Yankees hire James Rowson as new hitting coach

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The position of striking instructor has been a type of rotating door for the Yankees just recently,  but the organization really hopes and thinks it has located an option. As of today,  they have actually formally hired James Rowson to take control of after the not successful Dillon Lawson/Sean Casey-led 2023. For those not familiar with Rowson's job,  the former minor leaguer has a rather considerable job in the majors and is no unfamiliar person to the in fact began his mentoring profession with the Yankees,  spending over half a decade with the team's minors affiliates. He after that went to the Cubs,  where ultimately he 'd get his first opportunity in the majors in 2012. Rowson after that came back to the Yankees from 2014-16,  when he was a striking coordinator in the system around the moment that Aaron Judge and his fellow Child Bombers of the time were coming the past 10+ years,  Rowson has actually jumped around a few companies,  with MLB stints collaborating with the Cubs,  Twins,  Marlins,  and most lately,  the Rowson was an assistant hitting instructor for the 2023 Detroit Tigers,  so this is really a minor promotion for him. He was the leading instructor during his stint in Minnesota from 2017-19,  finishing in the "Bomba Team" year when they establish an MLB record for homers as a team. Rowson was bench instructor for Don Mattingly in Miami from 2020 up until the Fish changed Mattingly with Skip Schumaker before 2023. It is essential to note that according to records,  Rowson will not just be functioning with the major league club,  but also aiding implement organizational guidelines in the art of hitting right down to newbie round. There has actually not yet been word regarding whether assistant striking trainers Brad Wilkerson and Casey Dykes will certainly return in the exact same roles they offered under Thomas and the Yankees' fourth hitting trainer in the previous four years,  well Tigers Store,  that sort of factors to the issue being in other places with the team's building and construction. With any luck,  Rowson will certainly be able to draw out one of the most out of this team,  ideally with some improvements in the batting order.