Jurickson Profar returns to Texas confident after getting tips from a legend

Oakland Athletics’ Jurickson Profar (23) throws out Los Angeles Angels’ Kole Calhoun (56) at first base after hitting a grounder in the third inning of their MLB game at the Coliseum in Oakland, Calif. on Friday, March 29, 2019. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)ARLINGTON, Texas — Jurickson Profar’s arrival to Globe Life Park was a lot different than what he is used to.

Before this season, getting to the stadium was second nature for Profar. He would leave his nearby rented home and jump in his car, drive to the player parking lot, and go through the same tunnel every home game to get to the Texas Rangers clubhouse for nine years. Now a member of the A’s, Profar had trouble just…