The Rangers have hired former two-time All-Star Howard Johnson to manage at Class A Advanced High Desert, the club announced Thursday.
Johnson was the Mariners' hitting coach from just after the 2013 season until June 20, 2015, and he finished the 2015 season as a Mariners Minor League hitting instructor. Johnson returns to a managerial role for the first time since leading the Mets' Short-Season Class A Brooklyn club in 2002.
