ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Eric Hinske has been hired to be the Los Angeles Angels' new hitting coach.
Angels general manager Billy Eppler announced the move Monday.
Hinske spent the past four seasons on the Chicago Cubs' coaching staff, including three straight years as the assistant hitting coach on three playoff teams.
Hinske played 12 big-league seasons with seven franchises after winning the AL Rookie of the Year award with Toronto in 2002. A first baseman and outfielder, he won World Series titles with the Boston Red Sox in 2007 and with the New York Yankees in 2009.