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Rangers finalize Minor League staffs for 2017
- Updated: December 1, 2016
ARLINGTON — Spike Owen, who was the Rangers’ interim third-base coach this past season, has accepted a job as manager of Class A Hickory. Owen served as third-base coach while Tony Beasley was recovering from rectal cancer surgery.
Owen last managed at Class A Advanced High Desert in 2015. He was supposed to manage at Hickory before replacing Beasley, who is expected to resume his duties for the 2017 season.
Matt Hagen, who was a coach at Hickory last season, will manage Class A Spokane. The Rangers will return all of their other Minor League managers: Jason Wood at Triple-A Round Rock, Joe Mikulik at Double-A Frisco, Howard Johnson at Class A Advanced Down East, Matt Siegel with the Arizona Rookie League Rangers and Carlos Cardoza in the Dominican Republic.
Damon Mashore, who is the brother of assistant hitting coach Justin Mashore, has been hired as the Rangers’ baserunning coordinator. He spent the past two seasons in the Dodgers system as a hitting coordinator.
The Rangers return all of their other field coordinators: Corey Ragsdale (field), …
