifth in the league in slugging percentage, seventh in both OPS and walks, and tied for seventh in extra-base hits.
Thames, 47, worked as the Miami Marlins' hitting coach in 2022 and served in the same capacity for the New York Yankees from 2018 to 2021.