Well, that certainly came out of nowhere.
When Dave Hansen was dismissed as the Dodgers' hitting coach on Oct. 12, I don't think one person thought Mark McGwire would be the man to replace him. But here we are, nearly a month later and that's exactly what's happening.
From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
"Mark McGwire will leave the Cardinals as hitting coach to accept the
same post with the Los Angeles Dodgers, three years after the former
single-season home run king returned to the game from relative exile.
Though
the Cardinals withheld comment Friday, McGwire notified numerous
players and members of the club’s baseball operations of a pending
announcement as well as his appreciation for the time spent as hitting
coach in St. Louis.
The club extended McGwire the opportunity to
return, but the geography and family ties led him to pursue an
opportunity on Dodgers manager Don Mattingly’s staff."
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