ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Texas Rangers have dismissed hitting coach Luis Ortiz and bench coach Don Wakamatsu after a 102-loss season.
Two days after the season ended with the Rangers being shut out for a majors-high 15th time, the team said Tuesday that Ortiz and Wakamatsu would not return to manager Chris Woodward's staff in 2022.
The status of assistant hitting coach Callix Crabbe and Alex Burg, the team's coordinator of run production, will be determined by the new hitting coach. Crabbe and Burg were given permission to seek other employment opportunities.
Ortiz spent three seasons with Texas, which used a club-record 26 rookies and was 29th in the majors this year with a .