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Rays announce Minor League staffs for 2017
- Updated: December 20, 2016
ST. PETERSBURG — Former Rays hitting coach Steve Henderson highlighted Tuesday’s announcements of Tampa Bay’s 2017 Minor League on-field coaching and medical staffs.
Henderson, 64, served as the Rays’ big league hitting coach in 1998 and from 2006-09. He’ll take over for Chad Mottola as the Minor League hitting coordinator. Mottola held the position the past three seasons prior to being promoted to Major League hitting coach in September.
Overall, the 2017 season will mark Henderson’s 13th with the organization. He spent the past seven seasons with the Phillies as an outfield/baserunning coordinator (’10), hitting coordinator (’11-12) and Major League hitting coach (’13-16).
Henderson logged 12 Major League seasons as a player, spending time with the …
