One MLB team will be getting some help from the Mad Dog this year.
Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News reported Tuesday that Baseball Hall of Famer Greg Maddux will be working with the Texas Rangers as a special spring training instructor. Maddux is a Texas native, and his older brother Mike Maddux just returned to the Rangers this offseason for a second stint as their pitching coach.
The news was confirmed on Twitter by Maddux himself.
Maddux, now 56, should have plenty of pointers to offer as a 23-year MLB veteran who won four Cy Young Awards plus a World Series title with the Atlanta Braves in 1995. His instructional work might not be limited to the Rangers pitchers either since Maddux also won 18 career Gold Gloves, the most of any player at any position in MLB history.
After going 68-94 last season, the Rangers have reloaded by hiring Bruce Bochy as their new manager and signing Jacob deGrom, Nathan Eovaldi and Andrew Heaney to revitalize their pitching staff. The Rangers haven't made the postseason since 2016, which was also the last time went over .500.
More must-reads: